68 Inner fender stencil
 

I was cleaning up my 68 LeMans drivers side inner fender when I noticed some faint lettering on the inside. It looks like a stencil that left a ghost image on the metal. Looks like GAL?? LAKES. Then 1888 or 1868 in the middle. Last word on the bottom line is USA. I'm 100% sure this is the original inner fender. The symbol in the upper left is a ladle for pouring molten steel/iron. Maybe the name of the foundry/stamping plant that made these??? Anyone ever seen this before.

Haven't seen that before but it is interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Dave

That's a new one on me too. Interesting.

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Friend of mine (gto4evr) said it was the manufacturers stamp. It was probably a new sheet and my inner fender got stamped where the stamp/decal was. The 1868 is really 18GA as in 18 gauge metal. Makes sense. Still curious who the actual manufacturer it is.

Yep, looks similar to stampings I have seen on sheets of plate I get from my metal supplier.

Very cool....I have a dozen 68 inners and will look.

Also, don't forget that 68 inner fenders differ from 1969 inner fender wells! The easiest way to tell on a car is to reach your hand inside the wheel well from the fender, curl your fingers up and search for a protruding bump. This is a 1968 only feature

I did not know that, but here is the proof on the 68

Very interesting Kurt. Your knowledge of 68s amazes.

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