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06-26-2005, 09:10 AM
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Re: GM Nationals in Carlisle 6/24 - 6/26
Separated at toe boards.
 
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06-26-2005, 09:11 AM
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Re: GM Nationals in Carlisle 6/24 - 6/26
Body Tag
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06-26-2005, 09:26 AM
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Re: GM Nationals in Carlisle 6/24 - 6/26
a fool and his money are soon parted.........
 just don't be the fool  problem solved. 
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06-26-2005, 09:32 AM
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Re: GM Nationals in Carlisle 6/24 - 6/26
Interesting subject..That cowl section seems like the heart of the car to me. If a repo body was grafted on from there back what do you have ? It would have the hidden vins, the cowl tag, the vin tag and a title . Seems like it was done legally. It is heavy reconstruction but it is not just taking a vin tag and attaching it to another body. The only vin ever on that car would be the one still on it.
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06-26-2005, 05:29 PM
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Re: GM Nationals in Carlisle 6/24 - 6/26
I would like to know how many cars have been backhalfed. I bet more than most think.
 The more expensive these cars get.....the more this is going to happen. Its just economics. I was at Carlisle Saturday, it was hot but great! Talked to a lot of good guys from the site. Loved Franks yellow COPO race car!!
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06-26-2005, 08:26 PM
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Re: GM Nationals in Carlisle 6/24 - 6/26
Charley raises a very interesting question. [ QUOTE ]
If a repo body was grafted on from there back what do you have? [/ QUOTE ] While I agree that the firewall & cowl portion of a car are it's true core, I don't necessarily think it's just heavy reconstruction we're talking about but more like borderline re-creation. I think it may be looked upon differently if it were something like the Uniontown Swiss Cheese Deuce, and it were repro Nova bodies we were talking about. Just saying if it were a legit COPO or Yenko car with some real history, and damage or rust through that absolutely necessitated the deep sixing of all but the cowl, then it seems like a matter of "save it" through "heavy reconstruction" or simply let it turn to dust. But "building" a regular '69 Camaro convertible in 2005 from only a cowl section and a repro body shell, having never owned anymore than the cowl portion of the original '69, hardly seems like restoration to me.  Kinda feels like transplanting a dead heart. 
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06-26-2005, 10:53 PM
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Re: GM Nationals in Carlisle 6/24 - 6/26
But the cowl section and that vin used to be a Camaro convert didn't it ? It looks like a good cowl section so should it just be thrown away ? If you had another convert that was hit hard in the front and this cowl section would fix it which vin should you use ? If you use the vin from the hit car then you have the wrong hidden vins.
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