Has GM used the Rosette Rivets exclusively? I see 65't them but there are many who insist the regular pop rivet type was also used. I-Car and some other groups say the Rosette was only from 1970 up.
So whats the story? Who know for a fact?
I have seen several photos of VIN that had non-rosette rivets and the look original as the cars a baskets cases. I know some have been installed from the bottom up but many don't agree with that.
mine were and still are bottom up. 68 z28 .
My 67 RS and 70 Z/28 have the Rosette rivets. The 67 are in the door jamb of course and can be seen. The 70 rivets are installed unside down.
Rick H.
Thanks for the reply!
I don't suppose anyone with the rivets installed from the bottom would have a picture of the top of the dash and what the rivet end looks like installed there?
Here is a a photo, could this be the blind side of the rosette rivet?
(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb222/Z15_34396/vin-plate.jpg)
Does anyone by chance, have any GM/Chevy etc documentation that references the type of rivets?
Quote from: Z71 on November 22, 2007, 09:50:57 AMHere is a a photo, could this be the blind side of the rosette rivet? Does anyone by chance, have any GM/Chevy etc documentation that references the type of rivets?
That photo shows the tool end of a conventional pop-rivet. Chevrolet started using the rosette-head rivet on VIN plates in 1965.
Thats what I was thinking also.
It look like someone forged a 72 Chevelle SS 454. The W in the 5th position is for a 454 engine which could only be ordered with the SS option.
Chrysler is using a rivet VERY close to the original GM rosetta rivet. John Z may know more about this. I have a friend who works at the Chrysler plant in Newark, DE and he has open access to them.
Jerry
Here's a '67 Corvette VIN tag with the original rosette pop-rivets; they're exactly the same as the ones currently being used by Chrysler products (I have two 2008's in my garage).
John,
I thought that to be the case. You confirmed it.
Thanks,
Jerry