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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: ESCONDIDO CA
2025 C2 of the Year ('63 and '67) Finalist - Unmodified
C2 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
TheCorvetteBen
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Van Alstyne, TX
Look at the the floors, or under the door panels. Those places usually tell you what the original color is.
BUT
I guarentee I can tell you a place where, regardless of the craftiness of the PO, there is guarenteed to be original paint. Look under the chrome trim that goes between the t-tops. I havent seen many people remove that to paint the car...
BUT
I guarentee I can tell you a place where, regardless of the craftiness of the PO, there is guarenteed to be original paint. Look under the chrome trim that goes between the t-tops. I havent seen many people remove that to paint the car...
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2001
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Well, that's a little high and mighty for me. A different motor, a Tremic 5 speed, rack and pinion steering, after market stock side pipes, and a long L88 hood-I'm not fooling any judges. If I put a 900 paint code trim tag in the door jamb, I'm filled with deceit. I can live with that.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,238
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From: ESCONDIDO CA
2025 C2 of the Year ('63 and '67) Finalist - Unmodified
C2 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
Phony/counterfeit to you. For me, replacing a long lost missing part, recklessly tossed away before anybody cared. My car came in a box, infact it came in alot of boxes. This is just one more part in a box.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 3,050
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From: Wichita KS
It is not just one more part in a box, in some states, modification/replacement of a trim tag is a felony.
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Belair Md
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the reason I asked the question is that a guy was telling me I could not be sure what the original color was going by leftover paint.then to show him my trim tag matched the daytona yellow paint I found.To my horror I have misplaced my tag,on one of the last days at my shop my tool box fell over almost crushing my wife and could have came out hit the floor and I may have overlooked it when clearing out the shop.And to one of the other questions some colors are a lot more desirable or more rare and will be worth more money. I once had a hemi orange 69 road runner convertible with all options but the rare part of the car was the color
Team Owner
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From: Southbound
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Keep looking and you might find your original tag.
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Belair Md
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Well I decided to go to the master of lost and found at my house and she said she put it with the title and vin plate and pulled it from the envelope! trim ZQ4 paint 984 code k13? and code crackers out there?
Team Owner
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From: Southbound
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Belair Md
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Yes I did and told her how smart she was to think of doing that because I am getting old and forgetful, blind and def. ps.but those things have an advantage too
like when you forget to do something?
like when you forget to do something?
Team Owner
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From: Southbound
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Repro if that's what you want and do not intend to have the car judged.
P. S. I have a '68 convertible. So do you.
