Next Phase of my Mopar Life
Yeah, that idea got shelved. The studs that hold the trim on would mess up my paint (if I could find them). It didn't start life as a vinyl top car and it won't finish with one either.
Did you know the vinyl top was a copout/shortcut by the mfgrs? When molten lead was used to smooth the body where the sheet metal joined, that chit would flow and lay like mud in a creek bed. Very little finish work was needed. The health hazards of working with molten lead included severe burns. Bondo, the alternative body filler/smoother required too much time to finish plus the dust.
Then some wise guy says "Look here. Gluing a grainy piece of vinyl here will hide a lot of imperfections. Even if/when/where the 2 part filler wasn't mixed right, hardened too fast and cracked days or weeks later, the glue and vinyl has got it covered". Mfgr's jumped for joy.
I'm quite pleased, proud, and thankful for the American workers who made the sail panel seams on my 67 notch look as seamless/slick and any other part of the body.
Even though this thread isn't about my car, I'll go ahead and add this. I must forgive those line workers for the small imperfections where the windshield frame is joined (a-pillars) and at the backlight too. I'm the guy who placed a straight stick of stainless reveal molding beside those sore spots, thus drawing attention to them. The 67 didn't have said reveal moldings so absolute perfection of bodywork wasn't required there. Those 67 model workers didn't even need a straight edge on hand to work to.
Now I should add my comment which was previously reserved... DANG NICE MOPAR and addition to the FABO family.
