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01-07-2002, 11:03 PM
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Re: Trim Tags
Probably original, seeing that the motor is long gone and the color isn't brown, but red. Just someone not being very bright about the rivets.......
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01-09-2002, 12:10 AM
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Re: Trim Tags
another dumb question whats wrong about the rivets??? Norm
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01-09-2002, 01:23 AM
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Re: Trim Tags
Whoever reinstalled the cowl tag used ordinary pop rivets rather than the factory style recessed rivets used on GM cars of that era. The factory style rivets are actually still available, however, so their presence does not guarantee that a given tag was factory-installed.
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1969 Chevelle SS396 L78 M22 4:10 Tuxedo Black 1970 LS3 Malibu 400 BB convertible 1970 LS3 Malibu 400 BB coupe 1970 Chevelle 300 series LS3 400 BB coupe, special order Monaco Orange 1970 Chevelle Concours Estate LS3 400 BB wagon 1970 Chevelle SS396 L78 M21 3:55 Tuxedo Black
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01-09-2002, 02:10 AM
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Re: Trim Tags
How can we be sure this trim tag was the one that came off the car. Trim tags are generally not removed unless repair is necessary in that area or somethig fishy is going on. Its not like they are trying to hide it though. They did leave it unpainted.
Jason
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01-09-2002, 03:54 AM
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Re: Trim Tags
If you have a car dipped, you need to remove the trim tag and VIN tag or the dipping process will destroy them. So, they need to be put back on, it just looks like someone didn't use the correct rivets. CRG has a big enough database to cross reference the VIN to the trim tag to tell if it is in the correct time frame.
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69 Z28 JL8, #'s match - being restored
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01-09-2002, 04:10 AM
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Re: Trim Tags
Jeff, the car is supposedly legit. They removed the trim tag when painting the firewall and did not have the correct rivets to re-install. The salesman said that it was definitely Burnished Brown when it was new but the owner did not want it that color when restored. That is the story I got...........RatPack............
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