Another nice surprise...

I had looked at the car several times in the 5 years or so that I chased it, but mostly investigated the body condition. I personally knew the the first of the 3 owners I tried to buy it from. It had been in his family for over ten years and he said that the drivetrain was original, so I took a quick look at the fender tag and saw 318/904/low performance rear axle, and didn't think much more about it.

I did verify the original 318 is still in it. Only thing better than finding out it's now a 727/8.75 woulda been if someone had put a 340 in it along the way. Can't win 'em all! LOL!