Well this is simple Bink, just call Thurrott and have him check with his sources at MS and in a few days we'll see an "EXCLUSIVE!" on one of his sites if it's true. Just kidding of course.

I doubt Bill really drove this car, the certificate of authenticity that he signed is using MS letterhead that I have from 2003, I find it hard to beleive that when he sold the car in 1995 that the corporate letterhead stayed the same for the next 10 years.

The logo on the letterhead is the same color and design as the business cards that I've seen lately.

Though one would have to wonder what happened to the car between 1995 (when the plate expired) and when it was apparently donated in '98.   Maybe it was the front plate that is framed (I can't remember when Washington stopped requiring new year tabs on the front plates), or that he just stopped driving it and had it parked and unlicenced in his garage between '95 & '98.

The worst part Spy, is we know someone will pay a high price for it even if it is fake, just like the people who buy empty Xbox 360 boxes off eBay (when they're clearly labeled as empty).

I'm no signature expert, but they do look similar (the "B" in Bill and the "G" in Gates especially).   The differences could be due to different pen types.   What still has me troubled is the differences in the dates.   The title is dated 2/28/95 but is for a '90 car, the letter to the school is dated 2/12/98.   If the title was signed to transfer ownership to the school, then why the 3-year difference?  

I'm not quite sure I'd call it a fake, but something definately doesn't add up.   Maybe Bill reads Bink.nu and could comment?   [H]