Just look at the production numbers for sedans compared to convertibles. makes me want to bid- Sedan: 52,221 (1958); 84,677 (1959) Convertible: 3,261 (1958); 4,180 (1959) -------Original Message------- From: sammie smith Date: 01/17/07 13:53:39 To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tcb] ebay car Awright, you guys just had to make me go look up the VIN. All you can tell from the photos is that it is a post oval car and earlier than the large tailights, i.e. it could be anything from a 58 through 61. VIN, assuming that the # given is correct, indicates that it was built about mid model year 59, probably built about December 58 or January 59.