328 Bonnet Underside Paint Color

Fair enough. But don't assume I'm one of the "die hards". I didn't start the thread. I was just trying to help answer the question for those who did. I wouldn't have stayed as interested if not for the suggestion that my car had been previously repainted, something I consider extremely unlikely.

 

You bet, but you have to admit that the casual "lurkers" are probably thinking we are a bunch of anally obsessed owners...fretting over the idiosincracies of the color of the underside of our hoods no less...

That's what made me make that post....

 

Agreed

 

Even highly collectible and rare cars were just used cars at one point in time... 20 years from now it could be a rare collectible... I could have a customer come in to have his rare 328 restored to factory spec.When he asks about under the hood color I can now tell him(her) they were done both ways from the factory.

 

Careful Vinny,
To be accurate, we determined (and not conclusively) that the only time the hood was body color was from mid 88 to the end of 88. Earlier cars where black, and 89 (last year) had the carpet liner. So you really need the production date of the car (and a little investigation of the under hood paint) to determine the proper finish/paint scheme.

 

very cool thread.........so much to learn...... so little time

 

Thanks for clarifing.

I know you are making lite of the subject... but you would'nt believe what people ask me to do when restoring a car. I once had to duplicate overspray on a mustang the way the factory did it.But thats what the customer wanted... he's paying for it. So this bit of info is usefull to me.

 

i feel like i need to add my 2 cents also

my 89 gtb (#78881) has red paint under the front hood with the carpet lining....seems like a trend for the 89 models

john

 

Hey no problem Vinny, I have a friend who is a painter and does these awesome custom paint jobs on street rods...expensive jobs...and he does all kinds of crazy stuff for his customers....charging appropriately, fo course.