SWC Interior Trim Question
09-15-2018, 10:54 AM
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SWC Interior Trim Question
I have seen a few SWC's that have chrome trim on the interior around the windshield header and the door openings. The one that I looked at in Bastrop, Texas had the trim. There is also a 63 on Craigslist in Los Angeles that has now appeared on Ebay that has the same trim and even has it around the rear windows (on the interior). Was that a factory option or is that just something that someone did to those cars.
09-15-2018, 11:04 AM
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No it was never a option. The inside trim was always interior color
09-15-2018, 11:41 AM
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As stated all the interior garnish moldings are painted. The exterior reveal moldings are all stainless steel.
For the '63 red interior there are three paint codes that I'll call low, medium, and high gloss. As far as I can tell the only different is gloss... all are the same shade.
The lower windshield garnish molding is low gloss, side and top garnish moldings are high gloss. The halo panel is medium gloss and I believe the backlights garnish moldings are also medium gloss.
I don't have paint codes for the other interior colors, but I expect they followed the same pattern.
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For the '63 red interior there are three paint codes that I'll call low, medium, and high gloss. As far as I can tell the only different is gloss... all are the same shade.
The lower windshield garnish molding is low gloss, side and top garnish moldings are high gloss. The halo panel is medium gloss and I believe the backlights garnish moldings are also medium gloss.
I don't have paint codes for the other interior colors, but I expect they followed the same pattern.
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09-15-2018, 01:21 PM
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For the '63 red interior there are three paint codes that I'll call low, medium, and high gloss. As far as I can tell the only different is gloss... all are the same shade.
The lower windshield garnish molding is low gloss, side and top garnish moldings are high gloss. The halo panel is medium gloss and I believe the backlights garnish moldings are also medium gloss.
The lower windshield garnish molding is low gloss, side and top garnish moldings are high gloss. The halo panel is medium gloss and I believe the backlights garnish moldings are also medium gloss.
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09-15-2018, 04:17 PM
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Is it this car. It will probably sell for around 70K. People will give 70K for junk but when you ask 95/100K for a real nice one they have a heart attack.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-Chevro...tblATq&vxp=mtr
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-Chevro...tblATq&vxp=mtr
09-15-2018, 04:28 PM
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Is it this car. It will probably sell for around 70K. People will give 70K for junk but when you ask 95/100K for a real nice one they have a heart attack.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-Chevro...tblATq&vxp=mtr
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-Chevro...tblATq&vxp=mtr
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09-15-2018, 06:53 PM
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Is it this car. It will probably sell for around 70K. People will give 70K for junk but when you ask 95/100K for a real nice one they have a heart attack.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-Chevro...tblATq&vxp=mtr
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-Chevro...tblATq&vxp=mtr
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-Chevro...632a%7Ciid%3A1
09-15-2018, 06:55 PM
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09-15-2018, 08:20 PM
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09-15-2018, 08:47 PM
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09-16-2018, 07:51 AM
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Midyear Corvette knowledge is an arcane field - and then if one's interests tends towards split window coupes the knowledge becomes nearly mysticism. You can't even completely trust the NCRS Judging Guides (dozens of inaccuracies even in the latest one 63/64 guide)....
There are only a handful of experts here that I implicitly trust with the more esoteric SWC information such as Critter1, W Guy, Rich Yanulis and a few others...along with members on the NCRS site I know personally.
There are only a handful of experts here that I implicitly trust with the more esoteric SWC information such as Critter1, W Guy, Rich Yanulis and a few others...along with members on the NCRS site I know personally.
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09-16-2018, 09:29 AM
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Before I bought my 63 I started buying all the books abought c2's n mostly 63's
Get ur own research library going fill ur bookshelf first.
Go to shows ask n take pics.
Get ur own research library going fill ur bookshelf first.
Go to shows ask n take pics.
09-16-2018, 02:00 PM
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I don't think I'll ever know it all....just the other day I found out that 63 A/C cars (which are a tiny fraction of the full production) have a different dual snorkel air cleaner base than the non-A/C cars. Another bit of trivia to file away in my aging memory banks...
09-17-2018, 09:41 AM
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09-17-2018, 10:51 AM
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My 64 coupe has stainless trim for the inside WS , it is painted over though. I was going to strip it and polish it for a different look.
09-17-2018, 12:04 PM
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The metal interior trim in my SWC has the original red paint and it's all one shade, unbuffed.
09-17-2018, 12:18 PM
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