Would be interesting to see a pic of the trim plate as well?
Can`t seem to find one, not even any holes for on in the typical spots, there is a door sticker but, it has been painted over. Not sure if it is just paper or plastic coated so not sure what to use right yet to strip the paint off it without damaging it.
-- Edited by Oxford on Friday 31st of July 2009 06:49:41 AM
years ago, id'a bout given my left nut for that thing. now, uuummmm idunno bout that, but still a sweet fuggin car!!! lol
Yea! I have been watching it for about 13 years it dissappeared for a while and one day over a chat with an old timer, he said he seen it back in the woods while he was hunting.
In the late 70's I saw a flock of new F-body ragtops sitting in the holding lot outside of GM Oshawa's Kerr Industries...always regretted not taking any pics..
I've searched for info on these in the years since and the best I could surmise without any inquiries was that they were probably the NCE (National Coch Engineering) conversions as they were one of the manufacturers who built these in any quantity..
Again this was late 70's and the cars were 78/79 F'Bird/Camaros not a 70-73 as in the example shown in this thread?. Have you looked at the Vin itself to see if it's truly an earlier car or perhaps modified from a later one?. Also look for any builder tags and what if any added structural supports on the underside to substitute for the missing roof strength look like as that may give a clue to if it's home-made or a professional conversion and whos it is?.
Vin matches year and engine and trans. Cannot find a body tag! History of the car is so far a story, car was built in USA, turned into a convert in California and shipped to Alberta(NEW). In 1984 it was sold to another Albertian and later sold to the current owner. Did manage to find some of the paper trail. Going to see if any of the previous owners still exist.
Considering it's a 70-73 car and the time these conversions were going on was the later 70's, it must've been converted as a used car so search and compare with any conversions you can find online.. Looking at the side views it appears very much like the same roof was used although the rear window size is different?. Compare things like how they cut the roof at the top of the A-Pillars and bottom of the C-Pillars, the front top attaching hardware, interior roof mechanisms and activation switches if power also the previously mentioned underside supports etc..
Good luck!.
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Hello Oxford and welcome! Great looking car! It would be very interesting to find out the history on that car! Definately one of a kind...or of very few! Always nice to have another Firebird here!!
