[slyearl]

Ok, I've just gone through (much more thoroughly before opening my mouth this time!) some of the info that was emailed to me, and ClassicVolvoShop you are absolutely right, there's a lot of strange stuff going on here. For a start, it appears that the FIA papers from 2000 issued through DSMB Germany are indeed for this car, though it is listed as a 1958. But even better these earlier papers he sent me from '62 issued from Sweden are for a 1962 2-Door!! So your words aren't so harsh after all... On the other points, there are what seemed to be good explanations (the B16 was used allegedly to suit the desire of the driver to run the car in the up to 1600cc class but the car comes with B18 and later B20) but in light of the dodgy papers and your knowledge on the car it seems to me now that it's all very questionable, and probably exactly as you say, a later car being passed off as an earlier car with history. Maybe if someone points this all out to the seller they can get the car a heck of a lot cheaper! It's definitely still a nice car, but for sure it's not the car it's supposed to be. Very, very well spotted, I'm a bit embarrassed to be "had" but glad I got the feedback from this post. Good thing I didn't have the money to buy it!