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14/08/2018 7:06 am
John S this is what I was refering to with the FM Blue Camaro
Note the area surrounding the vinyl top. It should be body color, it's NOT! This always annoyed me. One day I'll look for touch up paint in this color and "fix" it. It almost looks like a convertible with the top UP. Nice model other wise and the "Hounds tooth" seats inserts look pretty good.
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14/08/2018 8:41 am
Phil, you are correct. The 'A'-pillar and edge should be body color. 'FM' COPO - is almost correct.
Funny thing is FM got it basically correct on their '69 Z/28 - orange....or yellow.
Go figure.
14/08/2018 8:54 am
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14/08/2018 1:36 pm
I think it was possibly because this LE got rushed out of the factory
They were popping repaints out back then at record paces!
15/08/2018 12:09 pm
Honestly, no one really sweat the details.
I was told on more than one occasion, that I spent way too much time "worrying" about obscure detail. When you tout "precision", that's what you got. Did things slip by? ....they did, but the effort was there. Later years, not so much!