not rare, very common in '69, plastic inners do and will continually crack

there are known chevelles built with one plastic and one steel inner fender

my 69 Chevelle  (triple green)   had 1 of each   

To bad our 1967 Beaumont SD model didn't get the reddy/orange plastic inner front fenders...would of been wicked cool.

I remember judging a car show in Highgate, ON. 20 years ago, and the plastic inner fender question came up / so rare of an option, two of the judges thought they were fake.

Quote: http://www.highdefforum.com/car-forum/115098-muscle-cars-1962-1972-a-151.html
General Motors was on top of the muscle car world in the mid-Sixties, with every automotive division offering some form of desirable high-performance two-door. Pontiac's Tempest Le Mans-based GTO was a home run, and Oldsmobile, Buick and Chevrolet wanted in on the action. In an attempt to add even more sizzle to the stylish 1966 GTO, Pontiac designers and engineers created red plastic inner-fender liners, a concept that Oldsmobile would adopt the following year.

Virtually buried in the ample factory options listing for the 1966 and 1967 GTO was option code 522, "Red plastic inner-fender liners." Designed to form-fit within the cars' steel inner fenders and accent the standard red line tires, these red fender liners could be specified with any body paint color, and added a subtle hint of drama to an already dramatic vehicle.
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The Oldsmobile units went a step further than Pontiac's in that, instead of simply covering the standard steel inner fenders up front, Oldsmobile actually replaced them with lightweight red plastic inner fenders; **the W-30's rear wheel wells were lined with red inserts, as per Pontiac practice. John notes that Oldsmobile's inner fenders used the same material as Pontiac's, and were injection-molded to more precise tolerances.

The 4-4-2 with the W-30 option would continue to use these red front inner fenders and rear fender liners after their 1968 redesign, and would use them through the 1971 model year, replacing the fronts with black plastic versions and deleting the rear liners for 1972. The red front inner fenders were modified with holes for ducting cool air from under the bumper into the engine compartment in 1968 and 1969, and the limited-production Peruvian Silver 1968 Hurst Olds also sported these colorful accents with special ducting. The Parts Place Inc. (630-365-1800) currently sells reproduction inner fenders and liners for 1968-'71 4-4-2 W-30 cars, but it's no surprise that they are substantially costlier than standard metal versions.
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Giving GM's muscle machines a splash of color down under.

- Virtually buried in the ample factory options listing for the 1966 and 1967 GTO was option code 522, "Red plastic inner-fender liners." Designed to form-fit within the cars' steel inner fenders and accent the standard red line tires, these red fender liners could be specified with any body paint color, and added a subtle hint of drama to an already dramatic vehicle.

- In creating their ultimate 4-4-2, Olds-mobile decided to borrow a page from Pontiac's book and make red inner fenders part of 1967's factory-installed W-30 option package. The Oldsmobile units went a step further than Pontiac's in that, instead of simply covering the standard steel inner fenders up front, Oldsmobile actually replaced them with lightweight red plastic inner fenders; the W-30's rear wheel wells were lined with red inserts, as per Pontiac practice. John notes that Oldsmobile's inner fenders used the same material as Pontiac's, and were injection-molded to more precise tolerances.

If you want plastic, buy a new car.

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To bad our 1967 Beaumont SD model didn't get the reddy/orange plastic inner front fenders...would of been wicked cool.

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 Just my opinion, but I always thought the rare orange inners on Goats & 442s were butt-ugly. An eyesore. Rare doesn't equal beauty.

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         On my W30 car   I spray painted them inside and out   looked mint        orange and red are for tuner cars or lifted trucks