NOS Panels like '69 Z-28

[djunod]

It's the general accepted observation that there are more '69 Z-28's now then where actually built in '69...

I think it also pretty safe to note that there are more NOS Panels being sold & used then were actually stamped out. It seems like everybody & their brother says thay are using (consuming) NOS Panels and have been for years. Either there are a lot of liars or there was a heck of a lot of panels made or...

Anybody have any ideas what the numbers could have been for fenders, quarters, doors, etc?

[x44d80]

I agree, I wish I had a micrometer to measure the real difference in NOS and the new Chinese made panels. The cheapies are thinner, I tried to measure them with a wire gauge and the NOS was 18g and the cheapie was 19g or thinner

[Belair62]

Probably not limited to Camaro ....E Bay is the best example of everything being NOS...you really have to ask them if it's OLD NOS !

[69L72RS]

The NOS full quarters that I have are metal date stamped and the repos I have had in the past were not.
That is usually what I check for, if I dont have my mics with me.
The part sticker isn't a certain thing either. A few years ago there was a guy selling the stickers and boxes, after someone would buy the OEM panels from him.
I can't remember his name, but he had a huge ad in Hemmings.

[djunod]

Even so, this is mostly a money game, so just like there are fake trim tags, fake POP's and fake engine stampings, there most certainly are fake date stamps for the metal body parts.

I place the likelyhood of somebody finding a true old NOS Camaro fender at 2%, and a full quarter at probably around 20%... just my gut feel, based on the observed consumption rate.

[NCGuy68]

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Even so, this is mostly a money game, so just like there are fake trim tags, fake POP's and fake engine stampings, there most certainly are fake date stamps for the metal body parts.

I place the likelyhood of somebody finding a true old NOS Camaro fender at 2%, and a full quarter at probably around 20%... just my gut feel, based on the observed consumption rate.

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Hmmmmm..................................

I have two 67 full quarters, part number sticker on them, in original GM boxes. No date code or die number stamp on them. However, the part number is clearly in the deck lid closing area. They are coated with thin, cheap, dull black primer.

Are they NOS?

[firstgenaddict]

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Probably not limited to Camaro ....E Bay is the best example of everything being NOS...you really have to ask them if it's OLD NOS !

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Exactly... they should leave the O out ... just NS.. New Stock.
Like with the RC15 Rad caps. NOS then you look and it has the small tabs.

[NCGuy68]

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Probably not limited to Camaro ....E Bay is the best example of everything being NOS...you really have to ask them if it's OLD NOS !

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Do you really think you'll get a honest answer? Ebay is full of BS and deception, suckering in people everyday! I prefer live, hands-on swap meets so I can feel, touch and smell the parts. Ain't no substitute!

[RPOZ26]

Do you really think you'll get a honest answer? Ebay is full of BS and deception, suckering in people everyday! I prefer live, hands-on swap meets so I can feel, touch and smell the parts. Ain't no substitute!

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Ebay is killing swap meets . Ed

[tom406]

I don't know if you can trust even "old" NOS panels to live up to original specs. I distinctly remember a story on a '69 Camaro Stocker race car written up in the '80's that said the front fenders were replaced, not because they were bad, but because the GM over the counter replacements weighted something like 4 pounds less. This never made sense to me until I read another article or story not too long ago that quoted a factory parts guy stating the replacement panels were made out of thinner gauge metal, in order to save on shipping expenses, since they had to be shipped all over the country. It may seem trivial, but you know their economies of scale, if GM could save $0.50 on every panel shipped, the bean counters would be very pleased.

I agree that Ebay is killing off the swap meet, but I don't mourn the loss too much. I think a lot of material is coming onto the market that never would have seen the muddy field of a swap meet without ebay, and if you're not holding onto gold (NOS '69 Camaro fender) and instead have fools gold (NOS '53 Nash fender) you might actually sell it instead of dragging it to swap meets for five years trying to find the right guy.

I do mourn the loss of the screaming deal you sometimes get at the meet, though. The only time you get that on ebay is if the seller can't spell or list properly ( "New Camero Fender" listed under Automobilia).