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Re: Plastic Inner Fender Wells
There have been a few cars documented over the years as coming from the factory with one plastic and one metal inner fender.
My 1/69 KC built Chevelle has both plastic ones.
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Re: Plastic Inner Fender Wells
I had no idea that GM used them on what appears to
be mostly mid-size intermediate cars, Chevelles and Monte's. When I worked at a Chevy dealer in the late 60's- late 70's (in Montana) I was not aware of any plastic inners. However at that young age I'm sure my focus was not entirely on cars. Maybe if I had worked in the body shop?????? Thanks for all the replies. Dicky [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]
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Re: Plastic Inner Fender Wells
The red plastic inner fenders were first developed by Pontiac in 1965, and were used on 1966 A-bodies under option code 522. The creator was Pontiac materials engineer Josh Madden, who also developed the cast polyurethane-enforced Endura bumper (introduced in 1968) and the thermoplastic front grilles (1966 GTO). The red inner fender liners were not popular at the time, but were definitely eye-catching. They were available with any body color.
In 1967, Oldsmobile borrowed Pontiac's idea and created injection molded red inner fenders (not just liners, but entire inner fenders) for the front wheelewells of their 1967 W-30 442.
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Re: Plastic Inner Fender Wells
My black 69' W-30 442 came with red plastic inner fenders ... looked awesome! Ordered in Vietnam and picked up at Bob White Olds in Green Bay.
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Re: Plastic Inner Fender Wells
Plymouth also offered red liners as an option on the 67 Formula S barracuda.
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