[68ragtop]

So I did these flair delete cars not have the holes in the front fenders then? I would image they would not. Had to be a pain for GM to produce a fender with the air extractors but no flare mounting holes.

I could see a dealer leaving them off to put them on one of those lot displays though.
Would be interesting to see if the parts were in the trunk

Whenever I see vintage photos like this, I always wonder if by chance the car in the photo is still around & perhaps owned by another car member on the forum.

[johnta1]

I have seen pics of them without the parts on the car hauling trailers, but I thought that was to prevent damage to them for loading and unloading, and that the parts were installed once the car was on the ground at the dealer.

There is a memo where at 1st they used a metal block to space the front end up, for transporting the cars on carriers. Around 1977 (I think, maybe 1976?) they changed it to where they were shipped in the car (trunk?).
Just the front spoiler, flairs not removed.

[TAKerry]

Originally Posted by 68ragtop

So I did these flair delete cars not have the holes in the front fenders then? I would image they would not. Had to be a pain for GM to produce a fender with the air extractors but no flare mounting holes.

I could see a dealer leaving them off to put them on one of those lot displays though.
Would be interesting to see if the parts were in the trunk

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These cars were not "flair delete", as much as "flair delayed". They were eventually installed when the correctly manufactured product was available. That being said the holes were there. If you look in the pick from Mike, they are clearly visible.