Found these cards in my dash

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Found these, pretty neat. Didn't find the Certicard but maybe I'll get lucky. Taking the rear seat out is also on the list to find the build sheet. The protective paper stickers are still on the rear belts, I don't think anyone ever really rode in the back seat.

(The postcard I got separately but put it into the glovebox)

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Very cool!! I'd love to get hi res scans of those if possible. Any chance?

Absolutely, I'll scan both sides of the seatbelt card and the writing on the Reverb card. Is there a forum or resources page for that? Otherwise I can email them to whomever wants them
 
PM me please and we can do it full res by email. Much appreciated. If you can scan the images next to a ruler esge it will help to get an accurate size for reprinting.
 
Important: If you find that broadcast sheet, do everything you can to protect it.

First, flatten it out in a humid-ish environment for several days using magazines or books as weight. Then, scan it and make a few color copies of it. Don't EVER fix it with tape, just let it be. Then put it in a clear protector. THEN...and this is the important part, keep it totally out of the sun and in the dark forever. Use the color copies for display or research. Several times over the years I've seen a guy be totally crushed when he put his sheet on the dash at a show, and a few hours later it's almost illegible after the sun bleached it white. Like invisible ink!

And yeah, it's a lot of fun performing "archaeology" on these cars. Never know what you'll find, like a bobby pin under the driver's seat of a man's car. How'd that get there?

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Important: If you find that broadcast sheet, do everything you can to protect it.

First, flatten it out in a humid-ish environment for several days using magazines or books as weight. Then, scan it and make a few color copies of it. Don't EVER fix it with tape, just let it be. Then put it in a clear protector. THEN...and this is the important part, keep it totally out of the sun and in the dark forever. Use the color copies for display or research. Several times over the years I've seen a guy be totally crushed when he put his sheet on the dash at a show, and a few hours later it's almost illegible after the sun bleached it white. Like invisible ink!

And yeah, it's a lot of fun performing "archaeology" on these cars. Never know what you'll find, like a bobby pin under the driver's seat of a man's car. How'd that get there?

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Thanks for the tip. This car is pretty clean and unmolested, the same little lady drove it from 1964 until it was parked in the 90s. The interior is dry and tight, I'm hoping it's in good enough shape for a good archival scan and then I'll display that copy with the car if I ever show it
 
This car sounds like a great time capsule. Do indeed take LOTS of archival pics of the whole car, please!

For sure, a piece of 56-year-old, fragile newsprint quality paper (it was only meant to last two days on the production line!) won't last long in the sun...on a broiling dashboard. Oh, the horror!
 
Great find!

My '66 New Yorker has the reverberator and I too would be interested scans of the cards.


The 1966 Monaco 500 that I had was ordered new specifically for towing a travel trailer. You couldn't physically fit any more stuff under the back seat cushion. His children must have been constantly stuffing or dropping things between the cushions while they were driving around the country to various camp grounds. The area was loaded with toys, camping brochures, candy wrappers, cheap plastic nick knacks that kids would have got back in the '60's and '70's, and lots of other stuff. I wish I would have taken some photos back when I cleaned it out.

Jeff
 
That's hilarious!

Hey everybody....let's go TREASURE HUNT for the Fourth of July!
Also found 3-4 mechanical pencils under the seats from metal supply places from Long Beach to National City (south of San Diego). The other thing was the all the vinyl top trimmings left on the floor of the car, very sloppy at Hamtramack. My LA built Challenger had no vinyl top trimmings.
 
Also found 3-4 mechanical pencils under the seats from metal supply places from Long Beach to National City (south of San Diego). The other thing was the all the vinyl top trimmings left on the floor of the car, very sloppy at Hamtramack. My LA built Challenger had no vinyl top trimmings.

Not sloppy, you just got free sound dampening material
 
Did you find an IBM punch card imprinted with "It Takes U and I to make Quality" in the glove box items? Our '66 also had Chrysler (residential) AirTemp and Chrysler Marine flyers in the glove box too. Pretty neat.

What about the spare tire and jacking instructions sticker in the trunk?

Take care of the Fine Lady!
CBODY67
 
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