Don,
BB1 is, indeed, black monotone paint so it seems that the car left the
factory as a black one.
People change their minds and orders do get screwed up though, so the
car may have passed through the paint booth twice.
One of my 61 Continentals did just that. All the documentation says
black paint and that includes the broadcast sheet and the "fender" tag.
The car was definitely painted white first, though. And there wasn't
any primer shot between the white and the black so every nick shows up
terribly. I pulled the whole dash on the car to fix a factory defect
(pinched wire) and the car was even black over white back there, too.
As one of the very last 61s built, it is quite possible that a late
order for a black car caused the color change.
More recently my brother ordered a 96 Dodge Ram pickup and initially
picked a dark forest green color. After seeing so many on the road, he
changed his mind and called the dealer to select moss green. When his
truck arrived on the lot it was moss green but the door jambs and
underhood areas showed evidence that it was originally painted the
forest green color.
Chances are that your car had something similar happen. Scape some
black paint under the sill plates or behind the kick panels and see
what's hiding under there.
Pete in PA
Engel lover, no matter the hood ornament
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 15:36:50 -0700
From: Don Savard <res03r3f@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: IML: 1967 Imperial
Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi all,
I'm in the process of repainting my 67 Sedan and I have a few
questions. The car paint code on the fender tag is "BB1" which I assume
is Formal Black The inner door frames and complete interior is bright
blue.When I removed the bumperettes there was shiny(non primer) blue
paint as opposed to the black paint of the car. Was this normal for a 67
or was this a case of someone ordering a black car with a blue interior
so the factory just repainted a blue exterior car black to satisfy a
demand?
Second question-
Does anybody know where I can get front and rear windshield rubber
gaskets/seals? It's for a Sedan therefore different than a LeBaron and a
Crown 4 door hardtop. I did find a shop in town that has 2 new
windshields for a Sedan(!!!) in stock so I'm set there.
Thanks
Don Savard
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