Well, wait a minute guys, before we get into a bashing about ruining our hobby; lets go back to the original question. Is this a "real 409 fan shroud"? Some say it is, others say it isn't, I certainly question it being real but somebody knows something that we don't cause they paid big money for it.
I didn't see the actual ebay add, what did they claim it fits? It's certainly not correct for a 61 or 62 and I don't think it's correct for a 63 but I don't know if it could be a 64 or not.
I have a couple of shrouds hanging on my garage wall so I went out this morning and took a couple of photos that I have attached. (what better to do on Christmas morning)
The first picture is of a small block shroud that fits a 63 and 64 and may be correct for a 62 (not sure), It looks to be of the same design as the one in question, just shorter. I would point out that I believe a good sheet metal man could easly modify mine to look like the one on Ebay.
The second picture is of a shroud from a 61 348 which I believe is also correct for a 62 409 and possibly a 63 409. (My 63 409 has a shroud just like this) The photo's that I've seen of the Z-11 shrouds, while they were aluminum, were of the same design as this shroud.
So, was it suppose to fit a 64 409? I'm not up on '64's but I don't believe it is correct for any other year. If it is correct for a '64, (I believe that would be the only year it could be correct for) then it's a pretty rare piece because it's a one year only part and that could make it pretty hard to find.
Just my thoughts, take a look at the photos and tell me what you think.
Merry Christmas