After nearly 35 years, my car is finally in the shop for a full restoration. I'd done a partial back in the 80s and then it was parked and became a garage table until this year. After blasting there was a distinct sheet metal marking revealed, right on the middle of the tail pan, left side. I'm guessing that "Weirkote" rolled steel came from a long-gone Weirton Steel plant in WV or southern Ohio, and the part was stamped in the Cincinnati area around Norwood, possibly Hamilton/Fairfield as were some of my other parts, then shipped off to Van Nuys.
Very cool.
Never seen that type of manufacturer's mark on sheetmetal before, just on a very few fuel tanks..... nice find!
Quote from: ZLP955 on July 26, 2019, 05:14:30 AM
Never seen that type of manufacturer's mark on sheetmetal before, just on a very few fuel tanks.....
Agreed.
Pretty cool! What type of media did you use for blasting which revealed the marking without destroying it?
Not sure what media the shop's sub was using, but I know it's not silica. Maybe glass or plastic? I'll ask next trip. I was surprised that marking survived the process.
Thanks, I am getting ready to blast my '69 and see faint markings that would be fun to see what they are.
I've seen that before after media blasting jobs. Not common, but nothing spectacular. Simply burned into the metal like other markings.