Chrisf this is a running driving car. not a car that has to be put together. no matter how you compare the cars it's not close. i've ben driving this car for a year now. daily! furz4 i know it hurts and i'm currently in the works of tracking the car back through the years. i don't know how to tell you people that it is original without being asked for a fender tag or a build sheet. there is a thread that another member told me to look into. it's about washers being welded to the front of the k-members of 340 cars at the factory for id. so i checked into it and sure enough my car has the washer. so i know at least that much is original not to mention the fact that the block is date stamped 71 (early production cars). if you want to buy the car then keep asking questions if not then ridecule someone else. this is getting aggravating.