How does repro 68/69 fiberglass fare for judging?

[Greg L.]

Just wondering how the current press molded fiberglass panels fare with the judges? I'm mostly concerned with the 68/69 models as that is what I'm looking to pick up and just want to know if the press molded ones are good enough or if they will take a hit on the field? I had thought that the black press molded ones would be okay but after talking to a few people I'm starting to get the impression that the back side isn't really all that close to how the originals are.

Also, are the assembled front clips correct enough to pass judging or are they easy to pick out too?

Thanks,

Greg Linton
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[Mark #28455]

Repros look too nice!

I have a complete set of original front glass and the thing that impressed me when I first saw them was all the glass strands that show on the back side. They also appeared to use only as little resin as needed to wet the fiberglass mat. In addition, the original resin is not shiny black, but looks like it had talc added to it - I read somewhere that they did cut the resin with talc to cut costs, but I'm not sure how long that lasted.

Mark