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Old 07-30-2014, 01:39 PM
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Take a look at the sales order for this 63. $18 for sealtbelts? I thought these were factory standard issue. This does not make sense. Was this just dealer trickery to juice it up since it was a base car? Same goes for the mirror unless is was for the pass. side.



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Originally Posted by fastfreddie63
Take a look at the sales order for this 63. $18 for sealtbelts? I thought these were factory standard issue. This does not make sense. Was this just dealer trickery to juice it up since it was a base car? Same goes for the mirror unless is was for the pass. side.
Good old dealer trickery - seat belts were standard on all Corvettes starting in 1958, and inside and outside mirrors were standard since 1953.
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Wonder what N.C. discount of $557.49 was for?
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Perhaps the "Documentation Manager" at Bunky's Corvette Sales isn't old enough to remember what was standard and optional. Sure uses good paper though - no fading or wrinkling after 51+ years.......
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Originally Posted by desertpilgrim
Perhaps the "Documentation Manager" at Bunky's Corvette Sales isn't old enough to remember what was standard and optional. Sure uses good paper though - no fading or wrinkling after 51+ years.......

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