I’ve been able to piece together this car’s history. As you can see, it’s been coast to coast. It rolled off the assembly line on Christmas Eve, 1971 as a 1972 model. Continue below for more details of its journey.

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Chassis number 0834 is an “early” 1972. Notable differences between “early” and “late” 1972 models are: 1) “stacked” rear badges; 2) no plastic console separating the rear seating positions; 3) rear seat belts which do not spool from the center, but instead hang on the side panels; 4) “block” style two-lever front seatbelt catch as opposed to the later “dual stalk” style.

After leaving the factory at the end of 1971, the car was shipped to the US, probably through the Port of Long Beach and on to its selling dealer in Salt Lake City where it was sold in March, 1972. It would be owned by two owners in Salt Lake City.

While in Salt Lake City, the speedometer/odometer was replaced (after 2005). The car was repainted sometime before 2013.

We have archived web site pages which indicate the car was bought from Salt Lake City by a car dealer (California Classix, now defunct) and offered for sale in the Los Angeles area. By mid 2014, it had been sold to someone in Clearwater, Florida. At that time, the odometer read 73,839 miles.

Between 2014 and March, 2020, we don’t know many details. In March, 2020, it was sold to Swedish Motors of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This dealership still exists. In the photos above, you can see their original Pennsylvania title.

In January, 2023, Swedish Motors sold the car, with 82,200 miles, to an individual near Ocala, Florida. The sales invoice (see above) indicates a price of $29,600, plus $1,200 shipping. This owner kept the car until I bought it from his estate in September, 2025, with 82,388 miles, when I bought it. In other words, only 188 miles were put on the car from 2023 through most of 2025. I suspect this is because the car did not run, or ran poorly, as it did when I took ownership.