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Gator Grain - Comparison

Started by GQ234, November 22, 2017, 02:26:21 PM

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Brads70


RzeroB

Hi Greg,

Thanks for bringing yourself, your crew and your car to the show! You had a great display setup there with your car and all your sign-boards - I really liked reading them. I was there Sunday morning when they were filming your car and saw you and Dan having that long in-depth discussion off to the side.

About the Gator-Grain top on your car. When comparing your top to the other Gator-Grain topped car that was there, your top seemed ... "thicker" for lack of a better word, with a more pronounced deeply grained texture and look to it than the other car. There was no mistaking that the top on your car was something other than an ordinary vinyl top! I assume, like the rest of the car, that the top is still the original factory material??
Cheers!
Tom

Tis' better to have owned classic Mopars and lost than to have never owned at all (apologies to Alfred Lord Tennyson)


GQ234

Yes, it is the original vinyl top. I did notice that the light blue Cuda top was different in appearance by a lot. I would guess that the Cuda's Top was reproduction by the looks of it. There's subtle differences in the width of the pattern, the look and feel of the top. I think the shine and gloss of the top might be the differences in the age or aging of the material.

69bronzeT5

If it makes any difference, this is the original top on a good friend's 1970 Super Bee.  :cheers:

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GQ234

Quote from: 69bronzeT5 on November 29, 2017, 10:19:51 AM
If it makes any difference, this is the original top on a good friend's 1970 Super Bee.  :cheers:
What color is your friends gator top, it looks brown like 6bblgt sample?

wldgtx

Love the story, absolutely love the car.  Can't wait to get together with Greg next year when the weather is nice... I have the hemi and the RT/SE, but just in separate cars.

Thanks for sharing!
1968 Hemi GTX, 4 spd, RR1
1970 Challenger RT/SE, FC7 - FC7RTSE
1987 Buick Grand National


Cuda_mark

Quote from: GQ234 on November 22, 2017, 03:33:21 PM
Also here's the link to the interview for those that would like to check it out.

https://youtu.be/3WOO6cn6koI

Just watched the video. What an awesome piece of American muscle car history!!

MoparDave

Greta Job Greg. Glad you had the opportunity to go and display that awesome challenger.
Please Email me at daver@manciniracing.com or call 586-790-4100

69bronzeT5

Quote from: GQ234 on November 30, 2017, 06:03:14 PM
Quote from: 69bronzeT5 on November 29, 2017, 10:19:51 AM
If it makes any difference, this is the original top on a good friend's 1970 Super Bee.  :cheers:
What color is your friends gator top, it looks brown like 6bblgt sample?

Depends on the light. Code is V1G.

Associate Editor for Mopar Connection Magazine
http://moparconnectionmagazine.com/


GQ234

Thanks Dave, I'm thinking of displaying the car at the Detroit Autorama this coming up March 2-4th, for those that couldn't make Chicago.


GQ234

Quote from: wldgtx on December 06, 2017, 06:40:18 AM
Love the story, absolutely love the car.  Can't wait to get together with Greg next year when the weather is nice... I have the hemi and the RT/SE, but just in separate cars.

Thanks for sharing!

Cool sounds good, maybe we could meet at the Detroit Autorama this coming up March 2nd thru 4th.

quapman

Original V1G on 70 T/A.