Window sticker:
Shows content, standard and
optional, the car’s destination,
name of dealership, and
Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail
Price, which for this car was
$16,614.00.
Square F/top convertible
windshield glass:
These stickers were affixed to
the glass to inform the line workers that the car was to be a
convertible. The sticker is dated
Aug. 1982 because that’s when
the glass for the convertible
entered production.
Yellow labels on tire:
Indicates that the wheels/tires
have been balanced.
Small rectangular Customer
Acceptance label:
Applied at pre-delivery, meaning the
car was ready for shipment.
Rectangular black-and-white
checkerboard label:
These letters represented check-off
points. Employees would sign their
initials so the car could be released to
another department.
Small rectangular Final
Acceptance:
The last time the car was inspected
prior to shipment.
White plastic convertible
top cover:
This was a protectant for the convertible top during shipment to the
dealership. The red plastic cap in
the radio antenna base protected
the threads during shipment until
the actual antenna was installed at
the dealership. Plastic door-edge
guards protect against dings and
scratches. The red pinstripe, not a
GT option, was requested and
approved as part of a V.I.P build and
.
applied during assembly.
FMM
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