Topic: Paint for lower rear grille on 1967

[J_Speegle]

Don't know if anyone has figured out if the panels were available for the whole year or only part of it. That might effect how well one (added to a car) might be accepted.  Just a thought - those holes are hard to make go away

Also if you don't already have them the original mounting hardware is not the easiest pieces to come up with today

[travnemi]

My Mustang was an early production, though if it was a dealer option, would they still deduct points on the concourse driven class?

Thanks

[67gta289]

Answered in the other post.  If you don't have dealer paperwork, and don't want to lose points, install correctly, with correct hardware, and paint body color.

As Jeff mentioned the hardware is not easy to find.  Do some searches here and you will find pictures posted of the cap nuts and angled rubber washers.  That gives you a target on what to hunt for.

[hopeto]

If argent would they have been all one color? Not 2 toned like these?

[67gta289]

Correct.  One color - either body color, or "dark gray poly" if the two toned paint option was also selected.  Shoot it and move it out the down the line...

[J_Speegle]

If argent would they have been all one color? Not 2 toned like these?
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No matter what finish (body color or the gray poly) they would have been all one color originally  - not detailed like the ones in your picture.

Never even seen a body color set except in sales and preproduction cars - just me

[ruppstang]

I found a unrestored burnt amber 67 fastback with the body color grills. Wish I would have bought it.

[hopeto]

My apologies to the OP. Didn't want to hijack, but had a few questions about the finned rear grills.
Here's what the above pair look like after my restoration. Glass beaded with a mixture of glass and black grit then clear coated. Sorry for the crappy flash pictures.
They are original Ford, not the repops.

[67gta289]

Should be painted - were not natural from the factory.  Post #3 has a hyperlink to an older post, with a picture from Jeff showing that the dark gray poly two tone paint covered more than just the grilles, but extended to the decklid and quarter panel end caps.

[robz64]

Hello Gentleman,

I need correct presentation advice for a Burnt Amber 2066-A 67 Fastback. This panel is original to the car as in the Marti Report. Main question: Do I paint it as seen in this photo attached? Do I leave it painted Gray? And if it should be painted, should it be the same exact color code 2066-A? Thank you for the correct response in advance.

[J_Speegle]

This question takes us all the way back to our first year of the forum. And as often happens we often have to first get more information

What is the paint code on your door tag.

If your car had the tuo tone option then the rear taillight panel, end caps and rear grill would be dark grey poly. If your door tag has a two digit/letter paint then the owner ordered this option.

Original paint code for the panel and grill can be found in the library article on 67 paint codes.

If the original owner did not pay for the option then it came painted body color with the same on the taillight panel and end carps

Merging your question and this post to the original thread to keep things nice and neat together as we've done with others in the past which is located over in the 67 section since your question relates to only that year

[robz64]

I'm glad I can take you back in time . Thank you again Jeff for the great direction to the library on the paint codes. Yes, it was ordered in tu-tone. My Marti and door tag add up: V5. V-for Burnt Amber, 5- for Gray panel. So the ribbed panel is another option from what I read? Which I have. Would it be alright for a concours correct car if I were to paint it in Burnt Amber or will points be deducted per door tag?  If I can paint it with no deductions, I would follow the exact V-code paint for burnt amber?
thx ahead of time!

[carlite65]

if the paint does not match the door tag then expect a deduction.

[robz64]

I should keep it Gray as it came?  The door tag is V5 Burnt Amber color car? Sorry for asking the details, just want to clarify before I do anything.

Thank you in advance, R

[carlite65]

yes, as it came. that is what the focus of this board is--originality.