Deal was legit, a good friend in TO snapped it up yesterday and takes possession Monday. Very interesting back story to it, great campfire fodder.  And it want for the asking price of $12k despite higher offers. 

Regards, Peter
< all typos come courtesy of my iPhone >

> On Sep 26, 2013, at 16:20, neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Ya good point; I wondered about the plates. But OTOH, some owners will
> blur plate images even when posting on a 'net forum like thesamba. I
> zoomed in and I can kinda see "Ontario".
> 
> It may well be legit but $12K for a Syncro Westy is an amazing price IMHO.
> 
> (says he who's never owned one!)
> 
>> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 1:03 PM,  <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
>> 
>> are those ontario plates?  usually scam ads dont show liscence plates..  and
>> those are custom  personalized plates..
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Neil n
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