Another Trim Tag for the Books, X33

[Lynn]

Jeff:

We will obviously have to agree to disagree here. I first found out that Norwood Z/28's had either an X77 or X33 code in the late 70's. Read about it in an article in Popular Hotrodding on spotting fake Z/28's. Even then most folks knew the muscle cars were special. Information was surfacing on Z11's Z10's and even COPO and ZL1 cars. No, we didn't have any idea how valuable they would become, but we sure missed the muscle car days, and that made these cars special.

I also find it hard to believe someone would simply misplace his trim tag because he started his restoration 10 years ago. The car is obviously something special to him, or he isn't restoring it. But, for the sake of discussion, let's say your hypothetical guy really did "misplace" his trim tag. How many such guys can there be out there? Anyone on this board have an actual experience where they just "lost" a trim tag, or had a friend lose one? I still say, if the tag is "lost". just leave it off and live with that history of the car. A fake tag doesn't offer up any "documentation" of the cars originality, any more than a fake POP would.

I bought my first Z/28 in 1971 as a theft recovery. Found the original POP in the glove box. Even remember the guy's name. What did I do with it? Pitched it in the trash, because I surely would not have been able to have any warranty work done on it.

There are hardly enough "lost" tag stories out there to justify the fake tag makers. Let's face it, the only reason there is a tag industry is to deceive, not to restore.

Lynn