Replacement or Original??
Burning Brakes
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I don't think mine does but would have to look. My question is still, how did the carpet match without the hole in it. It was the same as the floor and rear compartment. If it was black or some color that the dye lots weren't that far off I would agree. But saddle is tough to match under any circumstances. But you are probably correct, I will consider it as a replacement unit.
Steve
I don't think mine does but would have to look. My question is still, how did the carpet match without the hole in it. It was the same as the floor and rear compartment. If it was black or some color that the dye lots weren't that far off I would agree. But saddle is tough to match under any circumstances. But you are probably correct, I will consider it as a replacement unit.
Steve
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Melting Slicks
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From: Northern MN
St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15-'16-'17
Joel,
Mine was still the original carpet, badly weathered but there. Still had the original tags, etc on it when I pulled it. My car sat from 1972 to 1979 when I bought it so I doubt that anyone tried to restore it before I got it. If you look at photos of it when I bought it you will understand. It had bleached out Red Metal Flake paint. So badly bleached that the only portion of the paint on the roof was the metal flake, which you could wipe off with your hand. The sides of the car were spider webbed from the 8 to 10 coats of clear on it. Not a good lookin car.
Steve
Instructor
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From: Gettysburg
Per Nassau66427's query; my board did not have a jacking instructions adhered to it. Carpet also does not have the corresponding hole. Interior is black on Milano Maroon. Interesting that Steve's and my build dates are within a week of one another.
Mike
Mike
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Original jack stowage cover boards had a jack instructions sticker, a positraction sticker, a J.P. Stevens inspection sticker, and the stainless bezel in the thumb hole with three bent-over tabs on the back side. 
Safety Car
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From: Bandera Texas
The Master has spoken !!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Northern MN
St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15-'16-'17
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Nothing to be sorry for. If it is a replacement, it's a replacement. We were just trying to figure out why since both cars had so few miles on them when purchased that they would have needed replacement already. That's all.
Steve
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From: Greenville, Indiana
When I bought my car I noticed that the cover for the jack compartment did not have a hole for gaining access. I looked at other cars of the same vintage and all of them had holes. My car appeared to have the original interior in it when I bought it. It was old and falling apart from sitting out in the sun too long. Is it possible that Chevrolet produced these access covers without the hole and installed them in some cars?? Maybe JohnZ knows.
Steve
Steve
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From: Greenville, Indiana
When I bought my car I noticed that the cover for the jack compartment did not have a hole for gaining access. I looked at other cars of the same vintage and all of them had holes. My car appeared to have the original interior in it when I bought it. It was old and falling apart from sitting out in the sun too long. Is it possible that Chevrolet produced these access covers without the hole and installed them in some cars?? Maybe JohnZ knows.
Steve
Steve
