<VV> late model identification?

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All,

The '68 and '69's all had the thicker padded dash and dash front (radio
surround). Other than color, there was virtually no difference in these
parts. The "A" pillars were also padded, but the '69 had fine grain vinyl
rather than the '68's coarse grain vinyl.

Other differences are that the '68 had clear front side markers while the
'69 had amber lenses. The sholder belts were made standard as of January 1,
'68, so some '68's had them and others didn't. Head restraints were
standard or a "mandatory option" on '69's, optional on '68's. The inside
arm rests on the '68's had a chrome strip and the '69's didn't. The '69
bucket seats were wider, but only by a nearly undetectable 1". And the lock
buttons and window crank knobs are chrome and clear respectively on '69's,
but interior color on '68's.

On the mechanical side: The clutch cable on '69's only have a heim joint
rather than the crimped-on ball used on all earlier cars. Front wheel
cylinders on '69's came with a short tube extension and won't interchange
with earlier ones. Some brake lines are also wire wrapped on '69's.

Finally, the interior colors on non-black cars are: '68's medium gold and
medium blue, '69's medium green and dark blue.

Hope this clears up things.

-Mark

P.S. BTW, there are differences between the '68-9 cars and earlier cars
that I didn't mention, and there's even differences on the '67's that are
special to that year. But then, all that is something for a different
thread. 


> [Original Message]
> From: <LonzoVair at aol.com>
> To: <HallGrenn at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Date: 5/3/2009 11:53:33 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> late model identification?
>
> Hey Bob,
> The padded A piller pieces actually first appeared in the 67 models...
and  
> the padded dash, although thicker in 67 than in 66, only met one side of 
> the  speaker grill, not on three sides like the ones before and after...
> :-)
> Best to go with the VIN (located on the dash at the windshield), although

> the front marker light color is a good indicator.
> Later,
> Lonzo
>  
>  
> In a message dated 5/3/2009 11:43:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> HallGrenn at aol.com writes:
>
>
> In a  message dated 5/3/2009 10:51:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,   
> tony.underwood at cox.net writes:
>
> thicker  dash pad, 
> thick  padded annulus around radio bezel and ash tray area of  dash, 
> thick  padded windshield pillar moldings
>
>
> Tony,
>
> Actually these  started in '68.
>
> Bob
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