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71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? #692431
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The black is it the textured organosol stuff?

Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: Morty426] #692432
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Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: moparo] #692433
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Original paint 71 Challegner 440 six pack low mile car. I believe there were no LA built Challengers in 71? So it would have to be a Hamtramck car?

Sure not the heavy texutured organosol they used on T/A-AAR hoods. I think think it just the same black they put on the back of Challenger T/A's.

The top facing portions of the bezel are dusty. There's not much texture to it at all, just the way semi gloss/semi flat paint goes down. A finish fog coat may do it.




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Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: autoxcuda] #692434
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And what about non RT 71 Challenger? How was the finish? I am restoring a 71 conv N code and wondering how the finish panel was done. Thank you

Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: antonellomopar] #692435
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Hi Antonello

The tail panel would painted and the lights would be argent.

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Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: moparo] #692436
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Like so.

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Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: moparo] #692438
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Thank you for the replies. WHat kind of argent? Same as grille? Light argent or what?

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same texture, the color could even be lighter.


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Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: autoxcuda] #692440
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Ok, I have a question on this subject:

In AutoXCuda's photos the tail surround trim is also half painted. Is this correct? I've never seen this up close detail before and was wondering what is going on?

Sorry if I am a little bit out of the loop, but I just gotta know!


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Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: Grizzly] #692441
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Ok, I have a question on this subject:

In AutoXCuda's photos the tail surround trim is also half painted. Is this correct? I've never seen this up close detail before and was wondering what is going on?

Sorry if I am a little bit out of the loop, but I just gotta know!




Yes that half painted trim is part of the R/T black out scheme.

The non R/T rubber bumper cars, front or front and rear, ALSO got the same black out trim and corresponding black grill and tail panel.

The gold car I just pictured is just one original car. And I don't have the build date or location. But my 71 Challenger R/T April 71 Hamtramck is the same.

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Thanks, AutoXCuda!

So, would the headlight bezels and hood moulding get the same treatment on an R/T?

And, what if it had the wide hood moulding?


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Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: Grizzly] #692443
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Thanks, AutoXCuda!

So, would the headlight bezels and hood moulding get the same treatment on an R/T?

And, what if it had the wide hood moulding?




Yes and yes.

Sorry for butting in.

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Thanks, AutoXCuda!

So, would the headlight bezels and hood moulding get the same treatment on an R/T?

And, what if it had the wide hood moulding?




Yes and yes.

Sorry for butting in.




Well, wide hood molding goes over the headlight bucket trim. So you aren't going to "see" the black painted ridge because it's covered up. And the wide hood molding replaces the 1/2 blacked out hood molding.

The wide hood molding set itself is painted the same R/T or not.

Wide molding was NOT available with front rubber bumpers per the pocket sales guide.


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Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: autoxcuda] #692445
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Good info here, thanks again you Guys.

Too few of the '71 Challenger R/T 's out there for me to see in real life.


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Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: autoxcuda] #692446
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Thanks, AutoXCuda!

So, would the headlight bezels and hood moulding get the same treatment on an R/T?

And, what if it had the wide hood moulding?




Yes and yes.

Sorry for butting in.




Well, wide hood molding goes over the headlight bucket trim. So you aren't going to "see" the black painted ridge because it's covered up. And the wide hood molding replaces the 1/2 blacked out hood molding.

The wide hood molding set itself is painted the same R/T or not.

Wide molding was NOT available with front rubber bumpers per the pocket sales guide.




The head lamp bucket is painted black AND has a small piece of tape over the paint line.

Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: Morty426] #692447
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Thanks, AutoXCuda!

So, would the headlight bezels and hood moulding get the same treatment on an R/T?

And, what if it had the wide hood moulding?




Yes and yes.

Sorry for butting in.




Well, wide hood molding goes over the headlight bucket trim. So you aren't going to "see" the black painted ridge because it's covered up. And the wide hood molding replaces the 1/2 blacked out hood molding.

The wide hood molding set itself is painted the same R/T or not.

Wide molding was NOT available with front rubber bumpers per the pocket sales guide.




The head lamp bucket is painted black




You mean on a R/T is just have the regular blacked out head lamp bucket?

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AND has a small piece of tape over the paint line.




Where is this paint line? On Steve Juliano's 71 R/T sunroof car there is a black painted (tape?) little a section on the fender inside front edge of the hood gap. Is that what your are referring to?? I've never seen it anywhere else. And that car was not restored by Steve.

Morty426, do you have a picture?

I don't have the original fenders on my 71 R/T M28 car.


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Re: 71 Challenger R/T Rear Finish Panel Color? [Re: autoxcuda] #692448
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Original paint 71 Challegner 440 six pack low mile car. I believe there were no LA built Challengers in 71? So it would have to be a Hamtramck car?

Sure not the heavy texutured organosol they used on T/A-AAR hoods. I think think it just the same black they put on the back of Challenger T/A's.

The top facing portions of the bezel are dusty. There's not much texture to it at all, just the way semi gloss/semi flat paint goes down. A finish fog coat may do it.








I would have to question the not so textured comment above. After 30 years of weather, washing and wiping, what texture was there would have been smoothed down so it would now appear as a low gloss black.

If the specified OEM paint is Organisol per the Manufacturing Data, then it should/would be textured.

IMHO.


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Original car. Definitely textured,

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Where is this paint line? On Steve Juliano's 71 R/T sunroof car there is a black painted (tape?) little a section on the fender inside front edge of the hood gap. Is that what your are referring to?? I've never seen it anywhere else. And that car was not restored by Steve.

Morty426, do you have a picture?

I don't have the original fenders on my 71 R/T M28 car.




I'll get you a picture tonight. I have my original buckets and NOS buckets - the NOS ones are missing the tape. The tape is also on the hood trim. I don't think it is unique to being an M73 car.

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