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There has been many statements that Eight's only came with Plated Shells. From the surface rust on this shell it appears it was originally painted. Believe its a repaint with the single striping. Red paint on louvers factory ?

Also ive seen that added instrument panel on few other '34s over the years. Was it a J.C. Whitney ?

Definitely a repaint. The car was originally grey, or light olive green, with a white/ivory double pinstripe.

What's up with the added instrument panel?

Never found a verifiable period picture of a 9th, 10th, or 11th series production eight cylinder car with that supposed option.

Lots of V-12's with plated shells, lots of eights with chrome shells and shutters, blackout town cars with all chrome parts painted, and one hard to judge picture from California with painted shutters and a possible painted shell, but very hard to judge. That one would have thus been done by the dealer. One Waterhouse Eight Deluxe apparently had a painted shell and chrome shutters, but no period picture exists.

When looking at a weathered car as shown above looking inside the shell usually shows no evidence of paint.

At present I have found an archive of 3.5 millions photos. It will take a long time to plow through that stuff. If I ever find one I will offer it up as proof that so and so's car is the only one ever made like that.

Know of a CR in Calif with the exact optional instrument panel and believe ive seen one on the Web with it - maybe this subject CR. So someone was Mfg and Selling.
NOTE the way the shifter clearance cutout is the PACKARD Oxbow. Not something u would c on a backyard thing.

I know metal fabricators that could crank that out with dispatch. Given the car has only two fuses - one for the lighter, and one for everything else - what are all of those buttons for? Better yet, ship it to Rabble Beach and have the Keno Brothers call it legit.