Looking at another ebay auction

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-Camaro-RS-SS-ORIGINAL-1-owner-Documented_W0QQitemZ4643963751QQcategoryZ6161QQrdZ 1QQcmdZViewItem

The description says the car has all original sheetmetal. In the pics you can see that the paint in checked or crazed at the area of the sail panel/roof seam. This makes me wonder about replacement panel work.

The spatter paint that is NOT in the trunk also makes me wonder, but I don't know what a 40 year old trunk typically looks like. The spatter is clear on the piece that covers the fuel filler/trunk lock assms. Again, I wonder about panel replacement.

Is there history to say paint crazing at the sail panel is a frequent problem, even on original panels. I know my second gen camaro had cracking issues there.

Thanks for any and all comments.

RC

The auction states the paint is 25 yrs old, who knows why it was repainted, body damage or just needed painting after 19-20 yrs... If there were stress cracks in the sail panel (very common) prior to the repainted I would guess there may have been some work done to alleviate the problem. I would look to more obvious signs of panel replacement since 20 yrs ago the likely hood of a bodyshop replicating factory welds etc wouldn't be too high.

The 1/4 panels were leaded to the roof and orig paint cars usually have alot of shrinking etc going on in that area. Neat car.

BTW.....Sail Panels are interior parts.

That's a C Pilar

BTW.....Sail Panels are interior parts.

That's a C Pilar

picky, picky, picky... ;) I think it's "pillar"

Ditto on Charlie's take.
Even Original Paint cars have problems there... like he said Leaded seams... Plus if the laquer was checked there and they only sanded it smooth (not off and corrected the underlying problem) then it will eventually comeback.

picky, picky, picky... ;) I think it's "pillar"

:D Oops....Spellcheck !