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Old 03-08-2020, 03:50 PM
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Default '73 Camaro with Opera Windows (?) - Time Capsule

Wow - I can't say that I love these. I assume the opera windows were some sort of regional or dealer installed package - anyone know for sure?

Reminds me of the early Eldorado 'El Classico' trim kits....

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I think a dealer in Southern California installed them. I own one of these disasters. The window cut in and the piss poor receding hairline vinyl top rusted the top off.
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they were very popular around here back then.
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Wow! These are a first for me. That rust is a bummer.
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Those look so out-of-place it isn't funny
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Not that I am a buyer; but just out of curiosity, I would like to see the trim tag. Probably not a vinyl top car from the factory.

Dealers around here did the same thing, even on 70's Buicks. Cut the hole and put a vinyl top on to cover up your mistakes. Not very many survived as well as the one for sale.
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I believe it was started by the van conversion craze....
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Probably true, Rick. Those might be OK on a van, but certainly not on a 2nd gen Camaro.

And Lynn, I bet you are absolutely right about the vinyl top....a lot easier than body & paint work.
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