Rusty Heaps Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) Does anyone know if door and quarter panel cardboards are the same or close enough to work from the 1952 Chevrolet Bel Air coupe hardtop for the 1952 Buick Special Riviera 45R coupe hardtop. I see that National Chevy Parts carries them and the metal edges for a reasonable price. The bodies seem similar enough that they should interchange, maybe with a little tweaking here and there, possibly for the door and window handles. Anyone else tried this route? Also, the trunk cardboards? Edited May 7, 2020 by Rusty Heaps (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Heaps Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 No takers on this subject? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Brink Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Not able to answer your question but if you do not get a response perhaps NCP can supply you with measurements and you can compare to your Special? Good luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph P. Indusi Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 As far as I know most of the Chevrolet models in those years used the GM “A” body whereas the Buick Specials were built using the GM “B” body. They do look similar and it is possible that both bodies shared the door panels but only detailed measurements as suggested above by Gene Brink could help you resolve the issue. Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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