carnutt94

so why does it have the wrong body tag?? did the body get wasted in accident...and when they put the wrong year body back on they used that body's tag?????

sb69coupe

Frankly, there's no way for any of us here in cyberspace to know the answer to this. If the car has had the front clip replaced, perhaps they replaced the fiberglass in the drivers side door jamb too.

You need to do a thorough inspection of the car and look for evidence of damage, repairs, etc. My bet is that the front clip was replaced at some point with a 70-72 style, and the cast metal grilles are missing from the fender vents.

Email the pics to me at sburgess@employees.org and I'll post them for you.

Shannon

carnutt94

Hi Shannon, sent pics and message....Thanks again

carnutt94

Hi Shannon, sent pics and message....Thanks again...Allan

sb69coupe

Alright guys, here are the pics. In my opinion, the car has a '68 VIN and drivers side dash, but a later year passenger dash with the map pocket. The rear looks to be a '68 but the front is a weird hybrid with '73 style fender vents and a 70-72 front bumper and nose. Looks like the front fender and the rear portion behind the wheelwell were grafted together above the front wheel on the passenger front fender. It would be interesting to know what the inside of that wheelwell looks like. Is there a seam at the top of the wheel arch where the two panels join together?

Any other ideas?

Chuck Gongloff

Checked the NCRS JG, and they say August was the first month. The Black Book says September. I'd go with NCRS, so

G would be Feb. Chuck

Paul Borowski

In teh pics, looks like teh rear wheelwells were "modified" to match teh front "flares" BEHIND teh tire. Also, those ARE NOT '68 doors, they are '69-'82 style doors.

carnutt94

anyone have a 68 body lying around lol..

Budman68

I hope this wasn't your late fathers car or some sad story like that. I would dump this one, it's way to far gone for me. There are to many nice 68's you can buy and not have that much work. This would make a good custom or race car. Good luck.

carnutt94

then maybe i'll go custom...has value (sentimental)..my father was leaving me the cars i traded in his will...he is still alive ..done with his blessing but i couldn't get rid of it.(the vette)...HAVE to put it back together Allan...

TexasMadMan

There was no 975 paint code in 1968.

stingry

I know you don't want to dissapoint your dad but...

If the frame looks anything like the body on that car then you are looking a a very big moneypit. Find another 68 that is driveable and has a solid frame. Use this one for parts.

Pete

CGGorman

Oy, that's a real puzzle. Not much left there that's unique to '68. Does the driver door match the passenger? I suspect it was hit on the passenger side and the entire front of the car was replaced with donor parts form a rear-hit. I still don't understand the '73 fender vent on what sounds to be a '70 fender...

majic1984

Sorry to have to tell you this but the only thing that car is good for is parting out.

Robd

Allen,
there aint no telling what it really is without looking at it in person. it does have a 1968 guage cluster. Hey, if you have to desire and time and money to fix it go for it. like others have stated I would for sure go custom with it, they are a ton of cool tastefull things you can do to it to make it nice. It may even be a life long journey but as long as you have fun, thats what matters

Rob

Easy Mike

Front clip has been replaced. Doors are not '68; '69 or later; lower front fenders are '73 and later; upper fenders are '69 and later ('68s have no fender scripts and no holes for mounting them); hood is '73 and later.
Dash is '68 with ignition in dash; center cluster is 3 piece, non-AC '68.
Rear panels are correct '68.

carnutt94

rear panels are correct???? doesn't 68 have square clearance lights...these are rectangular with offset mounting surface....Allan

CGGorman

The exhaust closeout panel (below rear bumpers) is correct for '68. I can't see the rear corners in the picture well enough to tell what shape the clearance lights are on yours. The pictures I posted above are of a no-hit '68 body, so you can compare to those.

carnutt94

The frame, engine,trans,rear-end,brakes,ect, are all solid...guess i'm gonna go custom...have some ideas on the air ducts and nose and yes I do rebuild cars... my 73 B/B Camaro LTRS was a lot farther gone than this vette is.....carnutt

74FLCONV

Ran into him in town and he asked if I would trade my Toyota MR2's for it....Yes I traded...but car seems to have a lot of wrong year parts on it......Thanks for all your help....Allan

Can you get the MR2's back?

D. Ocean
Miami, FLA