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Old Jun 23, 2007 | 01:30 AM
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Would someone explain what is meant by "original bonding seams" ?
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Here's a pic of the front seam; mine had a laminate of fiberglass over it that I removed. My friend's original 72 you can see these seams along the length of the car (except doors), that's how he could tell its never been wrecked.
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Here's a couple photos showing the bonding seams on my '75. My car still has most of the original paint, but when I paint it one day, the seams will be smoothed. They only look like this if no body work has been performed. In varying degrees, this is how they looked from the factory.



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Excellent examples! Nice pictures.

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Thank you very much!
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