Thats interesting Doug, I've heard the same story from at least one other owner of a 1972-1/2 L (his car being registered as a 1973). I'd be interested in what your Marti report says as well.
A lot of people have never stopped to realize that for a new model to hit dealer showrooms simultaneously all around North America 4 months early (in September of the prior year) an automaker must begin manufacturing them at a brisk pace in July of that prior year.
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