W-35 rear spoiler question
#1
W-35 rear spoiler question
Could convertible W-30 442's from 70-72 be ordered with a rear wing (spoiler) as a RPO, or was it a "coupe" only option? If not, could it have been dealer-installed and still be considered correct?
#3
correct - coupes only, but then again I'm sure a few convertible owners had the dealer order it anyway - never seen one on a convertible that wasn't put on later but doesn't mean it didn't happen
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#6
That's an interesting point that I have been making for a while. What's the difference between a non-factory engine being installed in Yenko's garage vs. in my garage? That's why personally I believe that "original" or "correct" should mean "from the factory". Now, later Yenkos DID have factory-installed motors, but if you call dealer-installed parts "original" then that opens the floodgates. What about the Rallye 350s discussed in a recent thread that were repainted and had chrome bumpers installed by Berejik? Are those "original" or "correct"? If not, how is that different from a dealer-installed wing?
#7
That's an interesting point that I have been making for a while. What's the difference between a non-factory engine being installed in Yenko's garage vs. in my garage? That's why personally I believe that "original" or "correct" should mean "from the factory". Now, later Yenkos DID have factory-installed motors, but if you call dealer-installed parts "original" then that opens the floodgates. What about the Rallye 350s discussed in a recent thread that were repainted and had chrome bumpers installed by Berejik? Are those "original" or "correct"? If not, how is that different from a dealer-installed wing?
The following are just examples of terms that mean *nothing* unless defined:
correct
original
numbers matching
restored
And yet they are used constantly like there *is* some universal definition! *Not*
There is an editorial in this month's issue of Hemming's Classic Car about this very thing with the word "original".
#11
I think the Yenko is a poor comparison.
Factory literature says the spoiler was not available on the ragtop. Factory production documents support this. IF a spoiler was installed at the dealer, one should have documentation that it was dealer-installed. Otherwise, it's just another ragtop with that annoying spoiler.
Factory literature says the spoiler was not available on the ragtop. Factory production documents support this. IF a spoiler was installed at the dealer, one should have documentation that it was dealer-installed. Otherwise, it's just another ragtop with that annoying spoiler.
#12
I think the Yenko is a poor comparison.
Factory literature says the spoiler was not available on the ragtop. Factory production documents support this. IF a spoiler was installed at the dealer, one should have documentation that it was dealer-installed. Otherwise, it's just another ragtop with that annoying spoiler.
Factory literature says the spoiler was not available on the ragtop. Factory production documents support this. IF a spoiler was installed at the dealer, one should have documentation that it was dealer-installed. Otherwise, it's just another ragtop with that annoying spoiler.
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