1967 nose emblem dilema and othe anomalies

[Neal K.]

My car is an early production 1967( No. xx179, Sept 6, 1966).
The AIM says that the nose emblem was revised on Sept 9 1966 from GM part number 3872926(I believe that is for a 1966 model year) to a 3894544. I do not know what the GM 3872926 looks like. So do I use the emblem for a 1967 or for 1966. I have found several other things which were unexpected and are indicative of early model year change overs not yet fully implimented. For example my door panels, which are stamped Sept 6,1966 on the backside cardboard, are longer at the top than ones that were produced later on in the model year. Even though my car is Marlboro Maroon and the interior is dark saddle, the end tabs on the fiberglass dash were not painted the color of the car but are painted dark saddle(there is absolutely no evidence of any marlboro maroon paint on them). I would appreciate any input on the nose emblem and any of the other anomalies.

Neal Kalis

[Wayne W.]

Re: 1967 nose emblem dilema and othe anomalies

I have never seen a 67 with a 66 emblem. Look at the header bar where the holes are for the retainer nuts for the emblem. It should have two overlapping sets of holes. If so, I would bet it had the 67 style emblem.

[Neal K.]

Re: 1967 nose emblem dilema and othe anomalies

I have never seen a 67 with a 66 emblem. Look at the header bar where the holes are for the retainer nuts for the emblem. It should have two overlapping sets of holes. If so, I would bet it had the 67 style emblem.

Wayne,
I am not sure what you mean when you refer to (two overlapping sets of holes)? Is that because the pins on the back of the 66 emblem are in a different place than the 67?
The more a think about this and look at my car and the emblem i took off the more I realize that even though the AIM has another emblem part number until 9/9/66 I still must have had a 67 emblem on my car. What has added to the confusion for me is that the "original" emblem that came off looks the same as the 67 reproduction emblem I got from TRIM PARTS except the pins on the back side of mine are much shorter than the TRIM reproduction one and instead of speed nuts it has push in type retainers on the pins which secure it into the holes in the fiberglass. Upon closer inspection of my "original" emblem I am starting to think that someone may have altered mine way back in antiquity by cutting the pins shorter and using the push in retainers so the emblem could be removed easily to wax the car. I think I am going to move past this question.
Has the issue of orange vs maroon flag color ever been resolved? My "original" and the reproduction both have maroon flags(the original is very faded) I also have a used one I purchased 30 years ago that has an orange colored flag?
Neal

[Wayne W.]

Re: 1967 nose emblem dilema and othe anomalies

Through 66 the header bar had two holes with rounded beveled edges. These are in line with the emblem studs. In 67 the studs are closer together. On early 67s the bar was re-punched in the new location, creating an overlapping hole. The later 67s, and the later parts counter bars, only had the punched holes in the 67 position.