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Old 08-30-2019, 09:29 AM
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More proof that while some try to make their car "perfect", the factory did not care about perfection, only money.

Notice, the GTO decal is not in the same location on both 68's.

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I was watching this movie the other night...Midnight Cowboy. This GTO shows up in two scenes but this is the only still I could find of it.

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More proof that while some try to make their car "perfect", the factory did not care about perfection, only money.

Notice, the GTO decal is not in the same location on both 68's.
Well observed.

I made the comment because I saw one this weekend that was WAAYYY off in right field.

Incidentally, our decals came off the first time we took our new '68 through the car wash.

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Old 08-30-2019, 11:31 AM
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GREAT SHOT.....never seen this before. Wonder what color that Vert is??
They got a lot of usage out of this red one...

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Old 08-31-2019, 01:23 AM
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That must be an early preproduction photo, the car in the foreground is a 4 door hardtop LeMans with the optional cloth interior. Those armrests never made A body production.

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They got a lot of usage out of this red
A 68 1/2 ;-) 69 doors and mirror but otherwise a 68. There is a factory photo of sort-of the opposite blend of this on the internet... a supposedly 69 executive wagon with all the 69 body but with 68 spec vent windows and a 68 dash pad and wheelcovers.

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A 68 1/2 ;-) 69 doors and mirror but otherwise a 68. There is a factory photo of sort-of the opposite blend of this on the internet... a supposedly 69 executive wagon with all the 69 body but with 68 spec vent windows and a 68 dash pad and wheelcovers.
I didn't think that 68 and 69 doors were different other than the vent window...please educate me...thanks

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The lack of vent window is the difference (other than trim difference on the inside). Also the car has a 69 style square mirror, it’s mounted further forward than a real 69 mirror or way forward of a 68 mirror of course.

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The lack of vent window is the difference (other than trim difference on the inside). Also the car has a 69 style square mirror, it’s mounted further forward than a real 69 mirror or way forward of a 68 mirror of course.
Front lights are orange vs white

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Is that Jerry's brothers car. Driven the train high on cocaine. LOL

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Old 09-04-2019, 09:47 AM
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I like the red inner fenders on the red convertible.

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They got a lot of usage out of this red one...

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Old 09-04-2019, 10:00 AM
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Is that Jerry's brothers car. Driven the train high on cocaine. LOL
LOL! Only people like us get that.

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Old 09-05-2019, 08:12 AM
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Notice the shine from that old lead based lacquer paint

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I'm sure that would be acrylic lacquer, which has zero lead. In fact I doubt that any lacquer paint (nitrocellulose, etc.) contains any lead.

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Unususal to find an old drag photo of a '65 LeMans


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