Chicago craigslist nos 70 cutlass fenders in boxes posted jan 11 not mine

 

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/pts/4282757496.html

Hmmm, them have scalloped bolt holes.. Warning, warning...

 

sorry for my ignorance but what are scalloped bolt holes and why

 

This means they are the 71/72 design with the crumple zones - there is a set on ebay now for $1500

 

Interesting that the pics don't show the top of the inner fender..

 

the ones on Ebay have been worked.

 

Yea. Worked ALL summer.

 

If you look up the part number they 70 - 72... So they are the ones with the crumple zones

 

Vader was referring to the individual tabs for the inner fender bolt holes. The 70 fenders have a wider,solid lip.
The way the front of the 70 fender was cut,behind the bumper,is also slightly different than 71-72.

 

Looked up where? When a newer part superceded an older one, Olds deleted the original P/N from the parts book. The fact that Olds sold 71-72 style fenders as fitting 1970 cars (which they do) doesn't make them correct for 1970. Olds also showed K heads as the superceded P/N on 1970 W-30s. That doesn't make them correct either.

Keep in mind that the parts book was only intended to show parts needed to keep cars running, not for OCA-quality restorations.

 

They came from my area too