In a message dated 1/29/2005 2:07:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
fpgowash@cox.net writes:
1. I am told that The front of the car is a 1958 while the rear is from a
later year (1959). A nice rear bench seat and the curved body shape where
the gas cap is seems to indicate a 1959+. I was also told that the trunk
hinges are an indication of a later year then 1958.
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Sounds like a "clip" car to me, where -- for one reason or another -- the
"rear clip" of a later car was grafted onto the rest of an earlier car. If it
was done well, it's really no big deal, although it likely would never have
quite the value of an otherwise equivalent "correct" car.
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2. Above the dash, along and close to the windshield, are a small handful of
rather large diameter domed chrome bolts, or nuts, that I can't seem to see
any where in diagrams . The garage is pretty cool right now here in
Connecticut so I don't feel like looking behind the dash right now. Anyone
ever heard of these or might this be another manifestation of mating
different year body halves?
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If the small handful adds up to four, these would be mounts for the optional
"Brooklands" racing screens. And yes, that was deleted for the later cars
--Andy Mace
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