"all cars" is a pretty broad statement, my car was all original when i bought it, it was gold everywhere, i have only heard of "chevy" guys painting these areas black, before this thread. i have seen many originals, none with the black treatment. tom 65 satellite --- Doug Ahern <D170A833@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 14 05/30/05, Dave Walters wrote: > > Brian Schlump wrote: > > > > > I do have a question about the way the the black > paint was sprayed > > > behind the grille. It extended from behind the > headlights clear over to > > > > > > the radiator. When you looked through the front > grille all you would > > > see is black... no red body color. > > > > > Does anyone know whether the black-out method > used on this car was > > > factory correct? If that's the correct way, > then I've seen a lot of > > > incorrect restorations...Brian > > > > Perhaps it had to do with if and when the > undercoating was applied and > > by whom.I've seen more Plymouth's that way than > Dodges,even Dodges with > > undercoating and Plymouth's without it. > > nope. the "behind the grille black out" was used on > all cars, except > those that were body color black, dark green, or > dark blue. > > my 63 Dodge 330 was a stripped down 330 wagon, body > color white, with > the black out, my 64 Dart is beige car with the > black out. same goes > for my 67 Dart GT (gold). > > I was advised that the correct color was semi-gloss > black. after > applying that color to the blackout area on my 63 > Dodge, and comparing > it to what was there before and what is on my 64 > Dart, I think > semi-gloss is the correct color. > > ========================================================== > Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Get the latest > weather, > sports, and lifestyle news you can't afford to miss, > all > at a price you can afford to pay! Click now! > caaa9eYbOgXg2f/TopOffers > ========================================================== > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., > send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well > as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This > practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total > volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to > Mopar topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/