The least known but very important lines in a 68-69 are the “hollows” that run from the back of the quarters to just behind the front wheels on the lower half of the body.
These hollowed areas “lighten” the feel of the car like the hollow on our cheeks make our face look the way it does.
Ironically the most obvious way to notice that body feature is to see a car that it’s been lost. Many body men fill and flatten those areas, perhaps thinking they are remnants of dents or they are lost with poor quality replacement body panels.
Those cars come off looking fat and chunky, the body looking more like it’s made of plaster or clay than stamped sheet steel.
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My Break Away Squad
1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s)
1969 Custom S 2dr ht
1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt)
1969 LeMans Safari wagon
1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht)
1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr ht)
1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat
1969 Exec 4dr post
1969 2 Bonnie Cvt's & 2 wagons
1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt)
1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s
1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian)
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