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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 10:34 AM
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Has anyone noticed that their spare tire tray is signed? I pulled my space-saver out the other day to check it's condition and noticed the Date 6-4-90 and A171 with a signature that looks like Gary under it on the inside of the tray.

Are these parts signed and dated at Bowling Green as a final assembly step? I ordered this car in May, 90 and took delivery in July, 90 so the date fits.

Thanks for any info,

Mick

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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 10:59 AM
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Never noticed anything on my '90s spare.
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 11:04 AM
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The one on my '96 dosen't have anything like that on it.
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Maybe "Gary" was just so excited he got to work on the nicest Quasar Blue '90, he signed it.
I'll post a picture next time I have it exposed.

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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 11:36 AM
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Production line stopped. The things that happen when someone is bored. I had a car with a tit tat toe (#) game on the frame.
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No, Gary never signed mine.

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Originally Posted by PLRX
No, Gary never signed mine.

I know him! He's the poster child for helmet laws
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Originally Posted by PLRX
No, Gary never signed mine.
Careful Pete,
Your age is showing. I remember that crash too, he lost control of his Hardly Ableson leaving a dealer lot in SoCal. He 'may' have seen my Vette at the Rock Store over the years since I lived out there for 17 years but he never signed it.

Mick
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Originally Posted by QZRBLU
Careful Pete,
Your age is showing. I remember that crash too, he lost control of his Hardly Ableson leaving a dealer lot in SoCal. He 'may' have seen my Vette at the Rock Store over the years since I lived out there for 17 years but he never signed it.

Mick
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Originally Posted by QZRBLU
Maybe "Gary" was just so excited he got to work on the nicest Quasar Blue '90, he signed it.
I'll post a picture next time I have it exposed.

Mick
When I worked on C-141s, the top of the T-tail (accessible from the inside with a ladder, BTW) was signed by Air Force mechanics from all over the world...name, date, and location! Perhaps Larry was right, things just got a tad 'boring'....
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[Hokies83] Mine was signed 10/4/1993, that's proof it is a true '83[/hokies83]
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