68-69 side gill question.
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68-69 side gill question.
The last gill is not open so does it get blacked out or is it painted the color of the car? (Mine doesn't have the optional chrome trim) What did you guys do with yours? I think is needs to be black.
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Re: 68-69 side gill question
The last gill is not open so does it get blacked out or is it painted the color of the car? (Mine doesn't have the optional chrome trim) What did you guys do with yours? I think is needs to be black.
For those of you with original paint Fathom green '69s, I'd be really curious as to what was done. If I have seen any in the past, I don't recall and I have nothing in my notes. I'd really appreciate your feedback.
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Re: 68-69 side gill question (Rowdy Rat)
For those of you with original paint Fathom green '69s, I'd be really curious as to what was done. If I have seen any in the past, I don't recall and I have nothing in my notes. I'd really appreciate your feedback.
Regards,
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Rowdy,
Here is the best pic I've got (Fathom green 69)
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Re: 68-69 side gill question. (silvervetteman)
All 8 of my gills are open. I just took a good look and it doesn't look like they were cut open. I suspect I either have a replacement front end or someone did a really good job modifying it.
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Re: 68-69 side gill question. (silvervetteman)
(not a 100% sure of this, but here's my .02 worth) i suspect that the factory blacked out the back louver at the same time they blacked out the underside of the hood, and the tops of the firewall and the upper part of the inner fenders, using the same semi-flat lacquer. they (the factory) probably did this on cars with the optional trim. i think all 68/69 non-trimmed cars did not get blacked out - 68 did not have trim as an option. when i restored my '69 fathom green coupe, i had the trim and i blacked out the rear louvers with semi-flat black. i've got pictures of an original '69 silver coupe (w/trim) with 5K or 7k miles on it. i'll check it out when i get home and repost
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Re: 68-69 side gill question. (joe ciechanowski)
My '68 is blacked out, semi-gloss as many have posted. No chrome on '68's, this was a '69 only option, but no doubt many have added to 68's just because it looks real nice!