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1967 Shelby Underhood Paint or Not?

Discussion in '1965-1970 Shelby Mustang GT350 & GT500' started by Shelby~gt350#3000, Dec 11, 2007.

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    Shelby~gt350#3000

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    Im in the middle of a major restore on my Shelby and Im curious to know what color the underhood should be? Same color as the car? Flat black?, semi-Gloss Black? My car was completed on 7/21/67.

    Also if the color is the same as the car, anyone out there do that to their Shelby?

    Thanks in advance

    Jim
     
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    Jim,
    The later Plazaglas hoods were either natural of flat black. I have seen both. The top surface of the hood was painted body color with no apparent care to restrict wrap-around.
    Dave
     
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    Bob Gaines

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    Currently SAAC considers a steel understructure hood and trunklid to be correct if painted body color. If the appropriate hood and trunklid are the later all fiberglass style it could be ether body color, Semigloss or flat black or bare fiberglass with body color overspray. The trunklid would match the hood in the way it was done. My personal belief from my observations are if the SA moderately paid paint man had time he would paint it body color, if he messed up he would cover it with the black and if he or they were pressed for time would leave it bare fiberglass the overspray on the bottom side would be evident. I have always found the steel understructure hoods and trunklids to be painted body color.
     
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    If you do go with black make sure its a soft edge not a hard taped line.
     
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    Excellent. Thanks everyone for that great info. You all were a big help as usual. From what you all are telling me, color was an option so, I've decided to go color under the hood. I think it adds a lot of beauty to the engine compartment when the color from the underhood reflects off the chrome air cleaner. I'm trying to be as concourse correct as I can. I know I wont be 100% but, I'm doing my best to get her as close as I can. Thanks!

    Jim

    (sorry for bringing this thread up, didnt know it was once a topic)
     
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    Bob Gaines

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    Woops . TLEA thanks for adding to the post and adding something I neglected to include. That small but very important detail of the soft edge on the black painted underhoods is a necessary component of a overall great historic type Restoration.
     
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