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Originally Posted by Oldsmaniac
To pick the car apart a little more....the grill 442 emblem is not placed right. Front bumper dosent seem to fit right where it wraps around left fender. Engine color is wrong....should have C heads.
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Actually, while it looks gold in the pictures, that may be the correct bronze. It's hard to tell on an internet picture. Note that the engine paints are very sensitive to application technique. Due to the heavy metallic, if you spray light coats (the way you're supposed to), the colors seem to come out lighter. When you spray heavy wet coats the metallic sinks and you get a darker color. I've noticed this with the 455 blue also. In any case, it's obviously been repainted. Don't know if this is a "spray can rebuild" or if real work was done to the motor.
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Small trim piece at trunklid on quarter looks twisted.
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Same for the eyebrow molding above the pass. side headlights.
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The only thing that tells me its legit is the 442 glovebox door with 442 on it......And that could have been added...Research this one good and go over with a magnet to see how much bondo was applied before repaint...Finish the homework you have started then make a decision.
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Excellent advice. Again, the VIN will tell the story. If the VIN derivative on the block matches, that's a good thing.