I went to see this cooler yesterday and here is the story. He bought this in the 90's from California, had it shipped here and then Alan Huffman in Granite Falls, NC restored it. He said that he had heard that it is was only 1 of 2 that still had the original serial numbers on it to identify it correctly. So I believe this to be the real deal if that helps anyone, especially if Alan restored it. If you want to see more pics of his man cave at his place of business visit:
www.themosergroupinc.com/. He had a great set-up and I really enjoyed the visit.