Thanks for coming through with the details Bob. The owner of this car did not varify the car with Joel before making the purchase and I don't believe he scored any documentation as proof either.
He just went by the plaque on the dash and that the body mods seemed to be original. The car does have the numbers matching engine I believe.
Don't know if I believe it to be the real thing, but it sure is a nice looking Corvette. Maybe because it looks so similar to mine
Sheridan