Differences between. 70/71 and 72
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My confusion :-)
Per NCRS member:
Some have posted here with VERY late '71 cars reporting conventional clear glass/amber bulbs in their cars. It was reasonably common practice for 'cross over' parts to happen sort of randomly near the change of a model year based on on-hand inventory from last year vs. available stores of next year's component for parts that would interchange. My copy of the '70-72 JG says:
"Front 1970-71 parking lamps use clear plastic lenses with amber bulbs. Screws holding in the 1970 lensesare chrome, corss recess with a special knurled shank. All 1972 Corvettes use amber colored lenses...."
In other words, the current JG text doesn't provide for late '71 cars with '72 amber parking lamp lenses.
And:
See, I told you.
I made Mike Antonick change the Black Book to at least get rid of stating that 71's had amber lenses. He left if the "some" part in the description, but it's better than it used to be.
I have seen some VERY, VERY late 71s, and all had original clear lenses. Terry McManmon once told me that he had never seen an original 71 with amber lenses, and I supposed he's seen more than I have.
Patrick
Per NCRS member:
Some have posted here with VERY late '71 cars reporting conventional clear glass/amber bulbs in their cars. It was reasonably common practice for 'cross over' parts to happen sort of randomly near the change of a model year based on on-hand inventory from last year vs. available stores of next year's component for parts that would interchange. My copy of the '70-72 JG says:
"Front 1970-71 parking lamps use clear plastic lenses with amber bulbs. Screws holding in the 1970 lensesare chrome, corss recess with a special knurled shank. All 1972 Corvettes use amber colored lenses...."
In other words, the current JG text doesn't provide for late '71 cars with '72 amber parking lamp lenses.
And:
See, I told you.
I made Mike Antonick change the Black Book to at least get rid of stating that 71's had amber lenses. He left if the "some" part in the description, but it's better than it used to be.
I have seen some VERY, VERY late 71s, and all had original clear lenses. Terry McManmon once told me that he had never seen an original 71 with amber lenses, and I supposed he's seen more than I have.
Patrick
