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Old Apr 2, 2020 | 10:40 AM
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If anyone has an upper front driver side molding for a hardtop they would part with I need one, for a 61.

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Old Apr 13, 2020 | 06:15 PM
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Still looking! I have run across passenger sides but no drivers. Anybody?
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Richard Fortier has one on his website
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Old Apr 13, 2020 | 10:21 PM
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I edited my first post to say what I need. I wasn't clear and it looks like you were referring to the upper grill molding.

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Old Apr 17, 2020 | 10:42 PM
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I ran across one finally! I think I'll hold out a little longer.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvette-St...QAAOSwLhBatTGV
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Old Apr 18, 2020 | 06:18 AM
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Some sellers - you can buy two serviceable hardtops for that price....
You should call Matt at Glassworks out of PA and see if he has something lying around..
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Both sides 2K. Looks like about $750 ea is the going price, IF you can find one. Left is always harder to get than right. Might try David Sokolowski in CA. I sold him several years ago. Matt doesn't show any available on his website. Mary Jo doesn't seem to have any. Seems to be very hard to find. I'd probably go with the item below, and sell the right side.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pr-Original...gAAOSwDn5bMmLf

Here is a whole top, from a forum member, recently listed. How about buy it (asking price is $2,800), and part your top out.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...e-hardtop.html

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I called Matt first, he doesn't want to let go of one right now. He said maybe at the end of the summer. I kinda figured when I screwed mine up it wouldn't be too hard to find one. I thought there has to be a ton of ruined tops out there with stainless still available maybe around 150-250. Yeah that worked out good. I have 2 located, the first was on the very upper end of what I want to pay. The second is still pricey so I'm holding out to see if I can find a better price. I don't know why but the passenger side is available but the driver side is very hard to find.
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James a JT Piper was able to locate 2. I bought the 2nd one. I've removed the normal dents on the front edge and have it mostly polished. Of course this is where I was on the original one. I need to improve my polishing skills but that's hard to accomplish when you are the teacher and the student. Anyway I've read some negative comments about Piper's here about them being expensive. James did a lot of looking and sold it for a reasonable price.
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To the best of my knowledge, the 57-62 hardtop header stainless pieces are the same.
I can't believe someone is asking $5K for that piece!
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The guy that has them listed for $5k had them previously listed for $2,900. They didn't sell for that so it makes perfectly good sense to raise the price to 5Gs.
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James a JT Piper was able to locate 2. I bought the 2nd one. I've removed the normal dents on the front edge and have it mostly polished. Of course this is where I was on the original one. I need to improve my polishing skills but that's hard to accomplish when you are the teacher and the student. Anyway I've read some negative comments about Piper's here about them being expensive. James did a lot of looking and sold it for a reasonable price.
Robert, that piece looks fantastic. I have just finished dp90 and 2k on my top panel and am single stage inca silver painting color in the morning...I hope. Will continue on my hardtop thread that I had going but got overwhelmed! Mine is coming out out perfectly so far and hope that my thread on rebuilding instead of ID'ing parts will help others. I am going to put a price of what I have in this top which seems I would have been better off just buying one from Glassworks already done...but then I would not have had the fun of doing it. Bill
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