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LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« on: August 12, 2011, 10:56:33 PM »
See attached photo...

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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2011, 11:55:14 PM »
Paul, do you know the VIN?

12E U063
ST 68-12437 LOS 21728 BODY
TR 712 --- Paint

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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2011, 12:12:12 AM »
Paul - Thanks for posting this tag. First time I have ever seen a 3 dash special paint designation. Evidently it was only used in 68 by LOS/Fisher... Very cool!

http://www.camaros.org/numbers.shtml#ExteriorColors

Ed & Paul - I know you guys know all about decoding, but just in case some don't...

12E - Dec 4Th Week
U063 - 19Th day of the month. 63rd body started that day.
ST - 1968 Coupe
TR - Standard Buckets




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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2011, 12:37:24 AM »
Paul, do you know the VIN?

12E U063
ST 68-12437 LOS 21728 BODY
TR 712 --- Paint

Ed


Ed, the VIN is the photo file name...  8L322467

Paul - Thanks for posting this tag. First time I have ever seen a 3 dash special paint designation. Evidently it was only used in 68 by LOS/Fisher... Very cool!


Your welcome, Marty!

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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2011, 12:56:24 AM »
Paul, is it 124378L322467 or 123378L322467

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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2011, 01:17:57 AM »
Paul, is it 124378L322467 or 123378L322467

Ed


Ed, it appears to have been a coupe.  Not much left now.  Too bad as it appears to have been painted a "hugger orange" color as seen on the cowl and other oversprayed areas.

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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2011, 01:23:33 AM »
Paul, 6 cylinder (12337) or V8 (12437)?

And what are you talking about? A little bondo and she'll be as good as new!!

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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2011, 01:40:26 AM »
Ed - I think the 12437 on the Cowl-T corresponds with the VIN? If so it's a V8, or should I say, was...

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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2011, 01:44:56 AM »
Paul, 6 cylinder (12337) or V8 (12437)?

Ed


Duh Paul!  68-12437 on the cowl tag tells you it was a coupe...   :-[

Well Ed, going by the motor mount brackets and the accelerator pedal linkage, I'm going with V8.  What do you think?

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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2011, 01:47:58 AM »
Ed - I think the 12437 on the Cowl-T corresponds with the VIN? If so it's a V8, or should I say, was...

Marty, that's '67 only.  Read this...  http://www.camaros.org/numbers.shtml#VINvsStyle

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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2011, 01:53:46 AM »
Looks like it has disc brakes.
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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2011, 01:57:27 AM »
Looks like it has disc brakes.

Yes it does.  Everything is still there too!

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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2011, 02:04:30 AM »
There appears to be another subframe in the background.
It looks like a good project to me, but my wife doesn't think so :(.
Could you find any original paint on the bottom side of the A-post areas?
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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2011, 02:12:15 AM »
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going by the motor mount brackets and the accelerator pedal linkage, I'm going with V8.

That's my guess as well, but I figured if you had the full VIN you could confirm.

Not much left, but original disc brakes are worth $100 or so. The front sub frame another $100 or so.

I also see another sub frame, and a rear axle behind it. What's the code on the axle?

Is this a wrecking yard? The early model Corvair looks like it's a convertible, so there may be some parts on it the EM (Early Model) guys might be interested in.

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Re: LOS Special Paint Cowl Tag
« Reply #14 on: August 13, 2011, 02:14:08 AM »

Marty, that's '67 only.  Read this...  http://www.camaros.org/numbers.shtml#VINvsStyle

Paul

My mistake, I was going off my own Cowl & VIN, both of which have 12437.

 

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