Here is one more difference on the early 62s compared to later ones.
I never looked at the 62 handles properly when I took them off and when sorting through my collection of door handles to supply one to another T34 owner I noticed that the back of the original 62 handles in the finger grip area are hollow, where as all the later ones are solid.
Post 62 handle at top, 62 at bottom in the photo.
2 comments:
Hi Andy,
Interesting. My May '62 Ghia has the solid handles, and I'm confident that they're original to the car. Maybe this was a feature of only the earliest 1962 models? Or could the difference in the handles be due to the manufacturing preferences of different OEM suppliers? I've seen design variation in other parts -- early Knecht and Mann air cleaners, for example, which were used interchangeably.
Scott
Thanks Scott,
I think it is an early part feature and subsequent upgrade as the 2 different styles seem to cary the same manufacturer marks.
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