Personnally I never liked the taillights on a 65...they look squished to me. I actually like this look better. There, I'm not afraid to say it!
Because I'm not welcome
to participate in some threads, I will start a new one to comment. If it gets put back into the appropriate thread by a Mod, I'm sorry.
What's wrong with this
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Well, they do not make REPOP tail light sheet metal panels, I don't think. If so, they are more recent. However, there are some wonderful suppliers that list these panels in there catalogs as 62 - 65. So this guy, maybe had this car done in a shop that doesn't normally do 1st gen Novas. After the thing is past the point of no return at the shop, they try to fit the 65 tail lights. :no: Won't cover the 62- 64 openings. Not everyone is a millionaire. Some people have to settle. So lets make a crown of thorns here and crucify someone. :yes:
What's wrong with this
Well, they do not make REPOP tail light sheet metal panels, I don't think. If so, they are more recent. However, there are some wonderful suppliers that list these panels in there catalogs as 62 - 65. So this guy, maybe had this car done in a shop that doesn't normally do 1st gen Novas. After the thing is past the point of no return at the shop, they try to fit the 65 tail lights. :no: Won't cover the 62- 64 openings. Not everyone is a millionaire. Some people have to settle. So lets make a crown of thorns here and crucify someone. :yes:
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I seen this picture earlier and had no clue what anyone was discussing. Can someone post what it's "suppose" to look like?
Like a 1962-1964 Chevy II/Nova without a 1965 trunk on it.
Here ya go not the best The red taillight portion is not year correct in the first posting here, not my choice but it's not my car - still looks fine... Here is mine before I installed the center diecast- with the correct lights - for a 65...I seen this picture earlier and had no clue what anyone was discussing. Can someone post what it's "suppose" to look like?
well... my opinion may upset folks, maybe not.
i kinda see this as similar to the Tri-5 Chevy's. 55's-6's and '57's. the parts on these cars are quite interchangeable and i've seen some strange things in my day... what about a '55 Chevy with '56 tail lights on/in it? it's just wrong to me in so many ways. a custom is a custom, Yes... but what i'm talking about is very similar to what i see in the above ChevyII image... i think it would be absolutely perfect to have the '62-'64 tail lights installed if those are the tail light patches used. i can appreciate wanting to fix it but c'mon, you can install the '62-'64 deck lid and store the '65 lid. full disclosure of what was done and the extra lid if selling the car and the new owner can get the proper pieces and make it right and bolt on the lid. this to me just looks like a hack job...
some mixing and matching i think is OK but i personally have a line. this instance i feel the line was crossed. it COULD have been made acceptable... but wasn't.
folks might get my point, might not. this situation, i think, is a personal taste issue... and it's not to mine...
i kinda see this as similar to the Tri-5 Chevy's. 55's-6's and '57's. the parts on these cars are quite interchangeable and i've seen some strange things in my day... what about a '55 Chevy with '56 tail lights on/in it? it's just wrong to me in so many ways. a custom is a custom, Yes... but what i'm talking about is very similar to what i see in the above ChevyII image... i think it would be absolutely perfect to have the '62-'64 tail lights installed if those are the tail light patches used. i can appreciate wanting to fix it but c'mon, you can install the '62-'64 deck lid and store the '65 lid. full disclosure of what was done and the extra lid if selling the car and the new owner can get the proper pieces and make it right and bolt on the lid. this to me just looks like a hack job...
some mixing and matching i think is OK but i personally have a line. this instance i feel the line was crossed. it COULD have been made acceptable... but wasn't.
folks might get my point, might not. this situation, i think, is a personal taste issue... and it's not to mine...
exactly. it's a personal taste issue and no two are alike. just offering my veiwpoint/opinion on my dislike of what i see above. your opinion (as others) are all welcome if tastefully offered which is what i was hoping to offer above. i'm not ragging either... if my opinion is offered respectfully (as yours and everyone elses) it makes offering opinions OK. it's when it gets disrespectful things get nasty.
and i take no offense to your dislike of my car... i like it enough for everyone.
and i take no offense to your dislike of my car... i like it enough for everyone.
For the record, the car is a 65. Wrong rocker trim too. Taste is a personal thing. Still think the guy wasn't a purist and the body shop he chose wasn't either.
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Hey bud!
You're always welcome in my book! :yes: :thumbsup:
Sorry Kev, I just checked this thread out otherwise you know I would have said something earlier. :yes: :yes: :yes:
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I'm pretty sure this sharp 67 came originally with the same chrome strip running down the center from the factory.
I personally think the 67 are sharper with out the chrome.
The purist in me appreciates the stainless stripe as a factory correct 67Sport Coupe Representation.
??One question I have is did factory 67 2-door hardtop ever come from the factory without the stainless down the center???
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I personally think the 67 are sharper with out the chrome.
The purist in me appreciates the stainless stripe as a factory correct 67Sport Coupe Representation.
??One question I have is did factory 67 2-door hardtop ever come from the factory without the stainless down the center???
I DON'T LIKE YOUR CAR EITHER!exactly. it's a personal taste issue and no two are alike. just offering my veiwpoint/opinion on my dislike of what i see above. your opinion (as others) are all welcome if tastefully offered which is what i was hoping to offer above. i'm not ragging either... if my opinion is offered respectfully (as yours and everyone elses) it makes offering opinions OK. it's when it gets disrespectful things get nasty.
and i take no offense to your dislike of my car... i like it enough for everyone.
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:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
oke::tongue: BUT FOR THE '65, I DON'T LIKE WHAT WAS DONE EITHER, SOME THINGS JUS' DON'T NEED ALTERATION. MAYBE HE DIDN'T KNOW
i guess you guys wont like my tailpipes comming outta tail lights
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