Jim Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I was looking at two extra pens I curently have and noticed they are different.Was there and early and a late pen? Maybe the one supposed to be in the large folder is different from the ones in the early small folders? The NOS pen did not come in a folder but in a plastic wrapper.The one I have with the worn script is a "New Yorker" and the NOS one is a "P" Parker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 The only pens I have are in '90-'91 portfolios, so looking at yours, one looks (1) slightly longer, (2) the gold band in the middle looks narrower (3) there is a noticable difference in the clip.The '90-'91 portfolio has a molded indention for the pen and it appears the longer one would not fit.The '88-'89 owners manual leather cover had no restriction on pen length, so my guess would be the longer one is the earlier one.As some of you remember, 10+ years back, it seemed like the black pens were plentiful, I suspect some were given out by dealers as gifts and are not from a owners manual. I would also speculate that they were the earlier design when Buick was actually advertising the Reatta, but there could be yet a third design. If anyone has a black Reatta pen with a different look please post pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reattatude Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 It would not surprise me that in the course of 4 years Buick would get the pens from different suppliers - so the difference may or may not be related to year model, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanR Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Did the 88-89's include pens? The owners manual has a loop in it, so was curious if they were part of the manual - the logbook as in later years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 '88 & '89 did come with a pen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dpannell Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 My craftsman log has the "new yorker" pen in it and is an exact fit to the case. 90 model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HessLakeGuy Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Just checked mine and I have five of the Parker pens (the one with the gold band in the middle).Never knew there was a difference.They work, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 The two pens are the exact same length. The New Yorker pen has a flat top and the P pen has an angled top.The NOS "P" pen I have left I got from Bob Neuman several years ago. I bought about 20 of them from him and they were all individual pens in individual plastic wrappers.I have a complete large folder still in the plastic wrapping and in that folder is a "P" pen like my NOS individual one. The tire gauge says Taiwan on it and the flashlight says USA on it along with "light systems" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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