68 titled...body is?????
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68 titled...body is?????
Hi All, Brand new to the site....I purchased a titled 68 t-top,327/350hp,4speed car but the body doesn't match what a 68 is supposed to be...It has a front clip that takes a steel bumper but has an opening behind the front wheel like a 73.....clearance lights are rectangulal instead of square...but all 4 tail lights are red with reverse lights down between exhaust and license plate....any ideas????
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..Allan...aka.. carnutt94
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Without seeing a pic, it sounds like a 68 with 73 and up side vents.
Is the ignition on the dash or steering column?
How about the front parking lamps? are they round?
someone could have swapped the front clip, but like I said, hard to tell without a picture.
Is the ignition on the dash or steering column?
How about the front parking lamps? are they round?
someone could have swapped the front clip, but like I said, hard to tell without a picture.
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68??
ignition is in dash...has no grill ....rectangular clearance lights on all 4 corners....thought 68s were square....has green guages.....full length hood...(no wiper door)...only power is power steering....4 wheel disc no vac booster...door pull handles are diaginal.....steel bumpers front and rear....title is 68..vin matches.....Thanks...
Last edited by carnutt94; Apr 12, 2005 at 03:34 PM.
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What you described is all 68 except the fender vents. 68 and 69 had four vertical louvers. The rear-most louver was blocked off and the other three passed through to the engine compartment.
These are all of my 68.
Click on picture for a larger view...
These are all of my 68.
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There should be wiper door.....sounds like this car was modded or was involved in an accident and some previous owner replaced body panels to his likeing, not to what was orginal to the car.
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68??
The vin is194378S412032....the body tag in the drivers door is
CHEVROLET G25
TRIM 400 975 PAINT
I don't even know what color it was originally....floorpan is red....doorjams are silver.....tele steering column is blue on lower part...any help guys???????
CHEVROLET G25
TRIM 400 975 PAINT
I don't even know what color it was originally....floorpan is red....doorjams are silver.....tele steering column is blue on lower part...any help guys???????
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Originally Posted by carnutt94
The vin is194378S412032....the body tag in the drivers door is
CHEVROLET G25
TRIM 400 975 PAINT
I don't even know what color it was originally....floorpan is red....doorjams are silver.....tele steering column is blue on lower part...any help guys???????
CHEVROLET G25
TRIM 400 975 PAINT
I don't even know what color it was originally....floorpan is red....doorjams are silver.....tele steering column is blue on lower part...any help guys???????
I find NO listing in 68 showing TRIM 400 or PAINT 975.
PAINT 975 is listed as Marlboro Maroon in 1970.
TRIM 400 is listed as Black Vinyl, also again in 1970. ???? Chuck
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sure it isnt a clip from a 70 without the steel screen over the fender vent? they did away with wiper doors for 70 right? it of course has a steel front bumper,and the paint codes match a 70..
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Originally Posted by Sacredgrooves
sure it isnt a clip from a 70 without the steel screen over the fender vent? they did away with wiper doors for 70 right? it of course has a steel front bumper,and the paint codes match a 70..
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Originally Posted by Sacredgrooves
sure it isnt a clip from a 70 without the steel screen over the fender vent? they did away with wiper doors for 70 right? it of course has a steel front bumper,and the paint codes match a 70..
That's a good thought!
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From: near Elsberry Mo StL C-3 Sharks
would the 70 fender vent look like a 73 if it didn't have the grill in it...there are no holes to mount anything except 3 small holes above the vent........this car has been setting under a tree for the last 7 years,was stripped of all outer pieces/trim for paint...then the guy that was doing it got busted for drugs...cops took everything.....released the vette cause owner had title but kept all parts that were taken off.That's where I came in.....he approached me and asked if i was interested in trading my MR2's for it....didn't want to seem too anxious..said i would get back with him.....H**L Yes i traded ...but car seems to be a lot of wrong year pieces.....lots of work to do...
Thanks for all info you can help with....carnutt94....confused 68 vette 
.......vette with a lot of history/drama...if only it could tell me the story
Thanks for all info you can help with....carnutt94....confused 68 vette
.......vette with a lot of history/drama...if only it could tell me the story
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How about the bottom of the rear of the front wheel openings??? Do they have that "small flare"??? '68/'69 DID NOT have this little "flare". Look at the lower back of the opening of the rear wheels. It should not have those "small flares" unless this area was modified. If your front does, with that tag you mentioned, it most likely is a 1970 front clip.
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Have you checked the numbers on the engine block to see where IT came from?
From reading above, it sure sounds '70, with a a '73 hood and fenders. I guess the steel bumper brackets could be original and the fenders were modified to fit the front?
Jim
From reading above, it sure sounds '70, with a a '73 hood and fenders. I guess the steel bumper brackets could be original and the fenders were modified to fit the front?
Jim
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From: near Elsberry Mo StL C-3 Sharks
new to site haven't figured out how to post a few pics, but i do have some....could send them to someone...if interested......I'll get the engine #s and post them too....was told engine was right but you know how that is.....Thanks again..
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Originally Posted by Chuck Gongloff
The G25 shows a body build "date" of March 25. According to your VIN, 12,032, your car should have been built in Feb. of 68.
11780 = G20, 12709 = G29 so your #12032 could fit right in as a G25. but not really relevant if the paint and trim aren't 1968 codes.
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Originally Posted by PRNDL
for 1968 isn't G = Feb? A= August. Anyway, from 68 registry,
11780 = G20, 12709 = G29 so your #12032 could fit right in as a G25. but not really relevant if the paint and trim aren't 1968 codes.
11780 = G20, 12709 = G29 so your #12032 could fit right in as a G25. but not really relevant if the paint and trim aren't 1968 codes.
Maybe other sources say August. I'll double check.BUT, as you say, the codes aren't 68 codes. Chuck