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Old 02-01-2021, 09:52 PM
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Default Data Plates - were screws ever used?

Were screws ever used by the factory to hold the data Plates to the cowls during these years?

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Yes.

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Old 02-01-2021, 10:06 PM
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Well, learn something new every day.

Was this true of all the years '70-'81 or just some?

I've owned several '70-'73 cars and they were all riveted.

Was it a change in a particular year or was it a Norwood vs. Fremont thing, or ???

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Old 02-01-2021, 10:21 PM
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My saved pics of mainly 77-79 era show these two type of screw cap and rivets very early on.

https://www.78ta.com/Pages/images/1970cowl.jpg (1970)

https://www.78ta.com/Sliders/images/secowltag.jpg (1979, replaced tag but clear shot of plain screws)

https://www.hitmantransam.com/Pages/images/1977cowl.jpg (1977)

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In middle part of 1973 they started using screws instead of rivets. Not sure if they ever went back to rivets, seems most of the tags I have seen were still screwed on.
(then in 1982 they went to the SPID I think)



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Thanks for the info!

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before reading John's post I was going to say that I was pretty confident that they were screwed in place for 1977, but unsure of earlier.

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1973 Firebird Cowl Tag Info

Link to some info I have on the 73 tags.


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When I resto-modded my 76 T/A back in 90/91, my data plate had screws with a hex head and a Philips slot in them (well, that 'seems' like how they were to my old memory) to hold it in place.

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I was right- this is my 74 Formula plate.
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