More documents to Val today . . .
There were no SS emblems in the center of the rear panel - no, nada, nothing . . .
One of the previous owners stuck an SS emblem on the grill in front and also an SS 396 emblem in the center of the rear panel - they are now gone ...
I've related an incident to certain DHPC folks that occurred during the first 12K miles - while the car was at Bill Allen Chevrolet for warranty work, they banged up the hood, top and rear deck lid (without telling me). They repaired them, repainted with a coat of primer + a coat of orange + black hood stripes (without telling me). I noticed the stripes on the hood were flat black when I picked it up but it didn't register - just thought they gave it a good wash and took all of the wax (I waxed it almost every weekend) off and now it was fresh. About two weeks later, I noticed the black stripes were cracking and the orange on the hood, top and deck lid was doing the same. Took it back, asked the service writer about it - he says "we didn't do that" - I escalated to the shop manager and he says "we had an accident - the hood was laying on the top and slid off - had to repaint it, the top and deck lid"! I was furious but to no avail - they offered to clean it off, furnish me a 'free' rent car and repaint it - I had no choice but to accept.
Tonight, I sanded through the cross piece in front of the hood and bingo - multiple layers of paint . . .
More confirmation, like the barrel I clipped in Nov 69 and put a flat spot on the LF fender . . .
