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Old Jun 4, 2020 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan J
I thought the AO Smith bodies did not have the pimple, just St. Louis bodies.
ALL midyear assembly-line upper surround panels had the "pimple" in the drain trough; there was only one steam-heated (steel) mold, at MFG in Ashtabula, and that plant fed the Body Shops at both St. Louis and A.O. Smith-Ionia. They both got the same panel from the same mold at MFG.

Photo below shows the high-tech resin measurement/dispensing operation at MFG while preparing the midyear upper surround mold for closure.


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Yes it is.

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Old Jun 4, 2020 | 04:12 PM
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it was there on original cars but can be added very easy doing body work with a drop of resin
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Old Jun 4, 2020 | 04:24 PM
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Ya' get any extra points for this zit?

You should but then someone would try to fake it. Oh, wait, they already do?

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Originally Posted by MikeM
Ya' get any extra points for this zit?

You should but then someone would try to fake it. Oh, wait, they already do?
no extra points but its been faked before
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My car is very much a driver that has been ridden hard and put away wet more than once. It has also been repainted. It still has the zit.
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Is it on all C2 cars?
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Old Jun 4, 2020 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ericisback
Is it on all C2 cars?
as far as I know it was on all mid year panels and I would think also on over the counter top surrounds too
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Here's one I took from a friends '67, I'm 99.9% sure its original.
My '67 doesn't have one because it's restored.



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Not a dimple. More of a pimple.
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The dot had its own thread a while back, long and distinguished, a bit over the top, but befitting one of the few characteristics found on every C2. Now, there are those who claim that certain runs of cars did not have these dots, but those are likely the same guys who swear there were 67 327 cars with big block hoods. maybe did just a bit too much blotter acid...
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Originally Posted by Vettrocious
The dot had its own thread a while back, long and distinguished, a bit over the top, but befitting one of the few characteristics found on every C2. Now, there are those who claim that certain runs of cars did not have these dots, but those are likely the same guys who swear there were 67 327 cars with big block hoods. maybe did just a bit too much blotter acid...
I have one on my '63,'65s,'66 and '67. I also do not have one on a couple of my cars. But I know for a fact that some young guy that looks a lot like me during restoration sanded that pimple off

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Yep, my 65 Convertible still has its pimple next to the 13th vent slot.


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Originally Posted by Vettrocious
The dot had its own thread a while back, long and distinguished, a bit over the top, but befitting one of the few characteristics found on every C2. Now, there are those who claim that certain runs of cars did not have these dots, but those are likely the same guys who swear there were 67 327 cars with big block hoods. maybe
did just a bit too much blotter acid...
In my defense, I did search for “dimple” before I posted the question; however, I did not search for “zit” or “dot”.
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Originally Posted by provette67
I have one on my '63,'65s,'66 and '67.
And it's there on my factory paint 64. so, that settles it. They all had it when new. You could call it a mole, or a beauty mark. To remove it would be sacrilege.
You wouldn't suggest she remove hers, would you?


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I had never heard of this until this thread, so naturally I had to go out and check my ‘66. Yep, it’s there😁
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Originally Posted by 65hihp
And it's there on my factory paint 64. so, that settles it. They all had it when new. You could call it a mole, or a beauty mark. To remove it would be sacrilege.
You wouldn't suggest she remove hers, would you?

i would suggest that she remove her clothes
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Originally Posted by provette67
i would suggest that she remove her clothes
She has but you can't post it here.
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Originally Posted by 1963GrayGray
Not a dimple. More of a pimple.
where the hell did u do your dermatology residency Dave? at KC's potporie?out of a cracker jack box? that's a papule. pimples are full of pus. get yer helmet on boy. mike
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