I don't want to burst your bubble here but I have a '77 Liberty that I picked up a few years ago. The serial # is as follows.. 0176 0002 As you can see the build date states it was built January 1976 #2 off the line. Mine originally had a BBC but I got it as a hull, pump, trailer combo. The hull had been blue printed and speedcoated but I don't know anything else about it. Original gel coat and pink pin stripes still. It's now got a BBF. You are the first that I have heard of that also has a low serial numbered boat. Congrats.
Mine did not have any numbers on the hull, I bought it from the builders brother in law. It was their factory race boat. I got the story directly from him on the previous boats.
Sounds like you have one of the first "production boats" after they finished tinkering with the design... great find having boat 002.
I loved mine they are awesome boats
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