CASTING CHANGES... '34 CPE.

model40fan Saturday, 12/28/2013

ALL 3 HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO 5 WINDOW COUPES...
OLDEST STYLE I HAVE [LT.] USED A TAB TO SECURE THE REAR OF THE BODY AND ONE RIVET UP FRONT, SECOND GENERATIONS [RT.] ARE VERY CLOSE BUT HAVE TWO RIVETS... THE NEW RED #34 COUPE [CENTER] HAS TALLER BODY REVEALS, DIFFERENT REAR WINDOW, SHALLOWER DOORS, AN EXTRA REVEAL ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF THE TRUNK,
.ALSO, A SMALL TAB OF PLASTIC HANGING DOWN FROM UNDER THE WINDSHIELD [ALIGNMENT]...
RUNNING BOARDS AND SEATS ARE NOW PART OF THE FENDER PACKAGE...
NEWER BASE HAS A TALLER CASTING PIN, LARGER HEADERS, THICKER TRUNK FLOOR...
OLDEST AND NEWEST HAVE A LARGE HOLE IN THE HOOD, THE OLD RELEASE HAS A SMALL ONE...
LIGHTS, GRILL AND ENGINE APPEAR TO BE THE SAME...
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OLDEST.... JUST OLD...
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NOTE THE SHALLOWER DOORS ON THE NEW RELEASE [LEFT], TALLER ROCKER PANELS...
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BASES;
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KandORacing 12/28/13

It's always interesting to look at cars and try to spot all the castings differences over the years.

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