it has been in a front end wreck. i'll bet $50 on it. teh hood and/or fenders should be the smae color inside the engine compartment. replacement parts come black, and only end up getting paint on the surfaces that you see with the hood closed. look for other signs of it being wrecked. just ask teh guy. if he is the original owner, he knows.

Scott Landon
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