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Old Dec 20, 2016 | 10:31 PM
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Did all 63's have fiberglass headlight buckets. Also will a magnet stick to 64 to 67 headlight buckets. I think that they are made of pot metal but I am not sure. I hope that somebody can clarify.
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I believe its generally accepted that all '63's came with fiberglass headlight buckets. There are of course, several running variations of '63 headlight buckets, depending primarily on whether the headlight bezel is screwed in from the front (early) or screwed in on the side (late).

The early and late buckets vary quite a bit in construction.

Later 64-67 buckets are made of aluminum.

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Originally Posted by Dougs63
I believe its generally accepted that all '63's came with fiberglass headlight buckets. There are of course, several running variations of '63 headlight buckets, depending primarily on whether the headlight bezel is screwed in from the front (early) or screwed in on the side (late).

The early and late buckets vary quite a bit in construction.

Later 64-67 buckets are made of aluminum.
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