Going through my parts stash, found these doodads that I obviously removed from "a car." I don't remember what car they came out of. It's true that 35 years ago I took my '69 GS somewhat to pieces, but I didn't disassemble much of the interior. Now it's time to re-install the parts I did take off, and I don't know if these came of my GS or some other car I once owned. There are 4 of them. Can anyone identify what they even are? And if so, what car they came out of? Thanks for taking the "Part ID Challenge" !
Specifically they are for a 69 car only. You can get reproduction chrome plated escutcheons for them, I think I got mine from Ames. Duane
Thanks, guys, for solving the mystery. I thought of that possibility but dismissed it because I don't even remember removing these from my seats, or why. My seats are in storage while I replace sound deadener and carpet. I will open their storage bags and see what's going on. Maybe I took these off a parts car I owned in the 1980s. This is one problem with taking decades to restore a car--you forget what you did, why you did it, you may forget what a part is, and while the memories recede further into the past your ability to recall them also degrades due to your advancing age! P.S. --Thanks to Duane for the repro info, I may need it.
That is why I use baggies. I put the parts in the baggies and put a tag in with them. Even if the parts are junk, it still lets you know what to look for. It is also very important to include the hardware in the bags, again it lets you know what to look for. Then I group the bags by interior, exterior trim, under hood, etc, AND make up a list of the parts I have, what I need, or if they are reconditioned and ready to put back on the car. This method will get you pretty far with a resto. Another pointer is to not throw out anything until the car is done. That alone can save lots of time, and sometimes your bacon. Duane PS, Ames sells a lot of really nice stuff at good prices. He often has parts that fit our cars that many of the GS guys don't even know are out there. They also do not sell junky parts. When we did the 69 car I bought a lot of small specialty parts from them.
Some great posts. And Duane, I did most of what you suggested. The one thing I failed to do was to write on the bag what the heck the parts inside ARE. : ) I look forward to checking out what Ames has.
"I look forward to checking out what Ames has." Years ago in a past life, when I was doing the car show circuit and did as many as 43 shows a year, I met the owner. He was a very nice guy and had the opinion that if a part was not a good piece he would not sell it. Fusick (Old's part vender) also had a policy like that back then. I don't think I ever got a bad piece from either vender when I was buying their parts. Duane PS. Another thing, originally I wrote what the parts were on the bag itself, but if you are doing a long dragged-out resto, I found some of the writing would wear off. Once I started putting tags in with the parts that problem was solved. Even if I had to re-bag the parts later I still had my info.
