Now I've Seen Everything
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Drifting
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From: Coralville Iowa
Now I've Seen Everything
I'm not sure what to say.
I did not know that you could buy a Corvette Trim Tag on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/68-69...QQcmdZViewItem
I querried "trim" for my 68 quarter and came up with this on the page.
Doesn't the vin # tie out with the trim tag on the build order from GM?
I guess I have been a little naive. I suppose a guy could make his car any color/interior combo he wanted with the right trim tag.
Seems a little under handed to me.
Oh well.
PS Still looking for 68 Vert Quarter Trim
I did not know that you could buy a Corvette Trim Tag on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/68-69...QQcmdZViewItem
I querried "trim" for my 68 quarter and came up with this on the page.
Doesn't the vin # tie out with the trim tag on the build order from GM?
I guess I have been a little naive. I suppose a guy could make his car any color/interior combo he wanted with the right trim tag.
Seems a little under handed to me.
Oh well.
PS Still looking for 68 Vert Quarter Trim
Last edited by highschool67; Apr 17, 2006 at 01:09 PM.
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Originally Posted by highschool67
...Doesn't the vin # tie out with the trim tag on the build order from GM?...
Last edited by Easy Mike; Apr 18, 2006 at 09:51 AM.
Burning Brakes
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YEP... that is why numbers matching is subjective... I would rather have a well build restoration than a suspect numbers matching... Hell, even documentation can be false anymore...buyer beware.
Also, isn't there aftermarket trim tags already out there?
Also, isn't there aftermarket trim tags already out there?
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Interesting. The guy that sold me my '69 L46 was heavily involved in the corvette hobby and well known to the local corvette clubs in the city I formerly lived in. He also would buy trim tags. I never quite understood WHY.
NOTE: The trim tag on my L46 is shiny new... But the VIN tag on the windshield pillar is original and the VIN matches the stamping on the block (which also looks very old). So, he may have swapped the trim tag but not sure why unless it was missing or damaged. The car's current color does not match the Riverside Gold exterior color code on the trim tag (it was painted mille miglia red over 10 years ago).
NOTE: The trim tag on my L46 is shiny new... But the VIN tag on the windshield pillar is original and the VIN matches the stamping on the block (which also looks very old). So, he may have swapped the trim tag but not sure why unless it was missing or damaged. The car's current color does not match the Riverside Gold exterior color code on the trim tag (it was painted mille miglia red over 10 years ago).
