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volksaddict
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 Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:01 pm Post subject: decklid differences |
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| What are the differences between a late split decklid and an oval one? Besides the big spring? |
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Bruce
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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Hole for the licence light.
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volksaddict
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| Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| The one that came with my zwitter and the 57 one I have are the same 'cept for the spring bracket... and the signs of welding around the spring mount on the zwitter one... Anyone have a pic handy of the license plate light hole for the correct zwitter decklid? |
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Bruce
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:14 am Post subject: |
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You didn't say zwitter. A zwitter lid is identical to that of a 55. The only difference between an Oct 52-55 lid and a 56-57 lid is the spring bracket.
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volksaddict
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks for the info. I forget that zwitters don't always qualify as late splits around here. |
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Bruce
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| thanks for the info. I forget that zwitters don't always qualify as late splits around here. |
It is not that. It is, that the term "late split" is too vague.
Splits were made from 1938 to 1953. That is 15 years. A Sept 52 car could be called a "late split" since it was built about 14½ years into this 15 year period.
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