78 pace t-tops
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Question??? 78 pace t-tops
i own a 78 pace vette and i recevied an additional set of smoke colored/ tinted t-tops with it. the lady whose husband owned it had an extra set. i have always assumed that the blue tinted/ mirrored ones were original, are they? Or are the extra set ( the smoke tinted ones that are not mirrored ) the original ones? 
Last edited by b dub 1321; Jul 21, 2004 at 08:45 PM.
The mirrored blue tinted tops are original to the 78 Pace Car. 
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"mirrored blue tinted tops are original"[QUOTE]
thanks, i've thought about selling the gray colored ones. does anyone know what they might be worth? they are in mint - excellent condition. bdub.
thanks, i've thought about selling the gray colored ones. does anyone know what they might be worth? they are in mint - excellent condition. bdub.
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If the blue mirrored tops are real Libbey Owens Ford (LOF) M-1131's, buy a soft case for them and put them in a closet or somewhere that they will never be harmed. They are worth big bucks comparatively. I bought the passenger side M-1131 for my vette after breaking the original off of ebay for $450, and got an amazing deal. I was quoted $700+ to install a used piece of M-1131 glass in my top from a popular vette top website.
The driver's side is much more difficult to find.
Again, I think you would be well off to store the originals and use the others. If you break the others, they are replaceable, the M-1131's are slowly becoming closer to un-replaceable. I have read somewhere the last set of brand new M-1131's sold for $3,000.
The driver's side is much more difficult to find.
Again, I think you would be well off to store the originals and use the others. If you break the others, they are replaceable, the M-1131's are slowly becoming closer to un-replaceable. I have read somewhere the last set of brand new M-1131's sold for $3,000.
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Originally Posted by b dub 1321
i own a 78 pace vette and i recevied an additional set of smoke colored/ tinted t-tops with it. the lady whose husband owned it had an extra set. i have always assumed that the blue tinted/ mirrored ones were original, are they? Or are the extra set ( the smoke tinted ones that are not mirrored ) the original ones?
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date codes
the glass on the car is date coded XJ. the passenger side t-top is LOF blue m-1131 and coded YJ. the driver side is also LOF blue m-1131 coded GA. what does this mean?
