if it had woodgrain siding i'd say yes it went right from the assembly line to the body shop.buddy bought an 82 chevy caprice wagon in the late 80's from the original owner.i happened to know the guy and the car from new and it had never been touched.well my buddy didn't like the bark so we stripped all the chrome trim and pulled the bark and 2 of the 4 doors had bondo in em.and not just little spots,these were football size.right then and there i swore i would never buy a car with bark.