<VV> Was "New Thread", now Camaro Taillights

[NicolCS at aol.com]

Ahh, that would be me. <GGG>  I have '67 RS Camaro taillights  in my '66. My 
inspiration came from a Solar Sprint I had in the '70's.  It had 68 standard 
Camaro lights in a '65 Corsa.
 
It's clear to me that there was strong Corvair/Camaro DNA sharing going on  
in the design studio.  The Corvair rectangular cove molding shape and trim  
width matches the Camaro taillights so well.  Most people that comment view  the 
installation as a factory variation rather than a custom piece. (I take that  
as a compliment).  Having said that, I will say that it's not a simple  thing 
to do.  The Corvair cove is concave where the Camaro cove is flat  left to 
right but convex vertically.  The lights have to be recessed about  3/4" at the 
outboard corners and the cove has to be built-up about 1/2" under  the inboard 
sides of the lights.  On my old Solar car, they just put a  wooden wedge under 
the inboard edges of the lights and covered the whole shebang  with 
alligator-grain vinyl top material (Ugh!). 
 
Here's the link _http://members.aol.com/nicolcs/corvairefi/corvair.jpg_ 
(http://members.aol.com/nicolcs/corvairefi/corvair.jpg) 
If you want, I could just sell you my car and save you the trouble!
Craig Nicol
 
<snip>Sometime about 4 or so years ago, I went to a web site to  check out an 
LM with 67 Camaro tail lights.  Don't recall if the site had  been posted on 
VV or not.
Anybody familiar with this Vair?
After seeing  one in the 70s or 80s, I always felt this is the way the 
General should have  built them from the get go. <unsnip>