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    Default 1983 GT - originality questions

    VIN - 1FABP27FXDF188626

    I am looking at buying a 1983 GT that looks to be very low miles, but some things do not look right. It has white seats and door panels, but I thought that they were not offered in white. The car has white pinstripes and I understood that the GT did not have pinstripes (sure, they dealer or someone else could have added them). The black hood decal is surrounded in white. I have seen this on black GTs, but I do not remember seeing it on red ones or others. Was that an option?

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    The interior looks the same as my 84 GT except for the steering wheel and the seat belt buckle.I was not aware flocked dash panels were used before the SVO.

    Exterior, black stripe is too glossy, the decal around the stripe is usually body and stripe colors. This one looks to be white.

    All of this is based on my 84 knowledge.

    Looks to be possibly over-restored.
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    VIN is too low to be a GT. It's a GLX.
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    All of the interior switches and bezels have a bright finish, which is part of the GLX trim. The seat belt buckle is the same finish as my 83 GLX. The gauge bezel should be black, not flocked. The trim panel above the glove compartment should be color matched to the dash, not grey, or flocked. The steering wheel and steering column should be black, not red. The steering wheel style is correct if equipped with factory cruise control. The headlight buckets should be body color, not black. The tape stripe around the black hood panel should be red/black and the pinstriping shouldn't be there. I checked the 1983 sales brochure - the white/red interior was an option for a car that is bright red for either a GLX or a GT. The low back vinyl seats were the standard seat option either way for that color combo.

    Based on all that you're looking at at GLX in GT clothing (decals, hood scoop, etc.). That said, it doesn't look bad, it's just not correct.
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    Great information, everyone. Thanks, you're the best.
    Robert

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