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71 b-body window louver question... #600086 01/31/10 07:40 PM 01/31/10 07:40 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 344 Idaho CANDK OP enthusiast
CANDK OP enthusiast Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 344 Idaho	Body color or black? I've seen different flavors, but no clue as to what's correct. If you could get these painted, were there any restrictions (like no F8 etc?). Anything weird on can/cant order with vinyl top etc in sales brochures? Post pics if you've got 'em!

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: CANDK] #600087 01/31/10 09:12 PM 01/31/10 09:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,650 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,650 Hamtramck, PA	Four body colors as well as black, look here, about page 7 or 8 from memory; http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/vintageAdvertising/1971PlymouthPressRelease-01.shtml

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: Alaskan_TA] #600088 01/31/10 10:06 PM 01/31/10 10:06 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 344 Idaho CANDK OP enthusiast
CANDK OP enthusiast Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 344 Idaho	Wow! That's an awesome piece of history there! I looked thru the bulk of your 71 archives, and couldnt find info on colors avail/NA. Does memory happen to know if EV2 was one of those colors, or what the colors were? I really wonder if these could be ordered with a vinyl top/ half canopy top, at least in those body colors... seems like it would have been a nightmare to have painted louvers laying around and not able to be on the body till top was added etc... Last edited by CANDK; 01/31/10 11:00 PM.

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: CANDK] #600089 01/31/10 11:38 PM 01/31/10 11:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,893 Harriman NY 7 71GTX471 top fuel
71GTX471 top fuel 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,893 Harriman NY	I know I have seen EV2 on the pumpkin HEMI RR

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: 71GTX471] #600090 01/31/10 11:43 PM 01/31/10 11:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,183 eganville ont 4 440beep super stock
440beep super stock 4 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,183 eganville ont	Backlight Louvers (J68) were body color on the following colors: GB5 - True Blue GF7 - Sherwood Green JF6 - Sassy Grass Green EV2 - Tor-Red On all other colors, louvers were flat black. Plymouth's gonna getcha! There are 3 things that will live forever, cockroaches, Keith Richards, & slant 6 Dusters 71 gtx 440 4speed air grabber blue on blue with white vinyl roof

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: 71GTX471] #600091 01/31/10 11:54 PM 01/31/10 11:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,650 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,650 Hamtramck, PA	Quote: I know I have seen EV2 on the pumpkin HEMI RR Same car I believe; http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/events/playboy2006/Playboy%20036.jpg

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: 440beep] #600092 02/01/10 12:01 AM 02/01/10 12:01 AM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 344 Idaho CANDK OP enthusiast
CANDK OP enthusiast Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 344 Idaho	Sweet! Thanks for the info guys! Am I correct in also assuming that there's no way you could order these with either style vinyl top?

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: CANDK] #600093 02/01/10 02:40 AM 02/01/10 02:40 AM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 583 San Antonio, TX CurYellowBird mopar
CurYellowBird mopar Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 583 San Antonio, TX	Here's a good example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HAND-BUIL...=item3359962f2e This car has a black canopy vinyl roof with the louvers. Does anyone know if the louvers were painted curious yellow or were they black on a GY3 curious yellow roadrunner? Project War Bird: 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner 383 4 speed with air conditioning GY3 Curious yellow All original

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: CurYellowBird] #600094 02/01/10 10:13 AM 02/01/10 10:13 AM
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1fastrunner top fuel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,125 Hunt Valley, Maryland	Not to get off topic too much, but wouldn't the above example have a '70 spoiler since it was built so early? Jim

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: 1fastrunner] #600095 02/01/10 06:30 PM 02/01/10 06:30 PM
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streaker member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 192 Georgia,Douglasville	Quote: Not to get off topic too much, but wouldn't the above example have a '70 spoiler since it was built so early? Jim I can't remember where I saw it but if an early car was only getting the rear spoiler (code J81) it would get the '70 spoiler but if it was coded for front and rear (A45) then the early cars would get the '71 style. Hopefully someone car tell us where I saw this. I said Don't look Ethel, It was too late

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: streaker] #600096 02/01/10 06:44 PM 02/01/10 06:44 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 583 San Antonio, TX CurYellowBird mopar
CurYellowBird mopar Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 583 San Antonio, TX	You probably saw it over on Road runner nest. I remember you cause you showed me your restored alternator. Project War Bird: 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner 383 4 speed with air conditioning GY3 Curious yellow All original

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: CurYellowBird] #600097 02/01/10 08:00 PM 02/01/10 08:00 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,125 Hunt Valley, Maryland 1fastrunner top fuel
1fastrunner top fuel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,125 Hunt Valley, Maryland	Mine has the front spoilers and the '70 wing. Is was built 8-17. I'm pretty sure they were both installed at the dealer. I guess it would depend on what the dealer had in stock? Jim

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: 1fastrunner] #600098 02/01/10 08:10 PM 02/01/10 08:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 583 San Antonio, TX CurYellowBird mopar
CurYellowBird mopar Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 583 San Antonio, TX	Yeah it would depend on what the dealer had stock, cause I think the spoilers were a dealer installed option. Mine was built 06-10-71 so it probably got the gull wing. I heard for the first half of the year most RR's got the go-wing, but it makes more sense if it's what the dealer had in stock. Project War Bird: 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner 383 4 speed with air conditioning GY3 Curious yellow All original

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: CurYellowBird] #600099 02/01/10 08:27 PM 02/01/10 08:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,516 Las Vegas, NV 6bblgt I Live Here
6bblgt I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,516 Las Vegas, NV	Any parts that were "factory ordered" & installed by the dealer would've been shipped inside the trunk/car. I don't think any factory rear spoilers were dealer installed. One would think the "pre volume" car should have the '70 style.

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: 6bblgt] #600100 02/01/10 10:21 PM 02/01/10 10:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,334 home of the Buckeyes Butterscotch71 Lost Title
Butterscotch71 Lost Title Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,334 home of the Buckeyes	Quote: Any parts that were "factory ordered" & installed by the dealer would've been shipped inside the trunk/car. I don't think any factory rear spoilers were dealer installed. One would think the "pre volume" car should have the '70 style. Yup, as I recall, Marty (guy who owned the car when it was restored) liked the 71 style better so that's what he put back on it. Front spoilers were shipped in the trunk and dealer installed, rear spoiler would have been factory installed Curious Yellow was not an available color for rear window louvers Info from the roadrunnernest: "Backlight Louvers (J68) were body color on the following colors: GB5 - True Blue GF7 - Sherwood Green JF6 - Sassy Grass Green EV2 - Tor-Red On all other colors, louvers were flat black. Backlight louvers were N/A on cars registered in the state of Pennsylvania. Backlight louvers required G31 and G33 (Left and Right Chrome racing mirrors) or G36 (Painted Racing mirrors, L&R)" addict:to devote or surrender (oneself) to something habitually or obsessively ....hmmmm

Re: 71 b-body window louver question... [Re: 440beep] #600101 02/01/10 11:28 PM 02/01/10 11:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,647 IL 7 71383beep top fuel
71383beep top fuel 7 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,647 IL	Quote: Backlight Louvers (J68) were body color on the following colors: GB5 - True Blue GF7 - Sherwood Green JF6 - Sassy Grass Green EV2 - Tor-Red On all other colors, louvers were flat black. Was this for both Plymouth and Dodge? '73 GK6 Challenger Rallye - 340 4-Speed

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