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Old August 11th, 2013, 07:53 AM
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68-70 rad top plate?

Whats the difference between these years? I found one in my garage and I believe its a 68. Could be off my 69 or even off a 70 I used to own.
Iwould like to sell this one but not sure what year to list it as.
Can someone post pics please?

Appears to be a 4 core too since the saddles are large.
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Old August 11th, 2013, 09:40 AM
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Hi Jim, here's some pictures of Cutlass/442 top plates. If neither of these match what you have could you post a picture of it?

The first one is a 1967-68 top plate.
P8111151.jpg



Then the second one was used from 1969 through 1972
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The saddles on both are just over 4" wide, although the 67-68 is deeper.
P8111153.jpg


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Old August 11th, 2013, 10:40 AM
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Thanks man. The one I have is deffinately a 69-72.
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Old August 11th, 2013, 06:06 PM
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John,

This one actually a 68 four core. 67 is basically the same without the passenger side notch and a few less holes. The standard 68 top plate looks totally different

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Old August 11th, 2013, 06:17 PM
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68 non 4 core plate:

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Old August 11th, 2013, 06:24 PM
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Thanks Mike. I knew it was a 4 row top plate that would fit 1968, but along the way I'd also been told 1967 was the same. Thank you for clarifying the differences for me.

It sounds like Jim has the 1969-72 4 row top plate and he's created a parts for sale thread offering it up.

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