In the case of the front valence I should have been more clear because the black out effect blends the area around the park bezel that is made up when the front valance and front fender connect together . The black out areas are a pet peave of mine because they are regularly left off. Bob G. On Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Robert Gaines wrote: > David ,you asked. What color is the 69/70 Shelby tail panel? The > front side of the tail panel is painted semigloss black before being > installed on the car. the trunk side is left unpainted. The end caps > were painted off the car too.What you are refering to is something a > lot of restorers forget to do,which is a black out line on the end > caps were it overlaps the tail panel . Another place this blending > effect is done is on the lower front valance were the park lights are > installed . The black out creates the illusion that the two > seperate components are connected. In the case of the end caps it is > different between fastback and convertables because the endcaps are > shaped different. In the case of the front valence it is between the > semi gloss parklight bezal and the surrounding fiberglass area(which > is blacked out) in which the bezal is installed on the valence. I > hope this helps. Bob G. > On Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at 05:17 PM, DAVID DYER wrote: > >> Anyone know the correct colour set up for the rear tail panel.Almost >> half the cars viewed on various galleries shows the rear panel to have >> been painted (before fitting of tail light assy) up to the fender >> extension edge with semi gloss black ! All the other cars looked at >> had body colour up to the edge of the tail lamp fibreglass,leaving it >> the only black in the area. >> Any Ideas at all ? >> Regards,Dave >> Glasgow,Scotland. >> ' 69 gt350, 1619 >
