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Maintenance / New To Me Vinyl Top

« on: September 02, 2016, 05:13:37 PM »

I just acquired a 1967 Camaro with a new vinyl top.  I have never had a car before with one.  Is it alright to use regular soap made for washing cars ( I usually use Eagle 1 or Mequiars brand) to wash the top too or is there a special wash intended for vinyl tops?  The Eagle 1 and Mequiars car washes do not say not for use on vinyl tops, but I just want to be safe.  Also for a vinyl protectant is using the same kind as one would use for interior vinyl work fine for the top too or does the vinyl top need a stronger or different type protectant as it gets so much more sun, dirt, ozone exposure than any vinyl interior does?  Thanks guys. 

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General Discussion / Re: Question About VIN and NCRS Shipping Report

« on: August 28, 2016, 09:15:58 PM »

Here's the best photo I could get of the trim tag.  Ah, it won't let me do it; says the file size is too large, larger than 500kb.   

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General Discussion / Re: Question About VIN and NCRS Shipping Report

« on: August 28, 2016, 09:12:32 PM »

Yup, and note all the caveats with the asterisk.

I think the ship date is correct. NOR was on strike that month.
25 Jan 67 - Norwood on strike.
20 Feb 67 - Norwood strike ends.

Thanks Kurt for the info on the strike.  I didn't realize one happened at this time.  That could be the reason for such a long time period between the dates on my car. 

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General Discussion / Re: Question About VIN and NCRS Shipping Report

« on: August 28, 2016, 09:09:32 PM »

The VIN and the build date on the cowl tag match up very well for the 01D build week body number should be somewhere near 784xxx.  The car should have been shipped around January 21 (actually a bit later like 1/23) not February 21st.  I suspect you have a Typo on you NCRS document, wouldn't be the first one.  Whats the full info on the body tag.  Zone office delivery can mean all kinds of things, a special order car for a GM exec, something for a national car show, or a demonstrator.

The body number is 78657.  I'll try to post a photo of the body tag.  Thanks Mark.

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General Discussion / Re: Question About VIN and NCRS Shipping Report

« on: August 28, 2016, 09:06:17 PM »

Vin matches the production date.  The trim tag being off by almost a month is a little odd..  Have you checked the hidden vins?  If it checks out then what kind of options does the car have? 

No info from me on the dealer codes..


And yes I realize I am not an expert..

The hidden VIN under the cowl vents matches the VIN inside the driver's side door.  It's an RS/SS with the MU coded 350, power glide trans, and QK coded 3.31 posi rear end.  It has a vinyl top, AM-FM radio with 8 track, power windows, remote driver's side door mirror, rear window defogger, under hood, trunk and glove box lighting, and a console.  Thanks Darrell for your help and info. 

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General Discussion / Question About VIN and NCRS Shipping Report

« on: August 26, 2016, 04:59:48 PM »

I am a bit confused and am asking for you experts to chime in.  My car's VIN is 124377N178723 and the date on the Trim Tag is 01D.  Does this VIN correlate with the time frame on the TT?  The NCRS Shipping Report that I received for this VIN shows the GM official production date as 2/21/67.  It seems to me this is way too long a time frame from the TT date to the production date; or is this within normal time frames? 
Finally on the NCRS report the delivery dealer listed is code 0 in zone 28 and the dealer address as simply Cleveland Zone Office.  Can anyone give me any insight into what exactly this means and if an actual dealership name can be determined.  Thank you. 

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Originality / Re: Black Tail Panel on Big Block Cars

« on: July 24, 2016, 09:35:57 PM »

Thank you Mike.  That is what I was hoping.

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Originality / Black Tail Panel on Big Block Cars

« on: July 24, 2016, 08:25:55 PM »

When the factory painted the tail panel on big block cars black was the tail panel first painted the body color with the black then painted on top of it, or was the tail panel sealed off when the body was painted and the black then applied over primer?  I am looking at a 1967 SS RS with the L35 396 where the black tail panel is faded with traces of the Bolero Red paint showing thru it.  I am trying to decide if it is original paint or not.  In my own mind I am thinking that if it was repainted the black probably was applied over the old black or primer, not the body color red.  Am I thinking incorrectly here?  I haven't seen the car in person yet, only pictures.  Seller doesn't know for sure if it has been repainted or not. 

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General Discussion / Re: What Are Your Opinions and HELP

« on: July 09, 2016, 05:27:10 PM »

Thank you Darrell for loading the ads onto our forum and for your opinions.

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General Discussion / Re: What Are Your Opinions and HELP

« on: July 08, 2016, 04:29:04 PM »

Thanks to you all for your opinions.  I didn't catch that it shouldn't have white headliner and sail panels with a parchment interior, or a white vinyl top per trim tag.  I still wonder why it has RS taillights.  I love the Royal Plum color with the white interior though.  I think I am going to pass on this car as I have 3 others I am looking at that I found on Hemmings, where they appear to be more original with Protect-o-Plates and known background.  Their Hemmings ad numbers are 1845018 in Boise, Idaho; 1843691 in Sioux City, Iowa; and 1748716 in St. Charles, Missouri if any of you guys want to look them up.  I would greatly appreciate any feedback you can give me on any of these 3 and if you can upload the ads onto our message board like ko-lec-tor did.  I am just looking for a complete driver (no projects), as original as possible, that I can take to our local car gatherings.  Please let me know if any of you live close enough to any of these car locations where you would be willing to go look at them for me.  I would be more than happy to reimburse you for your trouble and effort.  Thanks again. 

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General Discussion / Re: What Are Your Opinions and HELP

« on: July 06, 2016, 10:44:13 PM »

That's the car.  Thank you ko-lek-tor.

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General Discussion / What Are Your Opinions and HELP

« on: July 06, 2016, 09:17:18 PM »

I wanted to run this car by you guys and get your opinions as I know most of you are much more experienced than I.  What do you think? A real SS?  How about the trim tag?  One thing I noticed is that it has RS taillights, with no back-up (white) lights, on a non-RS car.  Is this even legal per Calif. vehicle code?  I like the color combo and am hoping that it is a real SS.
My HELP needed is that I don't know how to put the link to this car in my post.  It is advertised in Hemmings under number 1848363.  It is a 1967 SS Royal Plum with white located in Thousand Oaks, CA.  Thanks for your help.       

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Garage Talk / Re: Happy 4th of July

« on: July 05, 2016, 03:52:03 PM »

Didn't realize you had many wild fires up your way. No fireworks because it is so dry up there?

The Trailhead fire around Foresthill is only about 30 miles away.  It's only about 25% contained.  Yes, fireworks were banned for the general public.  They do allow the professional pyrotechnic experts to set them off at our local fairgrounds.  The kind that explode in the sky.   

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Garage Talk / Re: Happy 4th of July

« on: July 04, 2016, 04:28:09 PM »

Happy 4th to all you guys.  Probably won't be taking the car out today with the heat and smoke from wildfires all over the place here in California. 

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Restoration / Re: 1967 rs pinstripes

« on: June 26, 2016, 08:16:11 PM »

Yes,  they were part of the RS package.