The stripe colour was assigned by the combination of exterior colour, top & interior colours. Black is the correct one for your car, and I think it looks best that way.

The oil change decal was placed in an imprecise way, it only needed to be there. There were subtle differences between the oil change decals for different years so if you are asked, make sure you get a 1968 version. Just because it was placed in a "good enough" position on the inner fender, doesn't mean you can't take your time and make it look professional. My Oshawa '67 Chevelle lost the decal long ago but the glue residue still shows exactly how it was placed in my car. I have the correct '67 oil change decal ready to go but it won't go on until I decide whether my inner fenders can be cleaned up adequately or if I am better to repaint them (40,000 original mile Ontario car).

Hi.  I don't come on this site very often as there appears to be no original cars being restored, and if there is, the characters that post time after time tend to attempt to discredit those that have original cars, even if theirs are literaly hot rods (jeolousy factor kicks in).  The original engine to the car seems to be the most important issue. This section of the forums is seldom used because there are so few original cars; most being wannabees, ie attempts at being clones with 454's or 427's only because the originals are too expensive for them to buy.  In any event the discussion herein in my case is original wheel well chrome.  I found my car for my brother in 1977-1978 and I purchased it from him in 1986.  He had the car repainted in about 1979 and he replaced the chrome with the GM stuff that was available at that time.  He found out I had been distracted from my body off restoration of my 68 427 Strato Chief and gave me a few pieces he had left over from when he had the paint done.  He gave me two pieces of what appears to be wheel well chrome about 5 or 6 inches long with the dog leg in them and he swears they were off of the car.  Well, I know he didn't even own another car even close to this so what are they?  The Chevelle guys I know have no idea; one of which has his original car from 1969; so what are they?  Here it comes from the other portions of the forum:  post a picture.  Well, I'm not good at that and I admit it.  I've done it a few times after much prompting but after many months or years you forget.  Lets just use our imagination and think about this piece thats identical to the wheel well chrome but its only 6" long, has a dog leg in it and would appear to be a lower section; maybe Beaumont only, who knows; how many real original cars are out there.  I didn't even know these existed until my brother gave them to me.  Is there a car as original as this where these two pieces of chrome exist?  I would really like to know.  Doug.

Carl Stevenson wrote:

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In spite of me being one of those "wannabees" who you love to take shots at Doug, I will ignore yet another dart and do my best to answer your question.

It's quite possible the moulding you are talking about is from a 66 full size B body Pontiac that was a no-fenderskirt car from new. I have seen a moulding like that on a few 66's years back.

I dug up an old photo of a 66 2+2 (US car, of course) that I parted out in the 80's and I think I see the piece you describe at the front of the rear wheel moulding, below the body line. Look at the picture and see what you think. It's hard to see but I think it's there.

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Hi.  I don't come on this site very often as there appears to be no original cars being restored, and if there is, the characters that post time after time tend to attempt to discredit those that have original cars, even if theirs are literaly hot rods (jeolousy factor kicks in).  The original engine to the car seems to be the most important issue. This section of the forums is seldom used because there are so few original cars; most being wannabees, ie attempts at being clones with 454's or 427's only because the originals are too expensive for them to buy.  In any event the discussion herein in my case is original wheel well chrome.  I found my car for my brother in 1977-1978 and I purchased it from him in 1986.  He had the car repainted in about 1979 and he replaced the chrome with the GM stuff that was available at that time.  He found out I had been distracted from my body off restoration of my 68 427 Strato Chief and gave me a few pieces he had left over from when he had the paint done.  He gave me two pieces of what appears to be wheel well chrome about 5 or 6 inches long with the dog leg in them and he swears they were off of the car.  Well, I know he didn't even own another car even close to this so what are they?  The Chevelle guys I know have no idea; one of which has his original car from 1969; so what are they?  Here it comes from the other portions of the forum:  post a picture.  Well, I'm not good at that and I admit it.  I've done it a few times after much prompting but after many months or years you forget.  Lets just use our imagination and think about this piece thats identical to the wheel well chrome but its only 6" long, has a dog leg in it and would appear to be a lower section; maybe Beaumont only, who knows; how many real original cars are out there.  I didn't even know these existed until my brother gave them to me.  Is there a car as original as this where these two pieces of chrome exist?  I would really like to know.  Doug.

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 Theres lots of original cars out there,and you are right,the originals get picked apart,and as far as the rest.......exactly.

