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Original Color?, Can the Chassis # / Paint Code Tag be wrong? |
Carofornia_Kid |
Oct 14 2007, 10:55 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 12-October 07 From: Central Carolina Member No.: 8,216 |
Hello oh wise ones. A newbie here with a question about my '72 1.7's original color. The riveted Chassis Tag in the LF door jamb says the car's color is L80E (Light Ivory). The color showing through the VIN/Compliance sticker in the LR door jamb clearly shows L13M (Saturn Yellow). Chassis # stampings in the RR trunk, on the RF fender and on the riveted Data Tag on the RF headlight bucket all agree with the Chassis Tag. Every crevice and cavity of the car shows L13M paint. The edges of the "taped-off", Earl Scheib-type yellow repaint of the car reveals a factory original-looking L13M paint. The PO got the girl into an argument with a guardrail, and the LF sheetmetal was replaced (fairly well) from the tire forward and across to the edge of the RF headlight. The red donor sheetmetal is covered with the Earl Scheib-type yellow paint.
Is the Chassis Tag paint code stamping wrong? And on a tangential note, are the Fuchs-style wheel covers hard to find? Pricey? Thanks for any help ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
davep |
Oct 16 2007, 07:59 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,195 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
Now those are some of the best such photos I have seen. Thanks very much.
It would be interesting to see the COA, especially in light of the error on the Karmann tag. Documented proof of the error is always useful. If you and Pat Garvey can beat up on PCNA to give useful COA's, then that would also help. In reality they are always useful, but they can have errors, and they can provide better information. They should be able to provide the engine type code as well as the engine number. They should be able to provide option codes along with the option description. They should be able to provide interior option codes along with the description of the carpet & upholstery. I have seen them include dealer information, and despite the fact that the vast majority say that the transmission # is not recorded, at least one COA included it. The 'birth date' is usually given as the first of the month indicating that either the correct date was not recorded, or the preparer is just lazy. My own database includes the body #'s when I know them. Your engine and transmission #'s would also be very useful. Some cars I like to document the hell out of, since it provides reference points for the rest of them. When restoring the car be very careful to preserve the compliance decal. It can never be replaced exactly as it is. |
Carofornia_Kid |
Oct 17 2007, 02:30 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 12-October 07 From: Central Carolina Member No.: 8,216 |
There's absolutely no way I'd ever touch the Compliance Sticker/VIN Decal now. I love the Saturn Yellow. It's original to the car, and that's what she'll stay. Not to run blindly with the herd, but bold yellows seem to be the "power color" of choice for cars these days. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Following up with pics of the engine and transmission #s for your database. I suppose I'll go ahead and work on getting the COA. Will check back in with you when I've got that info. Thanks ...
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