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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1969 Mustang => Topic started by: craig429 on January 23, 2011, 10:31:50 PM

Title: 1970 Outside Door Handles Marking
Post by: craig429 on January 23, 2011, 10:31:50 PM

I just bought two outside door handles from two different sellers.  They were both suppose to be NOS.  The RH handle has FOMOCO logo and the complete C4 part number stamped on the back side.  The LH handle does not have any Ford logo, it has "LH", "B635" and "21643"stamped on it and a logo that looks like a "W". 

Is it possible that Ford made some door handles without the Ford logo or C4 part number?  Looking to see if I should return it?

Title: Re: 1970 Outside Door Handles Marking
Post by: joe747 on January 24, 2011, 10:27:25 PM

i think it is a repo

Title: Re: 1970 Outside Door Handles Marking
Post by: 69 black r code on January 25, 2011, 11:19:44 PM

Quote from: joe747 on January 24, 2011, 10:27:25 PM

i think it is a repo

+1  :(

Title: Re: 1970 Outside Door Handles Marking
Post by: macdude67 on February 21, 2011, 10:54:21 AM

Hello Craig was the non nos handle purchased from Klassicpart which seemed to be a primarily mopar parts store? If so I have the same handle which I had looked at by a 25 yr high end Mustang and Shelby restoration shop and they told me mine was a repo. And this was the second handle from them as the first was a Ford handle that I had someone look as well because of its poor plating. We thinking the same thing had the same conclusion  that it was a Ford core that was rechromed and had a blem that someone tried to sand out and gave up one and that how I received it from Klassicpart.

Title: Re: 1970 Outside Door Handles Marking
Post by: macdude67 on February 21, 2011, 08:43:17 PM

A follow up on these door handles the W that was mentioned before is a capital "W" with smaller capital "D and "C" in the valley of the W. D in the left and C in the right. all the before mentioned letters and numbers are the same as mentioned in the first post. I see no C-4 number or Ford Oval logo at all!

Title: Re: 1970 Outside Door Handles Marking
Post by: craig429 on February 22, 2011, 10:58:27 AM

Yes, it did come from Klassicpart.  They did accept the return, but it did cost me shipping both ways for a reproduction part.

Title: Re: 1970 Outside Door Handles Marking
Post by: 1970 SCJ on April 04, 2011, 11:51:14 PM

I wish I would of seen this post prior to ordering from Klassicpart on Ebay. I was bitten by the same snake, just sent mine back today.

Don