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Earlier cars had the marker lights and even could be seen on 68 with the circular chrome bezal just painted over. Most 68s had the markers filled over then later on in the series, for continuity between all cars, they filled in the marker lights and backup lights on 69s to match the non backup lights in the valance panel.
Also, earlier cars that were recieved with a vynal top, they left the chrome strips there instaed of removing and filling the holes or painted them over which can be very obvious on some cars as well as the rocker trim which some had but painted over too.
Later on, they just added the chrome vynal trim pieces for continuity to make all the cars look alike.
Basically, nothing was done 1 way on the show, there're are a bunch of ways to deem the car "show correct"
They used 2 style push bars, the smaller one which is similar to mine and the wide style which is more common and tucks under the car. The reason for the change was when they'd load the cars on to haulers, the smaller bars hindered the loading process and some got torn off, so they developed the wider, better one mounting under the cars. Warner Bros. contracted a couple different "eras" of builders for the cars and this is noticable in different seasons of the show. After a few seasons, for continuity and quickness, ALL interiors were spray painted 78 GM light buckskin tan while earlier cars had the orig. MOPAR "Saddle" tan interior color or a bunch of 2nd unit cars using black. Different CB antennas were used and a couple cars can be seen with bigger offset wheels.
You'd be amazed at the stuff the fan club (the one I am a part of) have dug up on the cars after talking with the crew and stuntmen from the show and from parts off of orig. cars. Along with photos and the guys in the club with the actual surviving cars, we've got the measurements as to where the decals are supposed to be placed and the measurements of each decal and the jig used to make each "wide" pushbar. Its was a pretty crude but effective science these guys had for them. The remaining cars though, are in pretty rough shape and obviously led a hard life.
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