[Nedsel]

Back in the late 70's, the "process of elimination" to arrive at a serial number was not as sophisticated as it could be today, and it didn't take into account any VIN's that were registered outside of the U.S. Big problem. The car was restored and stamped as CSX 3150, but the genuine article surfaced shortly thereafter in Australia with a long history as well as well-defined ownership trail. Whoever stole or otherwise dealt with the chassis Carl used clearly did not want its identity discovered, as the VIN-stamping had been center-punched and then welded over, which rendered the possible tricks used to ID the VIN on there shock tower useless. Which leaves one with a great car, but no legitimate identity.