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ricky.santillan
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 Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:27 pm Post subject: What is the original colour for a hood latch under the hood? |
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I see some pics in black and others in what appears to be zinc. What would the original colour be for that female receptacle (not the other one you are thinking about) under the hood that takes the pin from the hood. The one connected to the body in front of the spare tire.
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Bruce
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Suboval
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My 57 was black.
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Jake Martinez
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someone must have painted it.
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hazetguy
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| Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:19 am Post subject: |
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| someone must have painted it. |
yeah, someone at the factory.
the one on my '51 is unquestionably originally black.
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Jake Martinez
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| Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| hazetguy wrote: |
| Jake Martinez wrote: |
| someone must have painted it. |
yeah, someone at the factory.
the one on my '51 is unquestionably originally black. |
i always thought they were coated. how can you tell if it was originally black?
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hazetguy
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look for black paint. 
here are some pics of an original early oval latch.
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Jake Martinez
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| Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:12 am Post subject: |
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that paint is really light.
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10 inch narrowed beam |
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66brm
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| Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I have one for my 57 project that is very nearly NOS and its definately black, original coating and unmolested by the PO |
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ProjectX
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| Jake Martinez wrote: |
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| someone must have painted it. |
yeah, someone at the factory.
the one on my '51 is unquestionably originally black. |
i always thought they were coated. how can you tell if it was originally black? |
Black, even though you don't want to hear it
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downsbs
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Another latch question. One of the pics above show a line in the latch running parallel to the body, another pic shows two lines (one on each side of the circular receiver) running perpendicular. Which is correct for ovals?
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Suboval
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| Another latch question. One of the pics above show a line in the latch running parallel to the body, another pic shows two lines (one on each side of the circular receiver) running perpendicular. Which is correct for ovals? |
This one is from an original 57 Oval with 28,000 miles on it.
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