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Post by fromthegrave65 on Apr 24, 2017 22:07:51 GMT -5
Just starting to notice I don't see many 442s like mine with the fender scripts. Are the Cutlass 442s that much more rare than the F85 442? Or is there another reason for the lack of fender scripts?
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Post by BR[] on Apr 24, 2017 22:42:10 GMT -5
YOUR CAR IS AN F-85! THEY ALL ARE! 65 442'S DO NOT HAVE FENDER SCRIPTS ONLY 442 EMBLEMS ON ALL 4 SIDES. but nothing on the front fenders.So either you have the wrong front fenders or it's cloned. Is it a Fremont or Lansing car? I'm guessin' Fremont. Have you verified that it is truly a 442 from my "Is it a 442" page? 442restoration.homestead.com/65specs.html
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Post by fromthegrave65 on Apr 24, 2017 23:14:49 GMT -5
I've verified everything on the site. It is a Fremont car, no build sheet so screwed on any accessory codes. It does have the 3 speed toploader which I would see as a pretty random thing to throw in a clone. Anything is possible though. I'm sure the fenders could have been replaced.
I do see some random pictures with the scripts.
And I understand that all Cutlasses are F85s, but not all F85s are Cutlasses. In the early documentation, etc there is even a different price for the 442 package between the 2.
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Post by fromthegrave65 on Apr 25, 2017 0:25:17 GMT -5
Good to know though. I got a replacement fender with no holes and I'll weld them on the other side. It looks way better without the script anyways.
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Post by joepadavano on Apr 25, 2017 7:32:41 GMT -5
I do see some random pictures with the scripts. There are more photos of incorrect and cloned cars on the web than of correct, original cars. For example, try and find a photo of a 1968 442 with the W36 stripes and emblems in the factory location. And you'll love this car that I saw at the auction at Carlisle last week:
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Post by BR[] on Apr 25, 2017 13:58:03 GMT -5
Great number alignment on the dog leg.
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