As the saying goes, "The older we are, the faster we were."
Heck, you should read the stuff that a guy wrote on the PY site about the old "Glory Days" on Woodward Ave. You'd think his car saved the world, and that his car is more famous than the General Lee.
The special paint code is interesting, but I'm afraid the rest of the story is a bit shaky. The guy seems up front an honest about it though.