If all is truly genuine w/ this car aside from the Cowl Tag, OK great...a real L89 w/ Canadian docs that for whatever reason needed a repop tag?.
The part I can't help but think of and let me be clear I'm only surmising the following as a 'possible situation' for any car...but think of what could result if someone stumbled across a known Canadian L89 Vin or maybe even the L89 option noted on one of the microfish copy pages GM Vintage Services used to give out when documenting a single vehicle?. (The microfish pages they used to give out showed a couple dozen cars besides the car being documented and included the Vin also options shipped w/ it).
So if someone did happen to find or spot a Vin w/ the L89 option but didn't have the car, the temptation to 'reverse-resto' a car could be a reality?.
Obviously a rebody w/ repop tags including Cowl and Vin tag would be necessary...so depending on what the tag results were, viewing the stampings and hidden Vins would be the next step on any car these thoughts were applied to?.
Again, I want to be specific that I'm only surmising these situations and not necessarily considering the vehicle in this thread or any other specific cars being suspect...only thinking of the possibilities of how it could all take place especially here in Ontario Canada where it's simple to obtain a title to the Vin of your choice w/ records that don't reach back quite far enough, 'bulletproof' Canadian Vintage Service documents available...all mixed w/ today's world of rebodys, restamps and repop tags!?.
~ Pete
