[Roadsters] behind grille color

[Gary and Cindy Ault]

My '66 1600 was purchased from the original owner when it was five years 
old.  He alleged, and it certinaly appeared, that the car had never been 
painted. The area behind the grill matched the rest of the car.

Gary

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From: <jrdmf at aol.com>
To: <JohnnyRoadster at comcast.net>; <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] behind grille color


> I?prefer not to see?any color through the grill either so?I like the?way 
> you have done it but If you are?trying to make it look factory then 
> here's?the scoop.? I have two original "never painted" cars and both of 
> them have the face of the area directly behind the grill painted black. 
> (But the top of the front rail is?still the same color as the car.)?The 
> two bars that are removeable are also painted black but eveything else 
> under the hood and behind the grill is the same color as the car. 
> (Including the the area where the horns mount etc.) It actually looks like 
> someone painted the blacked out?sections with a brush and I have heard 
> others with original paint jobs say theirs looks like that too?
>
> Just make it easy on yourself and paint the whole car black? :-)
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> Hope this helps?
>
> Jon Frampton
> Huntington Beach Ca
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> From: JohnnyRoadster <JohnnyRoadster at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 9:49 am
> Subject: [Roadsters] behind grille color
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> In painting the area behind the grille, I have been told that it was black
> from the factory.  I just finished doing that, but an wondering if the 
> entire
> area is black, or is some of it in body color.  I posted two new pics of 
> work
> here.
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