I think that early cars had more attention to detail and as production moved along the plant manager would work for efficiencies and cost cutting measures. There are a number of questions like this for 73 LeMans owners to debate regularly as well. One has to do with the argent paint on the tail lights, some are 1/4" trimed some are 1/8" some are argent paint and some are chrome. Who knows the answer to factory correct but a hint can be found on the back of every sales brochure ever printed:
"General Motors of Canada reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice in prices, colours, materials, equipment, specifications and models and also to discontinue models. This right may be exercised without incurring any responsibility with regard to cars previously sold."
B-52 said
Oct 23, 2012
It would never have come up if Ken would have painted his car Black haha.
4SPEED427 said
Oct 23, 2012
That's why I didn't go to the garage and check what mine has! It wouldn't have been much help..
Pontiacanada said
Oct 23, 2012
Nailhead wrote:
I bet a black car should still have flat black between the moldings.
True. I'd go out to the garage Carl ... fresh air is good for a cold
68 427 said
Oct 23, 2012
66 Grande guy wrote:
Carl Stevenson wrote:
Ken, my cloudy brain is slowly feeding me information!
I remember stripping the original paint off my 4 speed Grande Parisienne and there is no question the rear body panel was blue.
Plus I parted out a green original paint 66 Grande Parisienne and the panel was certainly green. And yes, it WAS a 396 car...!
Just for a minute i admired you for your knowledge and then I noticed that you got it by destroying nice cars!
THAT THERE IS FUNNY!!!
66 Grande guy said
Oct 24, 2012
Well... here's a quick look at whats its shaping up to be so far. I think i will have had my scariest moment of the whole project trying to snap in my one good Grande emblem without snapping it in half. A sweaty job! The rest should be easy now. Lots more to do yet including readjusting the trunk lid.
I'm convinced!
Thanks nailhead. Just goes to show that the road to correctness leads to madness!
Early/late year? Certain colours? Repaints?
I think Ken opened a can of worms!
I think its one of those! Profound eh?
(I didn't do it on purpose!)
hey nailhead, is that a parts car you've got there? Any door trim available?
One of each again
I think that early cars had more attention to detail and as production moved along the plant manager would work for efficiencies and cost cutting measures. There are a number of questions like this for 73 LeMans owners to debate regularly as well. One has to do with the argent paint on the tail lights, some are 1/4" trimed some are 1/8" some are argent paint and some are chrome. Who knows the answer to factory correct but a hint can be found on the back of every sales brochure ever printed:
"General Motors of Canada reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice in prices, colours, materials, equipment, specifications and models and also to discontinue models. This right may be exercised without incurring any responsibility with regard to cars previously sold."
True. I'd go out to the garage Carl ... fresh air is good for a cold
THAT THERE IS FUNNY!!!
Well... here's a quick look at whats its shaping up to be so far. I think i will have had my scariest moment of the whole project trying to snap in my one good Grande emblem without snapping it in half. A sweaty job! The rest should be easy now. Lots more to do yet including readjusting the trunk lid.
BEAUTIFUL
Still the nicest tail end in the world, hands down Ken!
Don't do it. Don't do it. Don't do it.
If you do, you will be my current avatar.
Don't worry I'm starting to like it now!
Wow! Thanks for that quick work. Looks like you're snowed in for the season.