SD 396 wrote:

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You are doing a great job on this resto Paul and I applaud your efforts.

 I have been following this thread and have read through it in it's entirety several times and again this morning. I would like to offer and opinion without the intention either way of saying this is an early Conroy Cheetah. Please don't take it any other way and I apologize for using your thread to voice my opinion.

 Your car definitely has some interesting and rare options. It's too bad that your car can't be verified as an early Conroy Cheetah. I think if I were building this car I would build it as the build sheet states with the added Talbot mirror and the emblems on the front fenders with an explanation that poses the question and let the person looking at the car or this thread to make his/her own assessment.

  The power of the internet or print can be a great assett or a detriment. People have to be careful about what they post as public without concrete documentation. The car that is shown with this explanation (below) makes it very difficult to try and correct what most people perceive as the truth.

 I recently changed my auto signature to show my 69 as being one of 91. The reasons above are why I did this. My car is one of 43 350HP cars but there were 48 325HP cars made as well. I was hesitant to post the numbers for the 48 cars because of conflicting information on paperwork I had from VVS. When I got paperwork on the second 325 car I contacted George and had him check the first car again and the information was not correct. I was also hoping that someone else with a 69 would come forth with some data.

  Again, I apologize for hijacking your thread. I think that you are doing an amazing job and can't wait to see the finished car. I think you are being tough on yourself when you say it won't be as nice as another car. Just the fact that this car survived is amazing on it's own. Keep up the great work.

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 The good news that is exactly how I am building the car. The talbot mirror will be on the doors and not on the front fender like the originals on the car and the V-8 emblems are drilled and will be covered by a Conroy Cheetah emblem. It's getting the 65 Skylark GS rims with redlines like our local 67 Cheetah (the gold one). I have a numbers correct 327 300hp that will have a stock representation. If I ever get tired of trying to defend it's existance as a 65 Cheetah I will bolt on stock mirrors, pull the emblems, bolt on the v-8 emblem, and walahh! It's a stock rare optioned 65 SD 4 spd car. I hopefully will have some better photos of the car by the end of the weekend as it will be bolted back on the frame once the floorboards and the firewall are painted red. Funny thing is another member told me he bought a Conroy firebird with talbot mirrors on it and verified my cars existance along with another white 65 Beaumont L-79 Cheetah. His buddy saw with his own eyes in the dealership. I wish he had a photo. Liking this car or building this car doesn't hinge on proving it's a Cheetah for me. I just love the car all on it's own.