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Subject: RE: V700 decals

Author: ji-@txwifi.com

Date: Aug 4, 2004, 5:25 AM

Post ID: 1717283509



 
 I'm no expert but couldn't you make one from the Ambo decal? Just remove
the Ambassador word and replace the 5 with another 0 and you'd have it (I
think).
Jim:

Not that simple; from the research I've done, the very early 700cc in
'67 and the beginning of '68 had a completely outlined 'V7' only, not
'V700'. Later in '68 they added '700cc' under the 7 in smaller solid
letters. Then in '69 they changed it to 'V750' with an outlined 'V' and
solid '750', with the 7 being larger than the 50, and added the word
'Ambassador' in upper and lower case solid letters above it. I have
these because I restored a '69 and couldn't find them anywhere. All of
the above went on the non-louvered sidecovers.

I'd agree if folks were doing concours restorations. Most of the folks
here redo all sorts of stuff that make it less that original and only an
expert would know the difference.

That said, my original '67 V700 sidecovers do indeed have the CC after the
700. Somehow I'd never noticed that before. In my foolish youth I
painted over the grey sidecovers but I'm almost positive the letters were
solid, not outlined like the later white side covers. My memory could be
fading though.

Jim

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