Bill Thomas 67 Chevelle

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Hi Everyone, I am asking this on behalf of a friend who has just bought an interesting '67 Chevelle. The price he paid was pretty decent for a real SS396 Chevelle, but...... There are some interesting items on this one. Now as background I have collected '67 to '70 SS Chevelles since the late 70's so I have seen most everything that a faker would try, but this one raises some curiousity. It was just purchased from owner #3 who never retitled the car from the owner #2 ( Western state title )and it shows that the 1st title was California. Next, the seller made no attempt whatsoever to weave a tale ( but Bill Thomas was mentioned in passing ) and he has owned the car for around 20 years. He brought it with when he moved here from Southern California. Alright, alright I'll get to the point. The car came with some very OLD '70s / '80s vintage photos showing all the interesting stuff on this car as it is today. It is currently a 427/425 4 speed car with all of the required 427 & SS badging with one interesting addition - 427 numerals ( 67 Impala fender ? ) installed into the hood louvers. I am looking forward to seeing it in person ( and scoping out numbers ), but by the photos the louvers look to be well done. The obvious question is - could this be a transplant car by Thomas or Dana ? or simply someone's early attempt at something neat ? Here is the partial VIN - 138177Z108xxx. The car was triple Gold in color, but is now Black with a Gold interior. I know there are thousands of "Fantasy" '67 SS427 Chevelles, but did a legit 67 Chevelle transplant actually exist? I have not even taken the time to refresh my memory as the VIN code for SS396, I think the 8 is it, but memory may fail me. Is this just a fantasy car or is there potential. Thanks in advance, Dave