Door handles 63-67

[William G.]

What is difference between 63-64 and 65-67 door handles
one appears to be sharp on bottom other appears to be more rounded
which is which

[Edward J.]

Re: Door handles 63-67

Bill, 63 and some 64's have a raised pad on the handle area so the handle is a different part number than 65-67. As far as the back underside of all the handles,The factory originals they have a rough casting, so if you run your hand on the lower portion you may feel a slight sharp edge.

[William G.]

Re: Door handles 63-67

I have NOS handles for 63-64 they appear to have a sharpe edge on bottom of handle
also have NOS handles for65-67 they appear to have a more rounded edge on the bottom of handle
Trying to decide if NOS handles were changed to a more rounded edge on the 65-67
have seen judges say 65-67 should have sharp edges not sure if this is correct because the
NOS handles 65-67 are not as sharp on the bottom
Thanks
Bill

[Edward J.]

Re: Door handles 63-67

Bill, There were no two handles the same no matter what year they were as far as the sharp edges go, some had very little sharp edge's, my original 63 handle were very slight and I have seen some more pronounced . I myself have never compared the two handles side by side as far as the configuration between the two, but you can bet that there maybe more that one area that my be different as far as there configuration between the years 63/64 &65/67.

[William G.]

Re: Door handles 63-67

Ed
I also conclude that no two handles are alike, some are close
i suppose GM pulled then out of a container randomly
dont know how they are judged
thanks
Bill

[Edward J.]

Re: Door handles 63-67

Bill as in the handles deductions it all depends on the judge some just don't deduct anything because its only a minor issue. some like to feel the ridges or edges. trim parts make a nice reproduction, but since yours are NOS you should not have a problem.

[William G.]

Re: Door handles 63-67

Ed
Going to take parts to Bloomington gold in Indy Just up the road from home
trying to determine weather to advertise as 63-64 &. 65-67
i think best to advertise the ones that are oem as 63-67
the NOS are in boxes
Thanks
Bill

[Gary B.]

Re: Door handles 63-67

Bill as in the handles deductions it all depends on the judge some just don't deduct anything because its only a minor issue. some like to feel the ridges or edges. trim parts make a nice reproduction, but since yours are NOS you should not have a problem.

Ed,

I agree about it depending on the judge. Here's my experience. I've only judged C2 Exterior twice, and both times the more experienced judge I was teamed with immediately felt for the "sharpness" of the underside and from that quickly made a comment about original or not and then no or yes for a deduct. I've observed a number of other Exterior judges do the exact same thing.The bottom edge typically is the only thing that goes into the originality assessment.

Gary

[Tracy C.]

Re: Door handles 63-67

William,

As Ed has mentioned there is a significant configuration difference in the 63/4 & 65/6 handles. It has to do with the angle of the back of the handle that contacts the door skin. Because of the raised pad on 63 and 64E door skin, the angle of the casting is more significant.

Picture this...

If you were to install 65/66 handle on a 63/64 door with the raised pads, the handle with stick up like "morning wood".

conversely,

If you install a 63/4 handle on a 65/6 door skin, it will droop downward like ...well, the opposite of morning wood.

Hope this helps...

tc

[Ara G.]

Re: Door handles 63-67

William,

As Ed has mentioned there is a significant configuration difference in the 63/4 & 65/6 handles. It has to do with the angle of the back of the handle that contacts the door skin. Because of the raised pad on 63 and 64E door skin, the angle of the casting is more significant.

Picture this...

If you were to install 65/66 handle on a 63/64 door with the raised pads, the handle with stick up like "morning wood".

conversely,

If you install a 63/4 handle on a 65/6 door skin, it will droop downward like ...well, the opposite of morning wood.

Hope this helps...

tc

Tracy, that's gotta be the funniest post I have read in a LOOOOOONG time......I needed a good laugh today....Thanks

[Tracy C.]

Re: Door handles 63-67

Glad you liked the post Ara. I realize many on this discussion board no longer get it (morning wood OR the joke) but it seemed an appropriate way to illustrate the configuration difference.
tc

[Troy P.]

Re: Door handles 63-67

63/early 64 handles the same as 63 Chevy passenger car. I think they were also the same as 62 and 64 passenger cars. Not rare.

When searching for parts in the wrecking yards I always grabbed the rear door handles since they rarely got used and the chrome was thus in really nice shape. Exterior passenger car mirrors also a good find for the early 63 Corvette.