Is This Unusual?
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 203
Likes: 11
From: Houston
Is This Unusual?
I spent the morning crawling around the car looking for some kind of documentation. Found nothing. I pulled the t top headliners out and noticed that GM was written on both t tops in white crayon. The car is a 68 with original paint and interior and probably the first time the headliners have been off. Anyone else have it on theirs?
Left t top.
Right t top.
Left t top.
Right t top.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 24,125
Likes: 15
From: Columbia Missouri
I'm not sure what the initials mean but I have found a few panels with markings just like those all over my car.
They are probably marks put on while it was being assembles and all the panels were being checked for use.
They are probably marks put on while it was being assembles and all the panels were being checked for use.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,028
Likes: 2
From: North NJ
You'll may notice the GM employees wrote stuff all over the underside of the body with crayon/chalk as it went down the assembly line. I had scribble on every body peice. Probably helped them track what was completed. Pretty neat. I had a hard time painting over it when I detailed my underbody with lizardskin.
Racer
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 419
Likes: 3
From: San Jose California
I remember the body of my car (when doing the ground-up) had either "red" or the paint code color written behind the luggage area in crayon.
Dodge Vipers are the same way . .. the bumper skins have initials or signature scribbles on them in crayon.
Very interesting
Dodge Vipers are the same way . .. the bumper skins have initials or signature scribbles on them in crayon.
Very interesting
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 203
Likes: 11
From: Houston
The Job number is written on the car in several places. Usually on the firewall, luggage area and forward of the gas tank. This corresponds with the number written somewhere on the build sheet. I was wondering if anyone has seen specifically "GM" written anywhere on the car. I ask this because the brother of the deceased previous owner said that GM used the car as a promotions vehicle for a couple years and then auctioned off in 70. Unfortunately I have no documentation and just wondering if this may be some kind of indication of what he is saying may be true. Thanks, Mike
