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What's the hardest part to find?


Here are some of the hardest parts I had to find.  Some (like the wood dash 2+2 applique) I never did find and had to have fabricated.  I'd make it a poll, but I'm sure there are things I haven't thought of, so pile on!

- Speed Warning Dash

- NOS or like-new heater control.  Probably even worse for AC.  Probably even worse than that for Comfotron.

- Air cleaner decals for the 427 (with the proper 3D raised texture, not just the sticker repops)

- Dash wood (that says Pontiac or Parisenne or 2+2)

- Big block 4-speed air cleaner (no heat stove pipe or Thermac, so different from automatic.  Mine came from an Impala SS, so I got to cheat on that one)

- Power Antenna switch

- NOS or like-new side marker lights for a 2+2 (the ones that don't expect the side trim to abut up against them)

- Convertible defog

 

Thoughts?



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The hardest thing I've had to find on any project and wife is happy to get it for me is ...................... common sense.

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For me it's the money.

You are right Dave. I've yet to see any of these parts NOS. I'm sure there's someone somewhere with one or more of these parts

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NOS Canadian Pontiac 427 emblems..

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Time.....simply put...it's the hardest part to find...on any project ...

 

or... Those little end caps for the 64 custom sport trim......crap there hard to find!



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I've been collecting for a while, so have some of the things davepl identified, including a 70 Ralley Guage Cluster with Speedwarning.  Also have an NOS Automatic AC control set, and a number of the dash woodgrains for the passenger side.   In 70, two different woodgrains were used on the US cars, Burled Elm and Walnut.     The clusters & heater controls are different between 69 & 70, but I suspect some of the passenger side woodgrain panels may be the same between the years.    Especially the ones that just say "Pontiac" like in my 454 Laurentian.  



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"or... Those little end caps for the 64 custom sport trim......crap there hard to find!"

You are absolutely right, Roger. But I'm still looking too! wink




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68 Beaumont SD side trim has been tuff to find, i only need one more set, i have been digging for two years no luck yet.

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Horn button emblem for a Canadian Pontiac, Beaumont or Acadian with the optional Sport Styled steering wheel. They are so rare that most people doubt they ever existed.



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In my case, considering i have a 1957 Pontiac. It would be an original rear mount antenna, original wire wheel covers, original over drive standard transmission and original Hydro-vac power brakes for standard shift cars. For my 1974 Chev Caprice Estate, it would be an original AM/FM 8 track in dash stereo player, kick panel litter container, tilt steering wheel, rear bumper guards and remote left and right door mirrors mirrors. I keep searching and hoping and one day.................... one day. Cheers. George.



-- Edited by long stroke on Sunday 15th of June 2014 09:54:59 PM



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CdnGMfan wrote:

Horn button emblem for a Canadian Pontiac, Beaumont or Acadian with the optional Sport Styled steering wheel.

They are so rare that most people doubt they ever existed.


 ^^^^ I've never seen one, anyone got a photo of this rare option / and what Beaumont or Acadian years applied ??

From a serious Beaumont collector (some 30-35 years ago), I bought a 1967 Beaumont gauge cluster with ivory ball Speed warning.

(seller had seen 2 in his lifetime, including the one he sold me...decades ago)

- purchased it with the wide NOS rear cast horizontal S/D trim, a decade before I found & purchased the '67 

 



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haha its the one i need at that time! anything acadian or beaumont is tuff

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For my 67 Parisienne..

Good solid original body panels... not that mine are bad.. but if the time were to come for a full frame off.. any OEM replacement body panels seem to be impossible to find...

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Also,

the V8 emblem I think is pretty much unobtainium as well... for brand new ones.



-- Edited by Blackheart4355 on Monday 16th of June 2014 05:36:55 PM

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Hmmm maybe I better pm you.  I have a 75 chev belair with the mirrors and a tilt that I am about to junk.

 

As for hard to find, for sure, NOS real air cleaner decals and the 66 Grande trim is a real bugger.

I actually ran across a 67 power antenna setup, 67 speed warning dash and 67 AC controls that are mint if not NOS when I was looking for 66 stuff.

 

Funny how that works.



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Four speed air cleaner (no thermac or heat stove) took a while to find, but they made them for Impalas too so you can cheat.

The center caps are tough. I've never found one, but found no-name Chevy reproductions that lack any text or logos so they look quite close.

I have what I believe at the last two 1969 NOS 427 emblems. I'd duplicate them if legal and if it could be done without risking my originals.

Proper air cleaner decal would be nice. I see someone is making 3D style emblems for the Chev air cleaners now, but whether that'd help in us getting the "embossed" ones done or not I don't know. We'd need some good reference photos, as the following one is all I have.





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seventy2plus2 wrote:

70 Ralley Guage Cluster with Speedwarning.  


 Wow.  Any chance you could send a photo?  I've got a rally cluster and I've got a speed warning cluster but never even heard of one with both combined.   Clearly for the US cars (no rally gauges in Canada).

 Was it by chance 70 only?  The 70 cluster and clock are a different color (black) than the 69 (dark blue).



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63 acadian power top switch and 63 neutral safety switch..


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.....hardest part used to be finding a needle in a haystack, but today I'd have to say finding a haystack is harder.

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67 SD rear panel trim, UNOBTAINEUM !

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The two Grande scripts and door panel scripts for my 66 Grande Parisienne are like chicken lips - they just ain't out there!! no I've been out of circulation with the car thing for the last few months but with winter around the corner, it's time to sell some cars, raise some cash to pay bills and get to work on a project and I'll be looking for some '66 parts. The GP wont make iot into the shop this year yet and I may just sell it and focus my attention on another project. But those scripts seem to be few and far between.



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With limited budget everything becomes harder to find for my 67 2+2.

 

Parking light lenses.

Cigarette lighter element.

Remote control mirror.

Tilt steering column.

 



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Leo2+2 wrote:

With limited budget everything becomes harder to find for my 67 2+2.

 

Parking light lenses.

Cigarette lighter element.

Remote control mirror.

Tilt steering column.

 


 Cigarette lighter element?

I thought there was only two types found in GM cars in the 60's - Rochester or Casco.

67 different from 66?

http://www.opgi.com/catalina/1966/interior-accessories/dash-accessories/GTD0102/

 



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Hardest part on a 65 Beaumont has to be a factory am/fm radio. I call phillipsmusclecarparts.com for all my n.o.s. parts. Steve has over 15,000 nos parts in stock from the 50s and up. He also has used.



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