1968 Glove box lid - late design plate to shut off light

[Rich G.]

Re: 1968 Glove box lid - late design plate to shut off light

I just looked at my July 18 built 68 coupe. It does not have that plate. The cover is black Masonite or whatever they call it. The car is pretty original but I suppose it could have been changed.

Whats interesting is is there is a note from the original owner that says he “went through two batteries in the first three weeks” and there is a warranty replacement for the battery in the book when the car had less than 100 miles. I guess the light was on. To be honest, I don’t know if the light is still hooked up. I have the battery out of the car for storage now but if it ever warms up, I’ll check it.

Rich

[Richard T.]

Re: 1968 Glove box lid - late design plate to shut off light

Well done Brad ! You get an A+ in Corvette minutia today.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1968 Glove box lid - late design plate to shut off light

Joe - Thats good information. Would you agree though, that from Rich Thomas photo that it is the same part, although not used as it was originally intended to be used?

Brad

Brad------


Without a doubt they are the same. It's just as I theorized above-----it was a part used for a particular application and cataloged only for that application but used for another application on a more-or-less "ad hoc" basis.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1968 Glove box lid - late design plate to shut off light

I just looked at my July 18 built 68 coupe. It does not have that plate. The cover is black Masonite or whatever they call it. The car is pretty original but I suppose it could have been changed.

Whats interesting is is there is a note from the original owner that says he “went through two batteries in the first three weeks” and there is a warranty replacement for the battery in the book when the car had less than 100 miles. I guess the light was on. To be honest, I don’t know if the light is still hooked up. I have the battery out of the car for storage now but if it ever warms up, I’ll check it.

Rich

Rich-----

I think the term commonly used to describe these doors, Masonite, is a misnomer. Masonite is made from wood fiber but it's a much harder material than that of which these doors were constructed. This material is more like a "press board" in which "sawdust" is treated with some sort of glue and pressed together. It's much softer and less durable than Masonite.

[Terry M.]

Re: 1968 Glove box lid - late design plate to shut off light

Rich-----

I think the term commonly used to describe these doors, Masonite, is a misnomer. Masonite is made from wood fiber but it's a much harder material than that of which these doors were constructed. This material is more like a "press board" in which "sawdust" is treated with some sort of glue and pressed together. It's much softer and less durable than Masonite.

As we go on to a slightly off-topic area:

Take your choice:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonite

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiberboard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressboard

Or are there others more accurate?