'65 Barracuda Grille and Radiator Support Final Color Schemes

[dibbons]

We just blacked out the right and left "indentations" in the front valence this morning--kind of like eyebrows (but still shown unpainted in foto #1).

Now I see a dark or black background behind the grille as shown in a factory promo foto (see foto #2).

Not sure if the center metal grille portion was painted black at the factory or not (see my formula S foto #3).

I'm sure the radiator support was blacked out a little (my own formula S foto #4).

Plenty of time to decide how to handle the radiator support. I thought I was finished and was going to leave it body color. Not so sure now.

 

[dibbons]

Here is an old thread discussing same:

How should i paint 65 barracuda grill?

 

[Plymouth 65]

The rad support is body color from the factory as is everything in photo #4. Photo #1 is correct! Photo #2 is factory correct for the grill. See photo attached.

 

[cudamark]

The radiator core support was painted body color to start with, then got a blast of black from a paint gun from down in a pit on the assembly line. Kinda crude, but, that's the way they did it. In my resto, it's going to be done more completely and not just an overspray.