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were the floor pans (or rather, transmission tunnel) in AAK and late AH.. the same? i.e. could a body be retro-ified with new front end panels... to suit a slightly earlier chassis?
I like the romantic explanation, but unless we find his diaries... or perhaps Ritas, presuming she probably outlived him.
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Having been on factory shop floors for most of my working life, that is exactly the kind of explanation I was thinking of, but do not have the imagination to write.
Add to that the cavalier attitude to using parts that came to hand, which must have been semi-official at least, it is not surprising that no two cars are alike and many do not fit neatly into the published sequences.
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I was that soldier, too, Simon... once upon a time.
As for the imagination, they say write what you know....