Evidence of fiberglass

[Rob M.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

A scan of the front (with the title of the manual describing the model years covered by the manual) and some of the content clearly referring to the body material should do the trick. Is anyone able to provide me this?

thanks,
Rob.

[Erik S.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

Rob - I am happy to help out here and give the customs guys a ring to push this forward. These guys are typically full of crap so we may need a sturdy hand here.

I understand the approach you are taking but to be honest I think it is the wrong approach

Erik

[Rob M.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

Another suggestion to convince them could be one or more factory pictures clearly showing the '71 car is made from fiberglass (or another '68 -'72 type of car, since they all look similar). Is there anyone who can provide me such an image?

thanks,
Rob.

[Rob M.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

Sander,

this is the car we talk about, the engine looks pretty standard to me...

http://www.schmitt.com/viewimage.asp?ID=3535

regards,
Rob.

[Sander B.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

Sander,

this is the car we talk about, the engine looks pretty standard to me...

http://www.schmitt.com/viewimage.asp?ID=3535

regards,
Rob.

ok that clears things up

i am not sure how these things work because the car entered the netherlands.

but should'nt this car pass the austrian customs ??? and pay the dues over there

[Kevin M.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

http://villagephotos.com/members/album.asp?folder_id=2014047

This is the great collection of shark build pictures let me know if the link works, this should be just what you need along with the manual.

KM

[Patrick H.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

The Customs guys would probably never believe you if you said that early Ferrari 308s were made of fiberglass too....

Good luck in your quest.

Patrick

[Terje K.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

Rob,



Terje Kristiansen

[Terry M.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

Ontario Orange with a blue interior. Neat. That is one combination I haven't seen yet -- and I thought I had seen them all. I'm sure they made the exterior color just for the Netherlands.

[John H.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

Another suggestion to convince them could be one or more factory pictures clearly showing the '71 car is made from fiberglass (or another '68 -'72 type of car, since they all look similar). Is there anyone who can provide me such an image?

thanks,
Rob.

Rob -

Try these - Shows the C3 body going together in the Body Shop, and entering the paint shop (you can see the bond seams here). If you were going through this in Mexico, the solution would be simple - "mordida" (bribe).

[Jack H.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

Based on John Hinckley's suggestion, I scanned the front cover of the 1971 Chevy Chassis Service Manual and the introductory page to the Corvette Body section. The general description CLEARLY states the Covette's body technology uses fiberglass reinforced plastic panels attached to underlying steel support structures.

Now, let's see if the bureacrats can ignore that!!!

[Rob M.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

Great brochure, that will help (especially since it is in Dutch!!!)

[Rob M.]

Re: Evidence of fiberglass

Thanks John, I've included the last photo (showing the resin droppings) also in the "evidence pack" I've sent to the customs this morning. Now, lets wait and pray...

greetings,
Rob.