[Derek]

Mark, thanks for the tip on my profile. I went ahead and filled out my profile and became a paid member. You're right, I don't want Jeff, Charley, or Belair to make me go stand in the corner when I just walked into the room!

Thank you all for helping me out on this one. I have received no response to the email I sent the seller since the tone of my message gave a little less benefit of the doubt about the guy's innocence. I will definitely let this car go by. I must say I am disappointed because I've been looking around for quite a while and I was really impressed with this one, but this seller is obviously unethical and can not be trusted. Even though numbers matching isn't important to me, there's no telling what other aspects of the car are being intentionally misrepresented. I believe that it is the original VIN, and that's just his BS story to explain it away.
Should we let ebay in on his little "oh, yeah... that's not the original VIN #" statement? I would feel bad just sitting by and watching some other unsuspecting bidder get bit by this snake.

So, where's a good place for me to continue looking for my 69? I've been looking in the usual places, Old Car Trader, newspaper, Hemmings, etc... Got any other suggestions?