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Old 04-05-2018, 02:19 AM
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I don't know why but these videos are so nice to look at.
It is nice to see parts for our beloved cars beeing made:

http://www.corvetteamerica.com/video...AmadeTour1.mp4

http://www.corvetteamerica.com/video...AmadeTour2.mp4

http://www.corvetteamerica.com/video...eDoorPanel.mp4

http://www.corvetteamerica.com/video...eatInstall.mp4

http://www.corvetteamerica.com/video...eatInstall.mp4

http://www.corvetteamerica.com/video...eatInstall.mp4

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Wow, really cool, I came away with a better appreciation of the tooling, materials, skill, and cost required to make our parts.
Thanks for posting.
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Very cool! Thanks for posting!
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I got a tour of the factory several years ago it really give you a better understanding how much work goes into every piece that they make.
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Really interesting and informative. The '65-'67 door panels require a lot of hand labor. Dennis
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Very interesting videos! Thanks for posting.
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very cool!

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I'm just getting into restoring a '64 I inherited and am finding that nobody has reproductions for the outer rear window trim. Is there a little known place making/selling those that I can't find? Or do people just have to look for used?
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Originally Posted by Aaron
I'm just getting into restoring a '64 I inherited and am finding that nobody has reproductions for the outer rear window trim. Is there a little known place making/selling those that I can't find? Or do people just have to look for used?
Part of the recreation of these cars can be the hunt for parts that are no longer made. For some. At least it's not a pre-war Voison.

It took me three years to find the right engine block and four years to find the right heads.

1964 coupe rear window trim?? That could be tough, but not as bad as 1963 SWC window trim, which until recently as only available used, and often went for up to $2500.

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