Car had a minor fender bender at the front of the driver side fender (first two pics are before shots). The name plate holes were welded shut, the front side marker bezel and lamp housing were missing and covered over with reflective red truck trailer tape, also the trunk blowout molding was MIA.
I figured the bumper was bent out too. I found on eBay NOS fender molding, NOS side marker bezel and NOS side marker lamp assembly (but with incorrect red-rear lens). To my surprise the bumper was perfect, it was the fender that was flattened but when I used the NOS fender edge molding as a template I was able to bend the fender back to its original contour just by hand (last pic).
If anyone knows the whereabouts of a nice used or NOS 69 Executive emblem please drop me a note, I believe they are unique to 69.
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My Break Away Squad
1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops)
1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt)
1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon
1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop)
1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop)
1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon
1969 Executive 4dr Sedan
1969 Bonnie Cvt
1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them)
1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt)
1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them)
1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model)
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