That's good investigative work. Does that mean that the dealer applied the undercoating or did the different assembly plants have different procedures?
Wow, that is an outstanding way to repair the grille. Hmm...I wonder if a little fiber glass sprinkles mixed in would help with the strength even though it looks as strong as new.
You guys schooled me on the stripe! I thought my 72 might be a Twister model with the 340 option added, since the callout number was separate from the stripe.