REAL Differences Between Ionia And St Louis Bodies

[Wayne W.]

Re: REAL Differences Between Ionia And St Louis Bo

Michael, Look at my picture. That is an original panel with the paint stripped. It shows no drill marks that I can see.

[Michael H.]

Re: REAL Differences Between Ionia And St Louis Bo

Wayne,

I see what you mean but wait until you see the pic I just took of my 66. The edge of the hole is sharp as a knife and circular marks can be seen down in the hole. If the hole was molded in, the edge wouldn't be at all sharp and the typical fiberglass texture would be on the edge and in the hole. It's original paint so what we see is what it is. Hope I can post it.

[Michael H.]

Re: REAL Differences Between Ionia And St Louis Bo

Difficult to see but the edge of the hole is perfectly round and sharp. I don't think it would be that way if this was molded in the glass. It would show the same grainy texture as the other areas around the hole.

[Michael H.]

Re: REAL Differences Between Ionia And St Louis Bo

Sure hard to tell but that edge looks very sharp to be molded in. Also, I can see the circular lines or rings in the hole.

[Wayne W.]

Re: REAL Differences Between Ionia And St Louis Bo

Maybe, but how do we explain the grain in the hole in my picture?

[Michael H.]

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It would certainly make more sense to have the dimple in the original mold and the pic of the one on your car would seem to back that up but the one on my car definitely shows that this one was done after the part was formed. I don't know the answer. I always thought it was in the original mold but after close inspection of this one, I have to wonder if there's yet another variation. Some with cast in holes, some with drilled holes and some with no holes at all.

Tomorrow, with better light, I'll try to get a few more pic's.

[Page C.]

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Hi Guys,
There is an NOS 1967 door jam panel on E-bay now. It is #4540600813. It's not a great picture but looks like it has the dimple.
Page Campbell

[Wayne W.]

Re: REAL Differences Between Ionia And St Louis Bo

Yes, It does look like it and come to think of it, I believe the NOS one that I installed on a car this winter had one too. This would indicate that they were molded, unless they were parts that were at the factory and returned for service.