1966 B body - Hemi car question

[gtx6970]

Anyone else seen this particular metal wire clip on any other car?

This pic is from the former Tony D #6200 mile car

It appears to be the same metal clip as the headlight wiring clip on the radiator support
Only this one metal but appears to be plastic / rubber coated

 

[kiwigtx]

There isn't one on my friend's '66 Coronet...

But then I also see more modern wiring and terminals there.

 

[64BEL]

Mine doesn't have it, and it's pretty original.

 

[dadsbee]

Nope, and I have a hard time with a plastic clip from 1966. I read that wrong... plastic or rubber coated, so like a speedometer cable clip..

 

[autoxcuda]

It doesn’t look plastic to me, but I haven't seen that car in person.

No clip on mine. Don’t see mark on bracket where it could have been in past.
But has part number tag still on fusible link wire.

There’s a similar but much larger clip on my driver parking light. Mike Voltz noticed that when looking over car. And he hadn’t seen on other ‘66’s. And it wasn’t on Joseph Kwapich’s ‘66 parked right next to me. So there’s some inconsistencies with some clip placement on these cars.

 

[dadsbee]

Mine is clipped here...

 

[Runcharger]

My 66 500 had it. Hard to make out in this photo but I remember it was there.

 

[autoxcuda]

Mine is clipped here...
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Yours is a 4-speed car.

Mine is moved away from the automatic transmission cooler lines

 

[dadsbee]

It's like they were given one clip and told to put it somewhere.. LOL

 

[autoxcuda]

It's like they were given one clip and told to put it somewhere.. LOL

I think you may be on to something.

These 66 hemi cars came out late: there was a HP2 batch then months went by with another final batch.

If production issues caused the lateness and production pause, those issues typically result in assembly variation

 

[dadsbee]

 

[Richard Cranium]

Mine didn't have it.

 

[BB BELLA]

Mine didn't have it.

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those filters stock set up, i thought rubber up top like that was a safety concern!

 

[Richard Cranium]

those filters stock set up, i thought rubber up top like that was a safety concern!

That’s the set up for 66 & 67 Hemis.

 

[426s martin]

Mine does not have one 4 21 build 4 speed

 

[gtx6970]

Nope, and I have a hard time with a plastic clip from 1966. I read that wrong... plastic or rubber coated, so like a speedometer cable clip..

Yes, Mine has 2 metal clips holding headlight wiring to the radiator support. But they are bare steel

Mine has been restored so no idea if this clip was ever on the relay bracket , or not


I'll have mine out later today and will take a few pictures of the 2 up ft

I think these might be them or at least very similar to these

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145055422047?

 

[gtx6970]

It doesn’t look plastic to me, but I haven't seen that car in person.

No clip on mine. Don’t see mark on bracket where it could have been in past.
But has part number tag still on fusible link wire.

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There’s a similar but much larger clip on my driver parking light. Mike Voltz noticed that when looking over car. And he hadn’t seen on other ‘66’s. And it wasn’t on Joseph Kwapich’s ‘66 parked right next to me. So there’s some inconsistencies with some clip placement on these cars.

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Steve, yours looks like they are plastic / rubber coated?. The ones on mine are plain steel

 

[gtx6970]

My 66 500 had it. Hard to make out in this photo but I remember it was there.

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Build plant and SBD please if avail

 

[autoxcuda]

Build plant and SBD please if avail

Good call on the build plant.

‘66 Hemi cars were built at St Louis and ?

 

[autoxcuda]

Steve, yours looks like they are plastic / rubber coated?. The ones on mine are plain steel

That parking light clip is steel with plastic dip. Very similar to those new ones you pictured. I think the opening circular or the oval is configured perpendicular vs parallel as you pictured