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  1. 68BabyBlue

    Rust Bubbles - How Big of an issue?

    I had the same experience with GTX number three, a never wrecked, original sheet metal car that was always garaged.
  2. 68BabyBlue

    Rust Bubbles - How Big of an issue?

    Went through this with Baby Blue in 1985. No decent reproduction panels available at the time, and the driver's side of the car had small rust bubbles in all the usual trouble spots. Shop did quality metal repair, and then I filled all the repaired spots with motor oil. When the car was...
  3. 68BabyBlue

    Rust Bubbles - How Big of an issue?

    Chrysler Forward Look cars were notorious for rocker panel rust in the 50s. This led to the "flush and dry" panels of the 60s. My 1960 300F, and both my '62 and '66 Imperials had huge drain ports running the entire length of the bottom side of the rocker panel. When I daily drove the...
  4. 68BabyBlue

    Buffing Chrome am I nuts?

    When I got Baby Blue back in 2013, the copper was showing through on the rear bumper I'd had re-chromed when I owned the car the first time, and the GTX had only covered 7000 miles during its absence. Exhaust residue from the factory tips probably didn't help.
  5. 68BabyBlue

    Why Do We Have So Many Front Cowl and Trunk Waterleaks?

    When I ran my 1970 GTX on the street in the late 70s, I replaced the trunk mat with newspaper, and changed it any time the car was exposed to water. I also blew the window channel out with a hair dryer. My friend Bob, who sold me Baby Blue a few years later, did the same. He went further, and...
  6. 68BabyBlue

    1969 GTX Rear Side Marker Color

    There have been other posts on this topic, and Chrysler was pretty unique in using three different configurations from '68-70. The 1969 model year was rectangular, but not illuminated, reflector only, incorporates a bulb in the 1970 model. I've owned one unrestored GTX in each model year, all...
  7. 68BabyBlue

    Paint for Tail Panel

    Mine is NOS. We can compare at Carlisle. There are ways to cheat for touch up. Trust me, I’ve owned four ‘69 GTXs.
  8. 68BabyBlue

    Paint for Tail Panel

    On our '69s, it's light argent on the tail panel and bezels.
  9. 68BabyBlue

    Repop tail light bezel, '69 GTX

    Dale, looking forward to seeing you there. I will bring the bezels. I just inspected them, and I would say the condition is comparable to your "nicer" right side piece. It is amazing how fast these things deteriorate when on a driven car. There was a '69 Sport Satellite in the survivor tent...
  10. 68BabyBlue

    Repop tail light bezel, '69 GTX

    I have the originals that came off my car with 6000 miles on them. Might be an improvement, or not. If you will be at carlisle, you can see them, and decide if you want them. Pictures probably won’t show the flaws, a few small pits on inner sections.
  11. 68BabyBlue

    Repop tail light bezel, '69 GTX

    What is your plan at this point?
  12. 68BabyBlue

    1969 GTX side molding plus pinstripe below

    I owned a '69 GTX in the 90s, that had the original paint below the side molding, and the original pin stripes. The spacing between the stripe and the molding varied with each panel, but the average was about 3/4." Photos of my current GTX when it was new show the same. On both cars, the...
  13. 68BabyBlue

    Repop tail light bezel, '69 GTX

    One of the original partners was the previous owner of my '69 GTX and restored it with their stuff. Best out there if you can afford it. I had reproductions on my last '69, which were pretty good, but the fit wasn't quite as good as OEM. Photo is the reproduction piece. The OEM pieces on the...
  14. 68BabyBlue

    Current Value on original '69 GTX Trim?

    I am keeping the spares. With all the stuff on the car being OEM, I would hate to have to use a reproduction part down the road. My wife came around to my point of view - but I have already selected a close friend to be caretaker of both the car and the parts when I'm gone, or when I enter the...
  15. 68BabyBlue

    AMD Sherman Goodmark question

    Might have been NOS installed when they were still available from Chrysler Corp. My GTX had both fenders, trunk floor, and quarters replaced with this stuff in 1981, and never saw the elements afterwards. If I didn't know the car's history I too would have been scratching my head about...
  16. 68BabyBlue

    Factory Undercoat

    Same with my '69 that was winter driven when new. Trunk floor was replaced, but the rest remained pristine.
  17. 68BabyBlue

    Current Value on original '69 GTX Trim?

    Seems true in this case. The Demonstrator had a great start, with Julie Clark. The guy who bought it from the Clarks was my age, but didn't have law school debt hanging over him. He preserved the car, as I did with Baby Blue. Where fate steps in, was he was friends with the two guys who...
  18. 68BabyBlue

    Current Value on original '69 GTX Trim?

    Once again, Ed, you've addressed role we assume in the history of these cars better than I could. As you know, Baby Blue was a chronicle of my life, and those before, and now, after me. The Demonstrator was a mythical unicorn to me both then and now - the spectacular chariot of an incredibly...
  19. 68BabyBlue

    Current Value on original '69 GTX Trim?

    It's a bit confusing, because the car was actually restored twice. First time in 1981, car got all factory new pieces, driven 6000 miles, then all the trim got replaced again, 20 years later with new stuff. So yes, the extra set is used, but it was brand new when it went on the car in 1981.
  20. 68BabyBlue

    Current Value on original '69 GTX Trim?

    Imagine if you were talking about an ex wife …. Never been in that situation, as a lawyer, I know the costs all to well. A high end Mopar is dirt cheap by comparison.
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