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Originally Posted by Scarebird

yes, valance retention. I think it was an early assembly aid also.
Newer cars have them: the line workers stick on a part then they can secure it much easier.

New cars pop together like Legos, older cars like ours are a real horror show assembly-wise in comparison. I seriously wonder if the assembly engineers and line workers even talked to each other back then?

You got that right! Horror show! Heheh!

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