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Saw a post not too long ago regarding using "LA" at the end of the SN for cars going to Latin America. I guess it's leagle to ship "turn key" cobras there. Just throwing that out there, don't think there's a connection to this vin.
If this is a pre sb100 car, maybe the PO used an old ac bristol reg to get his kirkham registered. I've heard stories about kitcars, hotrods, homebuilts, etc, getting registered here in the states using regs from junked cars such as a '65 mustang reg that shows it as a "1965 ford 2 door "
(or maybe it was "SA")