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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PapaSmurf</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cook_dw</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Or spend years of studying correct tags vs repop tags. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]</div></div>

Darrell
I'm retired so I have nothing but time to learn the difference. Not to hijack this thread but what the scoop on this trim tag? Hopefully it's not fake.
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...6-img_0553.jpg
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Tag is real.

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Like others have stated. Its real. I am by no means an expert. I have just spent my life with these cars and have spent time studying and researching. Granted not near as long as others.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Mr. Shauger and many others; including CRG members, that I have learned a lot from whether they realize it or not. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]

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you can learn a lot from the rear of the firewall where the rivets come through also. they can make the tags as good as they want or even use a tag from another car they can not replicate the patina of the inner firewall where the rivets come through the fuzzy rust and the factory sealer pushing out of them. here is a photo of a 69 rs copo I was helping authenticate a while back. hopefully the photo makes it through! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...59-a11_001.jpg

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picture2 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...60-a11_002.jpg

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I especially like the 61 61!

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Agree very much on exposing cars AND builders of cars with fake tags and/or restamped motors.

Regarding the backsides of the cowl tag rivets please use this only as a guide as many tags get removed during a restoration. I (used) to do it myself but no longer do. Obviously the inside of the cowl would be restored as well but what I am saying is just because it has new rivets does not make for a fake tag, only that you need to investigate it further.

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Rick -- excellent words of advice ... TAZ

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yes sometimes they used to get removed especially back in the day my advice for checking the inside firewall would just be for survivors or unrestored inner firewalls.

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This one looks blatantly bad to this novice.

http://images.craigslist.org/00T0T_2...CH_600x450.jpg