Light cars got black paint sprayed from a "pit" as the car want overhead and was sprayed at a 45 degree angle. This is as you know so no body color is seen though the grille. Black/dark blue didnt get this process.Dark colors only --- On Thu, 9/23/10, Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: engine compartment > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 12:37 PM > > Not sure if this holds true for the 62-65 cars and never > say never with Mopar but the 66/67 Charger group did > extensive research into this and found it's exactly what MO > just said. The light colored cars got the black sprayed on > the front of the radiator support and the darker colored > cars did not. > > Dan > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "MO ( Steve Mick)" > <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 1:45 AM > Subject: Re: engine compartment > > > > Seems like Herb is right. I think they sprayed black from > underneath to the > front of the radiator support and was not concerned with > getting it ALL > neatly painted. . This is on the cars that were light > colored enough to > show thru the grill. The darker colors may not have been > painted black. > And Herb-- we will have to check with D-500 Neil to > find where the correct > overspray should show!! LOL!!!( inside joke) :-) .......MO > > {Steve Mick} > http://stevemick.shutterfly.com/pictures#Part%202 > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb" <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "1962 to 1965 Mopars" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 9:01 PM > Subject: Re: engine compartment > > > > > I'm not sure but isn't the core-support sprayed black in > the front, so you > see black through the grill and not the color of the > car? I seem to > remember reading they had someone in a pit spraying black > up from the > underside. > > > > Herb > > 1956 Plymouth Belvedere 361 4-Sale > 1959 Coronet 326 Poly > 1961 Belvedere Custom Suburban 318 Poly > 1962 Dodge Dart 225 Slant Six 4-Sale > 1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1L > 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361 > 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst 440 > 1999 Durango SLT 5.9L > 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1L > St. Louis, MO. > > http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo42009.html > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Ollie > Date: 9/22/2010 8:22:22 PM > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: engine compartment > > I would say add thr radiator support and u got it. > Ollie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donald Gallimore" <dongallimore@xxxxxxx> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 7:51 PM > Subject: Re: engine compartment > > > Pretty big question. The body including the engine > compartment, doors, hood, > deck lid and fenders but not the under body get painted > body color. I > don't think I'm over generalizing when I say nothing else > is body color. > > > The rest is a science. Anybody got a compile list they > could pass on to us? > > Akron Don Gallimore > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Merwin Wrisley <vulcan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Wed, September 22, 2010 8:16:58 PM > > Subject: engine compartment > > > > > > > > I'm planning to paint my '65 Coronet this winter,and > am wondering what > > gets > > painted the body color besides the sheet metal. > Suspension components, > > steering,radiator, etc. I want it to look like it did > from the factory. > > ..........Merwin > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ---- > 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! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > >