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#461
10-10-2007, 11:27 AM
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125K was what it took for a new home for the Brewster 4 speed. Unrestored original, matching 4-speed car with a great engine getting that kind of dough is a good thing.
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#462
10-10-2007, 08:19 PM
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#463
10-10-2007, 09:13 PM
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I think we still need some clarification SDD. My car is in the shop so I can't post anything regarding this yet. What I think I'm getting is that the "inner bezel" is painted to match the color of steel valence cars and not used at all on plastic valence cars. The steel valence cars need the plastic bezel because the metal doesn't cover the same area the plastic does in the bezel area. What I'm not 100 percent sure of yet is if that lamp housing assemblies are the same and attach the same for both the steel and plastic valence options.
Is everyone more confused yet? I'm trying my best! 
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#464
10-10-2007, 09:52 PM
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SD73,
The parking lamp assemblies are both the same for the plastic and metal valances on all 1973 Firebird models. The only difference is as you stated, the metal valance needs the plastic parking lamp fillers. Those fillers were sometimes painted body-color but often painted argent silver. |
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#465
10-10-2007, 10:08 PM
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THANK YOU, Jim!!! And everyone else too - mucho thankinado!
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#466
10-11-2007, 12:11 AM
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Does the argent also apply to 72's also? |
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#467
10-11-2007, 04:43 AM
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along these lines.looking at some pictures tonight at work and saw a closeup of the green trans am from the movie Mc Q.from the front you could see the plastic valance.love the movie almost as much as Smoky and the Bandit,just hated to see that car get killed.was any details of that car ever found out?engine,gears?
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#468
10-11-2007, 08:57 PM
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bird72, it was the same way in '72. You can find them painted both body-color and argent. A lot of the '72 and '73 cars had their broken plastic valances replaced by the metal version. The plastic fillers for the metal relpacement valances were painted argent from the factory and often left that color when the conversion was done. I suppose it was up to the the service department as to whether or not they would paint the fillers body-color when they painted the replacement valance.
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#469
10-13-2007, 08:06 AM
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#470
10-13-2007, 05:40 PM
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Brewster,do you still have that 73 Formy for sale?
I know someone very interested and has seen the car if you do.
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1973 T/A Buccaneer Red L-75 A3,83k mi. #'s match 1979 T/A Atlantis Blue W-72 WS6 23k mi.survivor#'s match 1999 T/A Navy Blue 60k mi....babied  1968 442-gone but not forgotten "Oh,you can think about it,.....but don't do it!" Sheriff Bufford T.Justice |
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#471
10-14-2007, 08:23 PM
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Nope, I gave it away at cost to a guy in Florida who hacked it up and made it a ram air car. He sold it to someone in Michigan and now I think its in Indiana?
Never should have sold it cause it was a nice original car that hadnt been screwed with until some guy named Bill got it. Never again! Yes, the lights are the same for both type of valances less bezels for plastic. They also mount with the same and with the same hardware. Is everyone clear on this now? Last edited by Brewster; 10-14-2007 at 08:37 PM. |
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#472
10-16-2007, 07:11 PM
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Back in the day.
These pic's were taken by the original owner of my car in '73. He sold the car to the second owner in '74, who owned it up until I bought it in 2001 when I got the virus. The car is in the paint shop and should be out next week (I'm praying!) Anyway, these pics are what I used for verification of the plastic front valence and a few other items. Enjoy 'em if you're so inclined, and thank you all for the help with my questions! |
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#473
10-16-2007, 09:30 PM
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Cool Pictures!
Got to post some new ones for use to check out that new paint. gotta love those wheels, Brewster |
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#474
10-16-2007, 09:50 PM
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  DAMIT DAMIT DAMIT,my buddy was ready to buy that car because of how original it was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He saw it at Jefferson and so did I,I loved it,so did he He was ready to buy now. 
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1973 T/A Buccaneer Red L-75 A3,83k mi. #'s match 1979 T/A Atlantis Blue W-72 WS6 23k mi.survivor#'s match 1999 T/A Navy Blue 60k mi....babied 1968 442-gone but not forgotten "Oh,you can think about it,.....but don't do it!" Sheriff Bufford T.Justice |
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#475
10-16-2007, 10:00 PM
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Yeah, I got a call from someone but deleted his msg with his return number thinking I could just press send, but his number came up Private. Thus no return call.
Let him know whats up since I couldn't. Snooze you loose thing I guess? Later, Brew |
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#476
10-16-2007, 10:29 PM
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Who's the dork with that shirt ? Thats a good reason for leaving those pictures in albums in the bottom of a closet. |
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#477
10-16-2007, 11:57 PM
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#478
10-17-2007, 01:17 AM
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That's awesome! I'd love to have some pictures of my car when it was new.
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#479
10-17-2007, 04:22 PM
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Looks like he fit right in with John Travolta and Sat. night fever.
Nice car though even with the ultra tight disco shirt ..that plastic valence makes the front end look great |
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#480
10-17-2007, 04:47 PM
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Yeah. That valence is a must! I bought a repro from the Parts Place. The paint shop didn't have anything nasty to say, so I'm hoping it's pretty nice.
You can't blame Mikal for the shirt either. After all it was the crazy '70s and he was from the the Bay Area of California! Since he scored a Super Duty he deserves all the slack in the world! |
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