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Old 10-24-2011, 02:15 AM
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There are only two deviations that I can readily see. One is in the trailing edge of the door. On the original it goes all the way to and includes the lip of the rear wheel opening, while on the Contemporary it follows the shape of the opening, leaving a visible space between the two.

The other is in the contour of the lower forward end of the wheel opening. The original curves forward into the rocker and under the sidepipe scallop, while the Contemporary continues to follow the radius all the way down to an abrupt, sharp transition into the rocker.

Whether this reflects a simple modification to the door for production and/or practicality concerns, one of the many variations that exist among the originals themselves; or an actual change to the Contemporary body shape - as was done to their 427 model - I really don't know. Peter Bayer did seem to have a thing for increasing rocker height and altering wheel openings to suit his own sense of aesthetics.
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