Quote: ....The day he first saw the car on the lot at the dealer he didn't like the standard hub caps so he tells the salesman "see those hub caps on the other car there?...I want those on this car...then you'll have a deal" Before you could can say OE Gold the salesman swaps the hub caps.....
Now 40 years later.....
Here is another odd scenario that involves the assembly plant in contrast to the original owner. The Valiant that we are working on has door edge guards listed on the Broadcast sheet. The car never came with them! We are absolutely positive that they were never installed at the plant because there was not a single scratch or chip ANYWHERE along the edges of the original paint. When we got the car there was a set of door edge guards in the trunk that was dated 1970! Was this a mistake that was noticed at the dealership when she came to take delivery of the vehicle? Did the original owner notice the omission and the dealership order a service replacement set for her? Who knows?! We took them (the door edge guards) out of the package and positioned one into place to check the door gap with it installed. Upon removing it, the paint along the door edge became chipped and badly scratched. That helped to prove that there was no way they were simply removed during the life of the car! I seriously doubt that this car is the only one that ever had an entry on the Broadcast sheet that did not end up on the vehicle! Does this mean that the "holy grail" might not possess the absolute "deity" that was originally assumed?
