Please discuss the following CL ad...curious as to what people here think

let me put it this way, the seller advertised his 1974 dart.......with no engine work, he goes on to say its not the correct engine

No, he seems completely straightforward about the fact that it was a 318, now it's a 340.

....the seller advertised his 1974 dart as a 1973

It could be as easy as a title mistake. I've seen that many times. And I still don't see any area that has red overspray.