Not available for 20 years . Most use NOS factory coupe quarters . http://www.thepartsplaceinc.com/ says they are going to reproduce these . For now if you are interested I have a pair of Quarters for a coupe . If you do find these convertable NOS please let everyone know . I looked for years and never found any , fnally sold my GS convertable .
I am doing this job as we speak on my 71 Convt. I bought TABCO quarters and they are fantastic in their stamp. You do have to cut them to fit, but as repr stuff goes, I give them a thumbs up! -Jon
It was reasonable, I think it was $90 for both quarters shipping, plus the quarters themselves. So I think all together I got out for under $400. They sure are nice, and steel they are made of is very much like the steel used in the day. Not this junk taiwan stuff they try to sell us. As soon as the welder hits that stuff is just dissapears.... I will shoot you a picture after I get them pinned in place to show you how nice they fit. -Jon
I actually have 2 pairs of nos convertible quarters, one of the LH quarters is damaged though from a roof falling in where they were stored by the original owner. I only know of one other pair of nos quarters, but the guy plans on keeping them. He had 2 pairs and sold me one pair.
Well if anyone was going to have them then it would have to be be you . Where were you 5 years ago when I was doing my convertable . I gave up on it and now I can buy it back . Still without quarters replaced but iot has new floors and trunk pan.
AS promised, here are the quarters installed. A few mor epind sthan I woudl have liked but oh well. VEry happy with them. -Jon
Jon, did the quarters stop there at the point you welded in by the door or so they go into the jamb . looks good to me so far
I figured they were out there somewhere....Difficult but not impossible! Maybe one day they will repop them?
No, the quarters go into the door jam, but there is a very difficlut brace there to deal with, so I flanged the metal and just joined the quarters there. Overall the quarters are nice, but they are a little too long to do a door jan to bumper fitting. Just my opinion though, as this is the first time I have ever done this. Pretty proud of my job so far. Will do a couple things different on the other side. -Jon
Greg, Here is some nice info and photos you may want to check out. I think he is a member here. I believe this was posted on this site some time ago. Just click on the Conv. Restoration area. http://members.shaw.ca/ritc1/home.html Good Luck, John
Check this out! Look at this ebay auction very closely.... in one of the pictures you will see a quarter panel laying on the ground. It is for a convertible, and looks to be after market. You may want to email the guy and ask him where he got it??? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18301&item=4534203056&rd=1 Let me know what you find out? -Jon
My guess... Year One, or direct from Tabco. That is your typical, repro GS 1/4, about $170ea. :bglasses:
The Tabco is a godd piece, and as mentioned, the gauge metal is very close to the original panels. There IS a difference in the body lines in the top four inches or so between the original and the repro...the original has a little more contour from the top of the quarter as you go down toward the ground than the repro has, but probably only a very critical eye may notice. Cole
Yeah, I think your right... It was laying upside down and it through me off. The onther thing I have found with the Tabco quarters is they are a little too long on both ends. Meaning it wil wrap around the existing quarter if you tried. Still, very nice repro -Jon
Hi Greg, My 2 pairs of nos conv. quarters are not for sale at this time. I was just replying for the sake of interesting conversation to staged70's comment about them being so incredibly hard to find. Tim
Now why couldn't a vendor borrow a pair of NOS Convertible Quarters and make a mold for them? Is it really that much for a mold? I imagine that they take a big sheet of metal and put it between two molds and squish it between to shape it. It would sure be interesting to know how they do it?
