Dana cautiously cleaned off the Earl Scheib overspray from the main VIN plate. We’ll try a few more things, but it’s more readable now. This one is coming off for the bead blasters and will get more attention at that point.
There is also a specification label on the door jamb which we’ll remove with a heat gun and apply to a sticker back temporarily.
These vent louvers were a neat and unintentional find. I’d never seen these before, but I believe they were only on the US marketed hatchback 99s between 1974 – 1976. However, it seems that the WagonBack 99 didn’t debut in the US until 1976 [1]. Björn Envall is credited for coining the term CombiCoupé and most likely WagonBack as well. It’s not clear if these vent louvers were on any other model year, but I’ll put them on the car when its ready for them.
