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Offline 1970shelbyguy

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70 boss 302 trunk lid stripe location metuchen built
« on: December 02, 2012, 03:37:15 PM »
 well- i sold my 71 j code mustang and acquired a  metuchen built  boss 302  dec/69  recent paint - inquiring about placement of trunk lid pin stripe  mounted high or low.   i know there a few  differences between dearborn and metuchen- which way is it? .   also  paint under trunk lid is body color- correct?   blkd out on dearborn cars?  and rest of inner trunk all body color both plants ?     thanks  david
1970 gt500  grabber blue  june/69     1970  boss 302  metuchen  dec/69

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Re: 70 boss 302 trunk lid stripe location metuchen built
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2012, 05:47:39 PM »
well- i sold my 71 j code mustang and acquired a  metuchen built  boss 302  dec/69  recent paint - inquiring about placement of trunk lid pin stripe  mounted high or low.   i know there a few  differences between dearborn and metuchen- which way is it? .

Here is an example (same car as used below - 0T02G1386xx (very early Dec 70)




 
also  paint under trunk lid is body color- correct?

Correct the black stops at the edge of the trunk lid


  blkd out on dearborn cars?  and rest of inner trunk all body color both plants ?     thanks  david

No - at least at Dearborn - there was little effort (though evidence of some) to mask off the inner trunk area so black overspray is evident on original cars from there

For your NJ car I've seen a fair number of original paint cars were overspray (of the low gloss black) on each trunk hinge




As a side note it appears that at least the taillight panel was painted then masked off - then the body color applied. This practice would match what Ford did on interior colors and (for example) 71-73 lower body silver or black applications)
Jeff Speegle

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