These chrome pieces sound like the rear lower section of the front wheel opening moulding. 68 SD only.

 doesn't make any sense.The wheel opening moulding is one piece,and the 2 short straight mouldings,above and below the 396SD stripe.

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These chrome pieces sound like the rear lower section of the front wheel opening moulding. 68 SD only.

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 doesn't make any sense.The wheel opening moulding is one piece,and the 2 short straight mouldings,above and below the 396SD stripe.

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 I'd like to see one.Very interesting.

The original front wheel opening moldings are two piece. Replacements are one piece.

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 I've never seen one.

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427strato wrote:

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Hi.  I don't come on this site very often as there appears to be no original cars being restored, and if there is, the characters that post time after time tend to attempt to discredit those that have original cars, even if theirs are literaly hot rods (jeolousy factor kicks in).  The original engine to the car seems to be the most important issue. This section of the forums is seldom used because there are so few original cars; most being wannabees, ie attempts at being clones with 454's or 427's only because the originals are too expensive for them to buy. 

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trucker wrote:

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427strato wrote:

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Hi.  I don't come on this site very often as there appears to be no original cars being restored, and if there is, the characters that post time after time tend to attempt to discredit those that have original cars, even if theirs are literaly hot rods (jeolousy factor kicks in).  The original engine to the car seems to be the most important issue. This section of the forums is seldom used because there are so few original cars; most being wannabees, ie attempts at being clones with 454's or 427's only because the originals are too expensive for them to buy.  In any event the discussion herein in my case is original wheel well chrome.  I found my car for my brother in 1977-1978 and I purchased it from him in 1986.  He had the car repainted in about 1979 and he replaced the chrome with the GM stuff that was available at that time.  He found out I had been distracted from my body off restoration of my 68 427 Strato Chief and gave me a few pieces he had left over from when he had the paint done.  He gave me two pieces of what appears to be wheel well chrome about 5 or 6 inches long with the dog leg in them and he swears they were off of the car.  Well, I know he didn't even own another car even close to this so what are they?  The Chevelle guys I know have no idea; one of which has his original car from 1969; so what are they?  Here it comes from the other portions of the forum:  post a picture.  Well, I'm not good at that and I admit it.  I've done it a few times after much prompting but after many months or years you forget.  Lets just use our imagination and think about this piece thats identical to the wheel well chrome but its only 6" long, has a dog leg in it and would appear to be a lower section; maybe Beaumont only, who knows; how many real original cars are out there.  I didn't even know these existed until my brother gave them to me.  Is there a car as original as this where these two pieces of chrome exist?  I would really like to know.  Doug.

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 how much for the moulding 5 grand,and what side is it?

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 I just wanted to get my 500 mark.....sorry,off to California to watch motocross.Enjoy.going to try to meet Jimmy Shine,he's in the town where I'm staying and hopefully have an affair with Drew Berrymore.

You would have thought I would have checked my parts book long before this.  SD 396 is abosolutely correct; page 10, item 30, part nos. 725357-lower right and 752356 lower left, both shown on schematic on page. 9.  The schematic for the 69 wheel well chrome on page 5 for the 1969 Moulding Chart clearly shows the wheel well chrome does not come down to the bottom the way 68's do and all Chevelles, ie it comes down to the stripe that travels laterally up and down the car, starting at the front and rear of the front fender well.  According to the schematic you would have to cut a full reproduction wheel well chrome at these two points to be correct for 1969.  For 1968 I would have to cut the one piece wheel well chrome at the dog leg on the rear of the front fender and slide these underneath the upper section.  There is a facility on these two pieces for them to fit that way ie to slide them under the upper section of the chrome.  Mine are fairly pitted and corroded.  Next time I go up to Belmont I'll pick them up and see if I can salvage them.  I just had some seat chrome for a 427 Fairlane polished for a friend of mine and the shop said they couldn't replace the coating that protects the polish, which I assume is a type of anodizing for polished aluminum.  They did however polish the aluminum up to the point it looked like new.  We do have a large polisher so I may try it myself; nothing to lose I suppose.  If they do polish up I'll cut my one piece and install the correct lower pieces.

Here is a pic of a 69 chevelle NOS one from ebay. Looks like chevelle go all the way around the wheel opening . The 69 Beaumont sales brochure also shows the wheel molding going around the whole wheel opening. But thats  just a sales brochure,  not always reliable.

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 Still waiting for a picture.