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69_340_GTS said:
I had a '70 Road Runner and the entire underneath was nicely painted. The car was not restored (this was 1975) and it only had 27,000 miles on it. Like I said before, there really is no "factory correct" when it comes to this subject.

Primer color varied too. I heard that a lot of leftover "paint" made its way into that vat of primer, so while basically grey, it could be tinted too. GM cars exhibit this variation too.
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Lots of people see stuff on a car & rigidly think they all came that way & only that way is "correct". The truth of the matter is that there was a great deal of variation. Anything that was done by a line worker with minimal oversight could be done quite a bit differently & still roll on down the line. One of the reasons they automated most things now. I have an original 70 RR which had almost no overspray on the underbody & primer was a dull brown color, also with dipping drips.

Woods74 said:
Definetly awesome! The only this is, I'm trying to understand why you would paint the underside of a car? What about rock chips and road grime, leading to rust? Is it just going to stay in the garage as a monument? Are you going to invite people to lay down to appreciate your work?
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Painting was just a personal preference, I put a lot of time making it look nice so why not go the extra yard? It actually provides much better rust resistance than the crappy primer they used & is not really subject to much in the way of road rash & is super easy to clean. I drive the car a lot in the nice weather but it's no winter beater either.
 
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