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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 05:08 PM
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Ok, so I had all these pictures from my 78 and needed to learn Adobe CS4 so decided to use the pics to illustrate the concept of matching numbers. I look at matching numbers in the context of body assembly, engine and tranny and date codes. Let me know if I have left something out.

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Very nice!!!
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Hi Tom,
That's a VERY nice piece of work!
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Hi - this is very helpful -- I was looking for something like this.

Has your car been re-painted? The trim tag looks like it's been sprayed over.
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Originally Posted by Fauvette
Has your car been re-painted? The trim tag looks like it's been sprayed over.
You may have missed it...but the article explains this so take some time to absorb what is written and I believe you'll find the answer to your question.
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I missed that -- thanks! I didn't know they routinely painted over the trim tags in the factory in '78 -- hadn't seen that before...
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