Re: alfa-digest V8 #973

[George Graves <gmgraves@domain.elided>]

In '86 it was a factory item. The owner's manual shows it as do the 
various '86 road tests that I have. Shankle may well have done a similar 
aftermarket piece earlier, but I can tell by the mounting holes in the 
body-work and the fact that the holes were punched in the car BEFORE the 
original paint was applied that its original to the car.

George Graves

On Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at 06:53 AM, alfa-digest wrote:


> Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 08:11:22 +0200
> From: "Henrik Hasager Johansen" <hjohansen@domain.elided>
> Subject: RE: alfa-digest V8 #971
>
> George,
>
> The dopey fiberglass thinghy between the taillights are, to my best
> knowledge, an aftermarket part made by Shankle. I have at least seen it
> in one of their catalogs. My 83 GTV6 also HAD one, painted red as the
> car, so it didn't look THAT dopey...
>
> Henrik
>
>
> - -----Original Message-----
>
>
> It was true in the eighties! My GTV-6 is registered as an '86. It has (I
>
> should say HAD. I took it off) the dopey fibreglass filler between the
> tail lights, the removable frame strut over the driveline, and the
> improved shifter. What it does NOT have is the centrally located brake
> light required by US law starting in '86. I've a friend who also has an
> '86 GTV-6 and his DOES have the light. Like you said: mix and match.
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