Who knows, as Marquis said to make more money, he may not have bought it new and was told by the original owner. The bike came with a Swinger 4-Way (I believe), and the sticker on the shock is a newer Manitou product (that I know), maybe he based it off that.
That paint spec was only done in 04'. The Wilson and 8-Flat-8 were a flat grey colour and the Ollie was kind of a matte desert camo colour. All the frames had the Free Ride geo.