Here is an add from Cars On Line for a 69 W-30 with a claimed 1 red, 1 black inner fender as built.

http://www.cars-on-line.com/40740.html

Believe it?

 

That's not the first time I've heard of that. I had a friend with a '72 Chevelle that had one plastic fender liner and one steel (they were available both ways just usually both the same).

 

Not unheard of. Friend had a 1974 Firebird Formula he bought new. Drivers side fender said Formula 350 and the passenger side said Formula 400.

 

Being as I ordered a 1984 TransAM that rolled off the truck with one TransAM fender and one Camaro fender, I can believe it.

Yeah, it should have been caught at the drive-away, and for sure should have been caught and corrected at the selling dealer before delivery, but if original owner didn't grumble...

 

I knew a guy who had a wagon that said Dodge on the front and Plymouth on the back. He called it his "Plodge"

 

I thought that was up to par for chyrsler products. Remember the neon? Some said plymouth and other had dodge nameplates on them.

 

It says "documented" but doesn't show the documents. See my comments on the alleged 1971 W-30 with a 1970 motor. Unless there is something from the dealership at time of delivery that corroborates this story, the more likely scenario is that the red was replaced with black after an accident.

 

I know of an '87 IROC Camaro that when bought new it had "5.0" lettering on one side and "5.7" on the other. Car was a 5.0 car.....

What the heck was up with the F-body plant ?!?

 

That was meant to be. A Neon with Plymouth badging was sold by a Plymouth dealer, while a Neon badged as a Dodge was sold by a Dodge dealer.
Henry

 

my bull **** meter broke about 20-25 years ago. these days i rely on instinct and logic.
i agree with joe.
notice that it is the right side of the car that has the black inner fender. the right side is most likely to encounter an accident (making a left turn into oncoming traffic)

although i agree that auto makers may have made some assembly line mistakes.
i doubt that a w-30 buyer would have accepted such a "mistake". The w-30 buyer was an enthusiast who payed up for this model and Oldsmobile also marketed the red inner fenders as part of what the buyer was paying for.

what happened to the good old days when people just used to find these cars in barns and abandoned farms?

 

[quote=body 51;239663]my bull **** meter broke about 20-25 years ago. these days i rely on instinct and logic.
Is this the one your looking for?

 

I like Joe's theory.

Do you want to get back on the road quciky after a fender bender or wait around for a red inner fender. [Which I assume we're not laying around in stock in every body shop]