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Post by Lord Vadus on Feb 23, 2013 11:15:55 GMT -5
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Post by Ghostbluesman (Ghostsoldier) on Feb 23, 2013 15:33:08 GMT -5
That's an awesome pic, LV!
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Post by sigmfsk on Feb 23, 2013 17:47:08 GMT -5
That's an awesome pic, LV! That is awesome, thanks for capturing it, LV. Do you think this one in front could be a 75? From the round curve on the bumper? And maybe our new trick of looking for the 3 screws holding the fender down?
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Post by Mr Mercer on Feb 23, 2013 20:42:39 GMT -5
This car looks like its a Chrysler Newport , by the low rear wheel wells , roof line and hubcaps . Attachments:
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Post by Lord Vadus on Feb 23, 2013 20:53:14 GMT -5
That's an awesome pic, LV! That is awesome, thanks for capturing it, LV. Do you think this one in front could be a 75? From the round curve on the bumper? And maybe our new trick of looking for the 3 screws holding the fender down? I'd say it's a '74 based off of the fact that the grille looks to be dominated by horizontal lines; unlike the egg-crate grille of '75. The hub caps were also discontinued in '74; with the ventilated holes becoming standard on both the wheels and hubcaps in '75. It also appears to have a rear defroster air slot, but I've seen that on a '75 police package before. Though, if you look at the central point of the bumper, there's a visible division in the bumper that extends upward on the inner section, so I'd say that it's a '74.
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Post by tk826 on Feb 24, 2013 5:10:06 GMT -5
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Post by sigmfsk on Feb 24, 2013 7:20:02 GMT -5
if you look at the central point of the bumper, there's a visible division in the bumper that extends upward on the inner section, so I'd say that it's a '74. LV, you list some good reasons why they're 74's. But I don't follow what you're saying on the reason above. Can you make a explanation pic with an arrow showing what you're referring to? thanks, arthur
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Post by JennyBlues on Feb 24, 2013 9:04:35 GMT -5
I was browsing through eBay for parts; a great way to start a Saturday morning, and I came across this auction for a photo negative with some interesting pictures: Great picture find LV! Thank you for sharing it with us. This car looks like its a Chrysler Newport , by the low rear wheel wells , roof line and hubcaps . You are correct Steam, I had a tan 73 Newport with that same body style a couple years ago.
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Post by sigmfsk on Feb 24, 2013 9:51:30 GMT -5
This car looks like its a Chrysler Newport , by the low rear wheel wells , roof line and hubcaps . You are correct Steam, I had a tan 73 Newport with that same body style a couple years ago. I think it's funny that you called 177ellwood, Steam. I tried to think of something to say about that something funny, but I couldn't think of anything funny.
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Post by JennyBlues on Feb 24, 2013 17:48:40 GMT -5
You are correct Steam, I had a tan 73 Newport with that same body style a couple years ago. I think it's funny that you called 177ellwood, Steam. I tried to think of something to say about that something funny, but I couldn't think of anything funny. Thats because its funny all on its own! Haha!
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Post by Lord Vadus on Feb 24, 2013 19:40:19 GMT -5
LV, you list some good reasons why they're 74's. But I don't follow what you're saying on the reason above. Can you make a explanation pic with an arrow showing what you're referring to? thanks, arthur Okay, here you go. The red circled area is where I was talking about, the yellow arrow indicates the frontmost point on the bumper, and the blue arrow is where you can see the chrome in the bumper curve upward; indicating that its in multiple sections; ergo, a 1974. 1975 has a continuous section, after all. Attachments:
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Post by sigmfsk on Feb 25, 2013 4:38:01 GMT -5
Hi LV: Let me rephrase what I think you're saying and see if I understand your claim: When a 74 or 75 front bumper had bumperettes, the bumperettes extended up and over the front lip of the bumper: pic 1: 74: pic 2: 75: from the front bumper thread: www.bluesmobiles.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=details&action=display&thread=567&page=1This car with all the arrows doesn't have bumperettes, as there's nothing extending up and over the front lip of the bumper: But there is a vertical piece indicated by the green arrow, and since the vertical piece isn't a bumperette, it must be part of the actual bumper, and therefore a 74 bumper. Comparison shot between bumpers (from the parts catalogs) And the vertical piece circled in green is the piece that is pointed to by the green arrow and the item that distinguishes this as a 74 bumper. I'm not sure the green arrow piece and the green circled piece are the same thing, but I'm trying to home in on the difference you see, and thought this might help move the ball along. thanks, arthur
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Post by Lord Vadus on Feb 25, 2013 12:41:12 GMT -5
You've summed up my thinking exactly. It's hard to speculate based on 30-year-old photos, though, as details are easily lost.
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