BBT Oval front fenders

AlteWagen · Troll Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8501 Location: PNW

please post some pictures of the fenders if possible.

Assuming you have an early 59?
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PEPPE · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:06 am Post subject: Re: BBT Oval front fenders

july 59, the fender change should be in august.

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AlteWagen · Troll Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8501 Location: PNW

The change was earlier in the model year. I think by Feb 59 they were using the new fender but still had the wiring tube.
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PEPPE · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 11:11 am Post subject: Re: BBT Oval front fenders

by august it was the change in wiring tube, will search better the date for them. thanks

janerick3 · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 10:31 pm Post subject: Re: BBT Oval front fenders

We once had a home-market, Feb '59 (2274XXX) that had to be one of the last to have front fenders made using the old, worn-out dies. The sheet metal right around the buckets was distorted to the point where one would think it was in a collision, with the buckets pushed in. However, the headlight rims covered over most of the distortion, so all was well with the inspectors.
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