68 Trim Plate......?
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68 Trim Plate......?
I'm not familiar with how it was done in 68, but I know the earlier cars had these plates riveted with special fasteners. I've never seen them screwed on like this. What can you tell from the #'s? What say you C3 freaks? Thanks gents.
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To start with, somebody has had that trim plate off the car. All trim plates were installed with pot rivets. There was nothing special about them though, they were just regular pop rivets.
From the info on it, the plate says that the car should have a black vinyl interior (STD), and LeMans Blue exterior (976). The "E12" is the body build date, which I think would be Jan. 12, for a 1968 Corvette (E being the 5th month of production). From the body build date, I would guess that the VIN should be somewhere around #9,000.
I can't tell from the picture, if this is a real or repr trim tag, but either way, I would be very suspect of this car.
From the info on it, the plate says that the car should have a black vinyl interior (STD), and LeMans Blue exterior (976). The "E12" is the body build date, which I think would be Jan. 12, for a 1968 Corvette (E being the 5th month of production). From the body build date, I would guess that the VIN should be somewhere around #9,000.
I can't tell from the picture, if this is a real or repr trim tag, but either way, I would be very suspect of this car.
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I have a 68 Lemans blue car with std. interior. No Phillips head screws on these 
Rivets only as GB stated. Someone has removed this plate from this or another car perhaps to "create" what they wanted.
Rivets only as GB stated. Someone has removed this plate from this or another car perhaps to "create" what they wanted.
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To start with, somebody has had that trim plate off the car. All trim plates were installed with pot rivets. There was nothing special about them though, they were just regular pop rivets.
From the info on it, the plate says that the car should have a black vinyl interior (STD), and LeMans Blue exterior (976). The "E12" is the body build date, which I think would be Jan. 12, for a 1968 Corvette (E being the 5th month of production). From the body build date, I would guess that the VIN should be somewhere around #9,000.
I can't tell from the picture, if this is a real or repr trim tag, but either way, I would be very suspect of this car.
From the info on it, the plate says that the car should have a black vinyl interior (STD), and LeMans Blue exterior (976). The "E12" is the body build date, which I think would be Jan. 12, for a 1968 Corvette (E being the 5th month of production). From the body build date, I would guess that the VIN should be somewhere around #9,000.
I can't tell from the picture, if this is a real or repr trim tag, but either way, I would be very suspect of this car.
9000!....
How about 194678S406634I'm laughing because this is the car we built the 468 big block for, and the owner hasn't got a clue about these cars, and paid WAY too much money for it about 5 years ago. NOW he's into finding out what he's got! Dah!
So I should check the redline (5600?) and the ujoint caps or straps to find out if it's even an original BB car? Anything else? The hoods isn't a GM item. Are the halfshafts bigger, 3 in?
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I don't have a 68 Judging Manual at the shop, but the info I do have here, says that the last car built in Jan. was VIN 10386, which is why I guessed at about 9,000. Did 68 body builds begin in August 67, and not Sept., like the actual car production?
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The pic of the tach above indicates a 427-435hp tri-power car if I'm not mistaken? If it is indeed the original unit, this car may have been a pretty special car, before someone chopped it all up, and reassembled it!
Are the numbers on the frame easy to see? Above the drivers rear kick?
Are the numbers on the frame easy to see? Above the drivers rear kick?
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