[Danny Baker]

There are several features in your pictures that lend me to think it's not a Carden. Carden's have fully sheeted wings, not the capped off strips with foam showing. Cardens do not have the cowl top hatch with one piece front, they have a truely split cowl, top half and bottom half. There's been a lot of mods done to the contruction that are not on the plans. And this looks like an Extra 260 to me since it has a tappered wing, high wing, one seat cockpit, no counter-balances on the elevators, allumi tube that is not anodized. Carden did not have a 260 back in those days..... Did you see the plans when you bought it? Did you see any box covers? See a sales receipt?

Hope this helps,
Dan Baker
Team Carden