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Which
areas of the body are most likely to rust?
Why was the color called "Hugger
Orange"?
Which areas of the body are most
likely to rust?
Here
are some of the more common locations for rust:
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Rear
window. This is #1 flaw in 60's cars body
design. The first place to look for an initial
impression on hardtops, look for rust and boils
in paint in the lower corners. Also look/feel
inside trunk along window lip. Vinyl tops are
dangerous. Look for boils along bottom of chrome
trim all the way around the back. Rust loves the
area along the c-pillar. Push around on the
vinyl top listening for the crunch of rust
"bubbles". Look in the trunk for
water-holes in the window lip.
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Trunk
pan. Especially if the
window/trunk-weather-stripping has been
breached.
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Bottom
rear of front quarter panels. Especially on
under side around the large mounting bolt.
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Rear
wheel wells around the lip. Especially in front
and behind the wheel on the bottom of the rear
quarter panels.
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Front
lower valence panels, the joints between the
lower valence, and the lower corner panels and
the front fenders. Sometimes hard to see from
the outside.
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Side
window drip rails. The putty cracks, water gets
in, and rust eats away at the rail/roof joint
line (especially on vinyl tops).
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In
the cowl. Leaves from the trees hold water =
rust.
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Why was the color called
"Hugger Orange"?
It
started for the 1969 model. It was the marketing
nickname for the '69 Camaro, appearing in magazine
ads and commercials. It was in reference to the cars
handling characteristics (i.e. hugs corners... the
hugger!), which is needy by today's standards, but
for the sixties, it was one of the best handling
American cars you could buy. GM made a big deal
about the hugger thing, and offered special color
combos with hugger orange paint, rally stripes (Z28
style), orange and houndstooth interior. Of course
the '69 indy pacecar had hugger orange stripes.
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