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Thanks guys, I have been doing my own research and pretty much came up with the same information you all have. i have left messages with a couple vendors and have yet to hear back from them. I have heard there may be a place in Phoenix and/or Tucson Arizona that may be able to restore the panels. I will let you all know if it works or I hit a dead end. If I can find a place that can repair them for a reasonable price, I may have all three of mine done now that I know how rare they are. Also I heard you all like to see pictures. I just picked up our car from the body shop yesterday. It is not a show car, we are going to drive it but we are very happy with the results. Check out the pics. The car is Gulf Green, when we acquired the car, it had a black vinyl top. I found the build sheet under the back seat and it showed it originally came with a green top. So that is what we put on it.

Hey everyone, this is my 1st time here as I am a new member. My wife and I have a 72 Monte we are in the process of restoring. I have been pretty successful finding the parts we need to complete this job although some took almost a year to arrive. The one part I cannot locate new or used is the trim panel that runs along the back of the car beneath the trunk lid and above the rear bumper. I didn't realize until today that this piece appears to be on the 72 model only. The 70 and 71 do not have it. When I purchased the car almost six year ago the car had some minor rear damage and I tried to use the damaged panel as a bargaining chip, knowing it may be hard to find. The former owner opened the trunk and there were two more in the trunk. All three pieces I have are damaged. I am looking for a good new or used panel or if someone knows of a place or way to straighten the ones we currently have. The car is rust free, unmolested and only has 115K original miles