IS IT REAL OR IS IT REPRO?

[MotownMadman]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2417050171

Frame rail plate for COPO, possibly a old NOS part or is someone manufacturing another part to build fake COPO cars? What a tangled web we weave.
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[JChlupsa]

REPRO ones are now being made and sold. Is this one, one of them I cant say



AES-12 69 LH Exhaust Hanger Mount Plate, Rear Frame Rail
Stamped steel plate with threaded inserts reproduces original Fisher Body plate exactly. Used on all 69 Camaro with dual exhaust to mount the LH tailpipe hanger to the rear frame rail. More

Our Price:
$ 9.95
http://www.rickscamaros.com/cgi-loca...450+1061801257

[resto4u]

It looks like there might be a stamping mark in the center. The only way to tell is if original has stamping marks, part number and thickness of the part. There maybe some details a tool and die person could see, as machines used back then and today are probably quite different. Roger

[71SSNova]

Looks like somone made it in a shop. The bottom left hand side, I can see saw blade marks and it looks like they took a grinding wheel to it to try and straighten it up.

[olredalert]

-------Unless im blind I didnt see NOS anywhere in that add.I dont think the seller is attempting to dupe anyone.He says its new.Take him at his word........Bill S

[MotownMadman]

Bill, I agree, I didnt see the ad stating it was an NOS, but the phrase Hard to find part is a bit confusing since Jeff posted a link where you can buy as many as you want at $9.95. The Hard to find bit leads towards an original. If it is a repro, the clear way to advertise would be to say new reproduction plate. That method does not leave a person to wonder at all. Creative advertising.
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