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The most expensive Viceroy Autavia in the world

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Heuer-Autavia-Viceroy-1163v-1970-Indycar-Champion-Team-Award-/120943415020?pt=US_Racing_Fan_Shop&hash=item1c28ca0eec

At a guess i would say many of you have already seen this ebay listing & i wouldn't mind guessing you thought the same as me.
- is it genuine ?
- why is the quality of the engraving so poor ?
- does that read 1870 or 1970 ?
- why aren't the lines of script parallel to each other ?

The story may or may not be true but the asking price is completely unrealistic. If true then the engraving and story point towards a link to the team & not to Al Unser himself.
My prediction - we will see this one sit on ebay a very long time whilst watching the sellers unrealistic asking price slowly dwindle down to a more Viceroy like price range.
Anyone want to chime in with their thoughts on it being genuine or not.

Cheers - Darren

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