Found a tag inside the fender??

[Cowtown Dave]

I was putting on a new rear deck emblem yesterday, which would be a lot easier if the gas tank was sitting on the shop floor!! and noticed a Rockwell tag on the lower inside of the fender behind the rear wheel. I couldn't read much more than that?? Is this common or is this an aftermarket fender??

 

[IH2LOSE]

Show us a digital picture of it

 

[ChuckG]

Rockwell was the manufacturer of the fiberglass parts. I've seen Rockwell tags under NOS light gray fiberglass fenders/quarterpanels. Can't say I've ever taken the time to see if they're under "original-original" midyear fenders. Had a NOS white glass 63 rear quarter panel that I sold several years ago. It didn't have the Rockwell tag. Chuck

 

[JohnZ]

Rockwell embedded tags/labels are very common; they made many of the OEM panels, and gradually bought up most of the other smaller fiberglass panel suppliers over the years.

 

[Cowtown Dave]

here it is. This is just above and forward of the rear bumper bolt on the passenger rear qtr panel.

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/billwilson9/vwp?.dir=/Corvette&.dnm=fender1.jpg&.src=ph&.view=t&.hires=t

 

[Sting Ray]

Interesting pic I was expecting just an imbedded stamp, not a color one.


Cool Pic,

Tom M

 

[IH2LOSE]

Cool find,Thanks for sharing the photo.I think I know from your exsplanation of where the lable is.

The bad news is that from that photo it seems as thought the addtional resen partially covering the label was a repair of some sort.

I own a 1966 and have definatly never seen any thing like that label on my car.

 

[Cowtown Dave]

The resin and glass around the sticker is the fender bumper bolt, maybe a repair or reinforcement of that area?

 

[JohnZ]

The resin over the label is normal - the label was embedded in the resin when the part was molded.