1974 Owners ?
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1974 Owners ?
If any of you have a 74 built before November 10th can you tell me if it has the rubber washer hoses or the metal tubes attached to the arms.
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Tooch
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Hi,
A mismatched pair as Paul describes maybe isn't too unusual???
There's a slight difference in configuration between 70 and 71 grills.
Some early 71 cars have been seen with one of each configuration.
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Alan
A mismatched pair as Paul describes maybe isn't too unusual???
There's a slight difference in configuration between 70 and 71 grills.
Some early 71 cars have been seen with one of each configuration.
Regards,
Alan
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Tooch, been a long time since I've even looked at a '73-'74 Judging Guide. Does it address when the change took place in '73 from the small font VIN to the large font VIN? Another neat thing is that a lot of leather optioned cars came with the vinyl style sunvisors. Mine has them and it's a leather car.
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Tooch, been a long time since I've even looked at a '73-'74 Judging Guide. Does it address when the change took place in '73 from the small font VIN to the large font VIN? Another neat thing is that a lot of leather optioned cars came with the vinyl style sunvisors. Mine has them and it's a leather car.
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Yes it does as a matter of fact. We are planning to add actual photos showing the difference in font size in the new revision. As for the sun visors. I'm pretty certain that all the 73-74 cars came with the comfort weave vinyl visors in both standard or deluxe interiors. The size of the visors changed in 74 because of the larger rear view mirror.
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...the reason I mentioned the visors because in 1996 when the '74s were fairly new to being judged, at the NCRS Carlisle Regional that year I got a full deduct on the vinyl visors and my car has leather interior. One judge even thought in my paint code 80L, the "L" stood for leather.
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Yes and it is NOT the '73 style that was some kind of fiberglass paper/sheeting that was on '73 Corvettes. It is just some kind of lightly laminated paper or like sticker paper-kinda like return address sticker paper in a way.
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VIN 11781, December 14, 1973, both wipers have rubber hose.
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