I read this in a book years ago. Sometime in the early 1960's, some Chrysler designers felt that the body color showing through the grille took away from the intended "look" of the front end. Some salesmen were complaining, too. The fix they came up with explains the sloppy application of the black paint. They inserted a worker in the line who shot a quick blast of black from under the car, thus the messy, uneven paint. In this way the assembly line was not slowed down at all. Sean ---- 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.