Anyone seen a cowl tag similar to this one before ? It's a first for me.
http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/uploads/32533/68_cowl_tag_small.JPG
Car is a nice survivor and was imported an sold here in Australia new.

no

interesting.

is it a right hand drive too?

everything about that tag is strange

Looks like a 65/very early 66 Fremont body plate blank. Looks like ACC. in the bottom left corner. Surely doesn't look like any other 68 tag I've seen, Baltimore or not. Where did it come from?

thats a very rare body misprint tag the car was ordered with the rare Magic Mirror Laquer paint the color i have not seen in a while is Ash Gold/Palomino Ivory yes its two toned, the SS tag, manufactured May,Third Week,Parchment Imitation Leather Interior. Very wierd combination i must say

vin is baltimore, it's an unmolested 2 owner car sold new here by "stack" an old GM dealership that no longer exists, owner has original interior punch card and warranty booklet, could it be an export only tag ?

thats a very rare body misprint tag the car was ordered with the rare Magic Mirror Laquer paint the color i have not seen in a while is Ash Gold/Palomino Ivory yes its two toned, the SS tag, manufactured May,Third Week,Parchment Imitation Leather Interior. Very wierd combination i must say

still has perfect original interior as described and yes it's ash gold - white top and RHD

Right hand drive? Then the car was built for export? Cool! :thumbsup: Have any photos of the car, especially the interior and engine?

Neat. Thanks for sharing.

Right hand drive? Then the car was built for export? Cool! :thumbsup: Have any photos of the car, especially the interior and engine?
I'll ask my buddy to email me some pics. It was converted to RHD not built RHD But may have been exported as a "knockdown" (no dash or firewall) There was a couple of engineering companies here that were licence by GM back in the 60s and 70s and that's all they did, but they're nearly all gone now (laws changed) except a couple of corvette and mustang guys that just do late model stuff now.

Photos of it would be neat to see. A gentleman here on TC from Australia some time back had a 67 SS with RHD.

http://www.chevellecd.com/67cd/interior/ausie_interior.jpg

http://www.chevellecd.com/67cd/etr/ausie_engine.jpg

Photos of it would be neat to see. A gentleman here on TC from Australia some time back had a 67 SS with RHD.

http://www.chevellecd.com/67cd/interior/ausie_interior.jpg

http://www.chevellecd.com/67cd/etr/ausie_engine.jpg
Looks very familiar Dale, I sold that car in 2002 and yes sadly I still regret it
I'll post pics of my buddy's 68. done by the same conversion company.
It's had one repaint 10 years ago but that's it, it's so nice, it's hard to beleive it's original.
Dave

:clonk: Never thought about the brake booster being on the right side too...
Neat pictures! I'm not sure I could slam gears with a 4 speed left handed... Guess its what ever your used too.

:clonk: Never thought about the brake booster being on the right side too...
Neat pictures! I'm not sure I could slam gears with a 4 speed left handed... Guess its what ever your used too.
It does feel better with the right hand though ! shifting gears that is :D

Jumping in this thread so I am subscribed. I want to see the pics too :)

Jumping in this thread so I am subscribed. I want to see the pics too :)
I'm on his case to send them.

Very cool "anychevy" thanks for sharing.

I would say because it was in export is why the tag looks so different. That's why I asked if it was RHD.

I'd like to see pics too.

Also, the "bang boxes" were special to RHD too.

Very cool "anychevy" thanks for sharing.

I would say because it was in export is why the tag looks so different. That's why I asked if it was RHD.

I'd like to see pics too.

Also, the "bang boxes" were special to RHD too.
That's my guess on the tag, although there are a few here from 67 to 69 but I've never seen a tag like that before. The Canadian full size chevy's and Pontiacs sold here have Holden trim tags, but that's a different story.
"bang box" ?

bang box = 4 speed

bang box = 4 speed
same box and shifter as LHD but clutch is hydaulic not linkage.

hydraulic?

it was my understanding the bracket holding the shifter was different. I thought muncie built these special for export cars

now I got to go some digging :D

hydraulic?

it was my understanding the bracket holding the shifter was different. I thought muncie built these special for export cars

now I got to go some digging :D
Only full size cars were sold here factory RHD and 99% auto. With the exception of some column shift. Most 4 speed A and F body cars were converted in the 60s and 70s by discarding the clutch linkages, moving the peddle box and column over and converted the whole setup to hydraulic, mainly because the clutch fork was on the left of the bell housing, shifter remained the same.

That tag is similiar to the one on a 68 Camaro RS/SS I have. The general consensus when I was asking about it on Camaros.net is that it was an export tag. Mine also has a second tag with the GM conformance statement.

That tag is similiar to the one on a 68 Camaro RS/SS I have. The general consensus when I was asking about it on Camaros.net is that it was an export tag. Mine also has a second tag with the GM conformance statement.
That seems to be the only explanation ? I'm still trying to get pics of the car.

Sorry it took so long
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:Dhttp://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/rogers_chevelle_003.jpg (javascript:;)

'bout time :D Those are almost freaky :eek: Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup:

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/medium/rogers_chevelle_002.jpg

So the 70 is delivered? Congrats on that :cool:

thanks
I was trying to attach thumbnails :confused: and failed, better luck next time ?

Dang, now the link to the body plate doesn't work. :(

Neat car! I remember in the mid '80s that the NCOA mag had a gent from AUS with a RHD El Camino. I think it was a '69. Very cool as well.

BTW, the extra lights on the '68...added on later or required by the country the car was in and installed at the factory?

Neat car! I remember in the mid '80s that the NCOA mag had a gent from AUS with a RHD El Camino. I think it was a '69. Very cool as well.

BTW, the extra lights on the '68...added on later or required by the country the car was in and installed at the factory?
Added by the dealer (Holden) for licencing requirements when new.

Added by the dealer (Holden) for licencing requirements when new.

the little yellow lights -- what do they do? hazard flasher only? turn signals?
What is (can you post) part number on the lights?
Great looking car.:thumbsup:

the little yellow lights -- what do they do? hazard flasher only? turn signals?
What is (can you post) part number on the lights?
Great looking car.:thumbsup:
They were for turn signals and hazzards and used to be required by law, same as RHD.
Now these vehicles are exempt from Australian design rules we don't need them anymore.
They used to run a new brake light wire from the switch and convert the left and right flasher directly the orange indicators (they're not a GM part)
I've converted back to stock more old US cars than I can remember.

Why isn't the picture of the tag working now??

Hey Dale, what's up with reversing the negatives on those pictures you posted??? Everything looks backwards!!!
:)

Why isn't the picture of the tag working now??

Hey Dale, what's up with reversing the negatives on those pictures you posted??? Everything looks backwards!!!
:)Shame I couldn't get more info on the car. Those were the only two photos I could come up with and wish I had more. I just really love the unique things done to Chevelles when being exported such as the right-hand-drive conversions, speedometer in KPH, the long bed El Camino on here not too long ago, etc. :D

I wish the tag would get posted again though. :sad: