How to make sure its a 71 body????

[351c4v71]

Im looking at this 71 cuda on cudaworld.  Members tell me it has 72 rally gauges and seller says cowl and rad stampings are unreadible. How can I be sure its a 71 body. Do most poeple want a cowl and rad stamp that matches? I want to make sure that if I buy it,it will keep its value. Thanks

[Alaskan_TA]

If the seller will not get CLEAR, readable close up photos for you, keep looking.

If the numbers are truely 'unreadable' they may have been altered. Suspect either a stolen body that was re-numbered or a rust free 'donor' car that was driven under a different, more desirable VIN number.

Always be suspicious of any seller that will not or can not get clear photos of numbers for you. 

[torredcuda]

There may just be a lot of paint biuld up making the numbers un-readable but either way make sure you check them out and they match before spending your dough.

[torredcuda]

this one?
http://www.cudaworld.com/adDetail.php?cat_id=10&sub_id=0&ad_id=2439

[351c4v71]

Yes that one.
Problem is, my dream car is a sassy grass green, manual, 71, shaker cuda.
Don't care to much about the BH vin.
But the 360 engine and the lack of visible cowl stampings make me nervous.
I could probably get it for 35K.

[torredcuda]

It`s a factory BH 318 car  so I wouldn`t worry about them installing the 360 and `72 gages as it`s  far from original anyway.I would make sure the cowl number matches before plunking down 35 G`s though.

[mjb765]

Just for the record, it does have the later gauges in it. 70-71 gauges have the clock and trip reset knobs through the trim panel, 72 and later they are through the lens like the one you are looking at.