[Woodz428]

[quote=and has no sidepipes...they are hidden under the car! It's a pretty sweet looking car. It was a Roush show car at one time.[/QUOTE]

I think we may have hit the nail on the head. You have a MKIII that has sidepipes and 1715 sounds to be a Roadster. If it has no sidepipes and hood scoop he has a Roadster model. That could explain the cowl difference, the Roadster is likely done in a separate mold and it may still have the lower cowl line. While there are a few Roadsters, and I personally think they show the lines better, I believe the majority are the sidepiped MKIII's.