When we say "earlier" do we know what sort of dates we are taking about? I have a Oct 64 build out of SJ.
Don't know that that thought/belief has held up since 2012 when it was posted. Appears to be a personal opinion rather than "we"
Their observations may have included service replacements. Poster was only active on the site for a very short time and has not been on since 2012
IMHO if there was an early color it would not include an Oct 64 San Jose car