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I have been watching it also. What I noticed was the Chevy bowtie and "See America's First" on the PEBAY plate are raised. My NOS one in the file cabinet is not that way. How about the "characters" in the lower left? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/scholar.gif

I guess vintage is relative now days isn't it. 1 day old....

Tough lesson for someone... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif


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Chris
1967 Yenko Stinger YS-199
Southeast of Disorder

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I would consider a cowl hood bought in 1977 to be NOS and one bought from the Chevy dealer yesterday, to be GM. Even though they may be identical in every way. (not saying they are, as I don't know) Why would it be different for a license plate?

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In general,I think most expect the term "NOS" to mean a part that has the same characteristics as the assembly line used,or at least authentic to the orginal design,and has long since been discontinued.
Because it stands for New Old Stock,it does not clarify how old an item actually is,or if it is still readily available.

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Because it stands for New Old Stock,it does not clarify how old an item actually is,or if it is still readily available.

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Much of the confusion with the term NOS is due to the old car hobby interpreting its meaning as "new old stock," which does not allow for the distinction to be made between factory parts that you can still buy, and factory parts that have been discontinued.

I'm still trying to find the reference for this, but the term NOS actually stands for "New Obsolete Stock," which refers to new factory items that are no longer being manufactured (i.e., obsolete). So, by this definition the new 70 Chevelle taillight lenses that you can still buy from GM are technically not NOS because they are not obsolete. Unfortunately, the NOS term is regularly applied to these parts which can still be ordered at any GM parts counter.

Describing a part as both New and Old offers little guideance for how to differentiate between various New factory parts. On the contrary, the terms New and Obsolete together make it much more clear.

NOS = New Obsolete Stock https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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NOM = New Original Motor https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

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New Obsolete Stock is a term commonly heard when dealing Ford parts but rarely GM. I have askied this question many times to a few GM parts managers and most seem to fall into the catagory of Nos meaning new old stock
New- never installed or used
Old- manufatured years ago
Stock- original GM inventory stock of an original design
One individual used the obsolete version at a certain stage which his justification being.
The item is classed as old as long as it is still available in either the GM parts book or the slow mover list, once it is removed from both locations it is now New obsolete stock.
I liked his take on it https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/laugh.gif.