The whole “numbers” thing has gotten out of hand if you ask me. Terminology from years ago now means something different entirely. I can’t imagine Jerry signing off on that car unless he was certain; he has a tremendous data base and may have more info on that car than the present owner has. He has verified the same car more than once, so that could be the case here. As for the current owner boasting about the L78/L89 garb.....well, nowadays if the car is presented as such, but doesn’t have the pedigree to back it up, then some refer to that as “undocumented”; sad, but true. Do I think it is right? Absolutely not. Have I seen it advertised (the “undocumented” term) at some auction houses? Absolutely.
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