'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
My firewall markings: Sideways "R", then written over top of it is "xPRB" or "xPR8", then beside that is "307-1-8", then below that is "7447" (which denotes a 2 dr. sports coupe).
Does the 307-1-8 match up to anything on the cars cowl tag, or build date?
I am trying to figure out if there is a connection to what those numbers mean
It was born April 8th.
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
My firewall markings: Sideways "R", then written over top of it is "xPRB" or "xPR8", then beside that is "307-1-8", then below that is "7447" (which denotes a 2 dr. sports coupe).
Does the 307-1-8 match up to anything on the cars cowl tag, or build date?
I am trying to figure out if there is a connection to what those numbers mean
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MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
Here is the untouched Trim Tag on my Oshawa 1967 Chevelle. Mine also has C2 in from the Trim Tag, just like the first picture of the Granada Gold 67 at the start of this thread.
Mine also say 2-12-13 like the Gold one, so the bodies came from Fisher Body the same day. My car was completed and shipped December 15th, 1966.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
Found this picture on Kijiji of a 66 Olds Cutlass firewall. Notice the "RX" above the heater box that we usually see on Acadians near the heater hoses.
we did some firewall detailing on clints 69 beaumont this weekend and we found a 51 on the firewall under the driver s fender his car is code 51 liberty blue
I found the paint code 52 (Matador Red) on my 69 when I was cleaning up the firewall as well. Mine was beside the wiper motor towards the left side of the car. This marking was not visible until the black paint was removed from the firewall. The markings are on the primer, not the black paint that is applied later to cover up the overspray from the body colour. I also found another marking to beside the heater blower motor opening that was covered by the outer heater box. I didn't put them back on because they were not visible when the car was built. I took pictures for later reference.
My firewall markings: Sideways "R", then written over top of it is "xPRB" or "xPR8", then beside that is "307-1-8", then below that is "7447" (which denotes a 2 dr. sports coupe).
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
I've seen these markings on various cars. I was wondering what the actual "value" of these markings might be? (not a smart alec remark). I was told that they are of significance with "totally unrestored" vehicles..,,original paint,.. etc. Do the numbers have any other significance or value?
Why would someone hesitate to paint over them on a vehicle that is being restored.?
A couple more pics of a 67 Caprice wagon markings to add to the mix.
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1967 2dr Biscayne. L36, M40, G80, K05, F41. #'s. 1967 Impala convert. 283, glide. Parked in the garage since 74 and hasn't moved. Soon to be BB 4speed.
As tacky as that data plate looks, It is factory correct. Red oxide was the primer color back in the day,hardly ever used anymore.{notorious for bleeding and hard to cover}
On a few 67 Oshawa cars anyway, I've seen what appears to be brown primer sprayed somewhat crudely across the build plate without any tape masking. The body colour comes on top of the primer and the plate appears to have been masked slightly better at this point. The DumDum must have been added at final assembly. It appears these plates were riveted on at the early body build and paint stage. And some type of crude mask was attached at two different stages. At first glance you'd think you were actually looking at a aftermarket underhood paintjob.
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
Showing off those original date coded plug wires, huh Mark???!!!
Well, sort of, lol...but don't look to close at the coil wire, when I first got the car, in haste when doing a quick tuneup I replaced it...and pitched the original before I knew what I was looking at. What a bonehead! A lesson to be learned when you get a unmolested car I guess.
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
