63 Glove box striker screws

[Michael G.]

Can anyone tell me if the screws in the attached pic are the correct screws for attaching the glove box striker on an early 63?

Thanks,

[Joe R.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

I'm really not aware of any early different screws for the striker plate. I believe they were chrome philips very similar to the ones you have shown. Of course I have not seen anything earlier than a few in the teens.

JR

[Michael H.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

Mike,

Joe is correct on the phillips head. I don't think an early car (aprox 1st four months of production) had a chrome striker or screws though.

[John D.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

I agree with Michael. Early striker plate and screws were blackened.
Story: My 63 is a March 2nd car. Has the wrong glove box door on it as the door came from an early Grady Davis Gulf car. I got it as a gift in late 70's from the 2nd owner of the car. Doc Blatchley gave it to me when he found out I bought a 63 white coupe as his old race car was white.
The glove box door was wrapped up in old Pittsburgh Press newsprint and looked like NOS for sure. It came with a black striker and black screws.
The glove box door itself has a course grain on the fiberglass.
So when the March car was re-restored in 2005-2006 a problem was putting on a chrome catch and screws. Seems the two catches do not interchange on early glove box doors. My 63 catch and screws are chrome with little rube goldberg washers as that was the only way to keep the door from flying open all the time.
I still have the black screws and catch around here somewhere.

[Mike M.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

I agree with Michael. Early striker plate and screws were blackened.
Story: My 63 is a March 2nd car. Has the wrong glove box door on it as the door came from an early Grady Davis Gulf car. I got it as a gift in late 70's from the 2nd owner of the car. Doc Blatchley gave it to me when he found out I bought a 63 white coupe as his old race car was white.
The glove box door was wrapped up in old Pittsburgh Press newsprint and looked like NOS for sure. It came with a black striker and black screws.
The glove box door itself has a course grain on the fiberglass.
So when the March car was re-restored in 2005-2006 a problem was putting on a chrome catch and screws. Seems the two catches do not interchange on early glove box doors. My 63 catch and screws are chrome with little rube goldberg washers as that was the only way to keep the door from flying open all the time.
I still have the black screws and catch around here somewhere.

i can't believe ole doc blatchley gave you anything . after all, as a pit crew member for his scca vets, he rarely fed you guys. i have the original glove box door off doc's 66 425 ex-grady davis roadster. btw, early 63 strikers and their phillips fastners were black. mike

[Michael G.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

Thanks guys. My latch and screws are black, but the screws (per the pic in my earlier post) have a slotted recess. My other, later, car has a chrome striker and chrome Phillips head screws.

Guess I'll have to dip into my vast resource of old GM "samples" for some black Phillips parts for the early car.

[Timothy B.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

Michael,

The screws you have pictured in post #1 almost look like tag attachment screws for 1963.

Can someone post a picture of the correct black screws so I can double check mine.

[Michael G.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

Tim, the washers on the pictured parts are integral with the head, not captured. I don't know if original tag screws were that way.

[Michael H.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

Tim, the washers on the pictured parts are integral with the head, not captured. I don't know if original tag screws were that way.

Michael,

You are correct. The original 3794162 license plate attaching screws for 63-65 looked similar but the attached washer was loose.

The screws with the fixed washer that Timothy posted appear to be a screw that was sold by several aftermarket automotive hardware vendors like Au-Ve-Co. (something like that) That company even listed the original 3794162 GM part number in their catalog.

Correct original NOS GM 3794162 screws below.

[Michael G.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

Michael, you seem to have a pic of everything 63! Do you have one of the black glove box screws?

Thanks,

[Michael H.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

Michael, you seem to have a pic of everything 63! Do you have one of the black glove box screws?

Thanks,

I'm not sure. I'll look Mike.

[Joe R.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

Mike,

Here is a pic of some original screws. Original to a 63???? Looking for opinions and yes I know about that!

May the experts identify the 63 early and late screws.

JR

[Michael G.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

Joe, one of those looks identical to the screws in the pic I posted earlier!!!

[Joe R.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

Joe, one of those looks identical to the screws in the pic I posted earlier!!!

Yes Mike, the one at the 2 o'clock position is like the one you posted. Also, at the 1 o'clock position is a philips head that is black and at the 11 o'lock are two chrome philips head screws.

JR

[Michael G.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

I was thinking the black, slotted screws were not original, but, seeing Joe's collection, maybe they are one of several correct choices...

Like every other odd thing on that early glove box, (round bulb, keyhole shaped lock, no shield) maybe they are correct for some early cars.

I think I'll hang on to them for now...

Thanks