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Old 04-25-2016, 11:17 PM
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----WOW, just WOW!!! I love it. These low mile non-supercars suck me in more all the time, Steve. What a beauty.

----Wonder what was stuck to the left side of the trim tag at one time?.....Bill S
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Old 04-26-2016, 03:26 AM
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----WOW, just WOW!!! I love it. These low mile non-supercars suck me in more all the time, Steve. What a beauty.

----Wonder what was stuck to the left side of the trim tag at one time?.....Bill S </div></div>

I noticed that too Bill. Looks like a piece of tape. In the early '60s, the Tarrytown plant had a habit of taping over the tag before paint. Maybe in this case, the tag was taped on ahead of the next guy who did the riveting?



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Old 04-26-2016, 05:15 AM
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

----Wonder what was stuck to the left side of the trim tag at one time?.....Bill S </div></div>

it's where the taped the buildsheet onto the cowl. I have seen this many times and copies of the buildsheet will also show the tape.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

----Wonder what was stuck to the left side of the trim tag at one time?.....Bill S </div></div>

it's where the taped the buildsheet onto the cowl. I have seen this many times and copies of the buildsheet will also show the tape. </div></div>

I believe Rick is correct...
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Don't let ALSS see this. He'd throw a ZL1 under that hood in no time flat! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Awesome find [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Don't let ALSS see this. He'd throw a ZL1 under that hood in no time flat! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Awesome find [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>

What about that Ken guy?? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] It would be LS time! But if he did, the work would be awesome!

Beautiful '68!!
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mssl72</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Don't let ALSS see this. He'd throw a ZL1 under that hood in no time flat! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Awesome find [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>

What about that Ken guy?? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] It would be LS time! But if he did, the work would be awesome!

Beautiful '68!! </div></div>

Ken's already busy putting an LS engine in GWAWA's Chevrolet [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Way cool car Steve...congrats!
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----Thanks to Rick I have learned something today. Hope this isn't the only thing,,,LOL!......Bill S
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----Thanks to Rick I have learned something today. Hope this isn't the only thing,,,LOL!......Bill S </div></div>

Now every restored one will have a tape mark by the trim tag [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: paceme</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Now every restored one will have a tape mark by the trim tag [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] </div></div>


....and with a couple crayon marks thrown in for good measure [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif[/img]
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