Having 1591 on the upholstery instead of the VIN makes sense. I believe that the VIN plate preparation and the VIN stampings in the frame were one of the first things done in the assembly process.

The Production Order was established well before the assembly process and the interior as specified by the PO was undoubtedly prepared and dedicated to the Production Order in advance of assembly. So if they wanted to identify the interior for a particular production order, writing it somewhere on the upholstery would sure do that.

2382 (PO #1591) looks promising, or is an incredible coincidnce.

2382 was last known to be in Yellow Springs, Ohio in 2008 and was described as restorable with no title. John Snoddy - do you know anything about this car, with only 3,500 people in Yellow Springs, I thought you might have some info? The sellers name and phone number are in our history.

The main problem is that our ownership history does not jive with the history Howie was given.

The Forum 2382 History:
1957-1985 No History Found
1986-89 Paul Conway FL
1991 FRANCIS PAUL DEAN TAVARES, FL
1992-2007 No History Found
6/10/08 Sold on EBay Yellow Springs, Ohio

As told to Howie - Don, the gentleman Dad bought everything from says he purchased the interior probably in the late 80's in Michigan

Howie, where did Howard buy this interior and parts car 1386?