Topic: 69 Sportroof Unibody Observations

[J_Speegle]

Know I posted similar pictures a long time back but don't believe it was to this site - so I wanted to get them in a thread here so all could keep an eye open for another IMHO running change I ran across while redoing a Jan 69 San Jose Mach a while back

The observation - The area where the quarter window would attach on the passenger side of the car had an odd looking clip that was screwed into the body to apparently hold the interior quarter panel trim in alignment. The bracket/slip looks like a bracket used to hang a picture in any of our homes (but without the small teeth along one edge) and out of place.

Jan 8th 69 San Jose sportroof



Checking the drivers side (good place to start - I thought) and I found no bracket, holes for bracket, in fact the inner body panel was shaped differently, with no depression or area for the bracket.

Jan 8th 69 San Jose sportroof



Looking at other cars  I found that earlier cars apparently (my conclusion at this point) had the extra bracket on both sides which was eliminated in or about Jan 69. It seems that the car I was building was one that was caught being assembled during the change over and received the earlier version on the passenger side and the new and improved on the drivers side.


October 68 San Jose sportroof





Just another detail

[J_Speegle]

Ran across some pictures from another example while searching for other things

This time a June 12th built San Jose example.  Inner quarter window panel (for lack of a better descriptive term) without the dip and in turn the need for the small support bracket using in earlier versions

[jmlay]

Jeff,

My car is has a scheduled build of January 2, built January 3rd, has the indention and associated brackets.

[J_Speegle]

Jeff,

My car is has a scheduled build of January 2, built January 3rd, has the indention and associated brackets.

Mike - just to complete the circle - what plant?

Thanks

[jmlay]

Well, I intended to provide that information... San Jose

[Fvike]

Here's another picture of the bracket. Dec 26 1968 build at San Jose. Adding picture just for the purpose of having documentation outside Photobucket.

[specialed]

I never seen that bracket on a dearborn car.

[K-HESS]

I can confirm that the bracket was also used at Metuchen as well. I have an early 1969 fastback 9T02F that was built on 9/6/68 and it has brackets on both sides. I checked my signature car 9T02R which was built 10/21/68 and I can see the bracket on the passenger side. I was not able to check the drivers side at this time.