<VV> How do you Identify a true Spyder from a fake one

[Tony Underwood]

At 11:19 hours 09/22/2004 -0400, Wrsssatty@aol.com wrote:
>>I know in 1964 the Spyder had its own identifiable serial number.  In
>>'62 and '63 the Spyder was an option right?  If it was an option, how
>>can you tell if it truly is a Spyder or if someone added the stuff to
>>appear as one?  
>
>Wouldn't that VIN tag one sees affxed to a frame when peering into the
engine 
>compartment have an option code from the factory that would indicate when a 
>'62 or '63 was manufactured with Spyder equipment?
>
>Bill Stanley
> ___________________


Yes it does.   Actually, it's the Fisher Body tag in the engine bay on the
back unibody frame runner, and not the VIN tag.    

IIRC ,the letter Z indicates the Spyder option package.    Somebody correct
me if I'm wrong here.   It's been a while.   

The cutout for the turbo engine exhaust pipe is a good indicator in that
the lack of a cutout indicates the car wasn't a Spyder...  but the cutout
being there does not necessarily mean that it IS an original Spyder because
I've cut out the area and knurled a lip and mounted the bracket to support
the dogleg where the air grill attaches when I rebodied a '62 Spyder long
ago.    

That code letter on the body tag is the best indication as to whether or
not the car was originally a Spyder.   



tony..