This mystery seems to be solved already. I duplicated this post on the 1900/2000/2600 forum http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/1900-2000-2600-1950-1968/50461-most-unusual-1900-touring-coupe.html and the answer is there. Even though logged in, I have not been able to edit or delete my original post on this forum, or I would.