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Title: Gray luggage protector strip on a '68?
Post by: CharlesTurner on August 26, 2013, 09:12:46 AM
Found a gray luggage protector strip on a Metuchen '68 convertible, early December build date, 12/3/67.  I'm pretty sure it's original.  I know these are more typical for later years.  Anyone else seen this on a '68?
Title: Re: Gray luggage protector strip on a '68?
Post by: somethingspecial on August 26, 2013, 02:37:09 PM
Have a Gray one in a June built San Jose coupe. It's original to the car.
Title: Re: Gray luggage protector strip on a '68?
Post by: Laurie S. on August 26, 2013, 04:08:45 PM
I have one in my Dearborn-built coupe.
Title: Re: Gray luggage protector strip on a '68?
Post by: J_Speegle on August 26, 2013, 09:11:15 PM
Typical supplier for Dearborn and NJ in 67 on up. In a rare example a few have shown up on San Jose (limited shipments from this other/not typical San Jose supplier) cars during those periods.  And I've been collecting these for allot of years ;)

Here are the ones I picked up on my last yard trip (not today) - Few gray ones in the bunch

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/firetrainer/Indiviual%20Parts/Luggageprotectorsx_zps9ede0aad.jpg) (http://s44.photobucket.com/user/firetrainer/media/Indiviual%20Parts/Luggageprotectorsx_zps9ede0aad.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Gray luggage protector strip on a '68?
Post by: TLea on August 27, 2013, 09:01:23 AM
Majority of 68s used gray in all plants from what I've seen. Blacks used as well, I think it was vendor
Title: Re: Gray luggage protector strip on a '68?
Post by: CharlesTurner on August 27, 2013, 09:05:51 AM
Thanks.  It came up in judging recently.  The MCA rules allow for either black or gray, but it was something I wasn't very familiar with.
Title: Re: Gray luggage protector strip on a '68?
Post by: CharlesTurner on August 27, 2013, 09:07:36 AM
Here are the ones I picked up on my last yard trip (not today) - Few gray ones in the bunch

The one I found on the '68 looks like the one in your picture on the far right.  No notch.