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Old 05-24-2025, 12:02 PM
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Default Are the '62 and '63 front grille panels interchangeable?

I thought '61-63 were the same, but someone is asking and I want to be sure. Thanks.

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Old 05-24-2025, 04:22 PM
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Big car or tempest?The pairs of close to match on big cars are 61-62 and 63-64 and 65-66 I believe.In the Tempests the 62 and 63s are way diff.Tom

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Old 05-24-2025, 05:06 PM
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Tempest, 62 or 63 I think. Can you tell the year from the attached photos of the grille? Thanks
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Old 05-24-2025, 05:07 PM
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That looks like 63 Tempest to me.

62 and 63 Tempest are way different.


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Thanks. I just googled it and it looks like all three years 61-63 are different.

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Big cars are way different, too, between all three years.

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61, 62, and 63 are all different. 61 is a right and left part with horizontal bars. 62 is a one pease grill. 63 is a right and a left with a very course screen pattern.

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