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Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes?

Posted By: nutso suave

Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 06/26/08 04:33 PM

My friend has a '70 superbee that has red stripes in the grill -2 are painted red, two black, two red, etc. is this factory? he swears it is, but he didn't buy the car new...



Posted By: DaveKanofsky

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 06/26/08 07:40 PM

If you mean the vertical bars of the grille, I've never heard of that.

The dealer brochure shows the grilles with the inner ring of the grille painted red, although it seems like none were actually built that way.

Hope this helps.
Posted By: nutso suave

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 06/26/08 10:28 PM

you can see them in that link i posted...they are vertical. very odd.
Posted By: rrunner

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 06/27/08 12:57 AM

Never seen or heard such a tale. Does your friend have anything to back it up?
Posted By: nutso suave

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 06/27/08 01:11 AM

there is another superbee around with the same grill, and he bought one that matches the one on his car at a swap meet, but as far as actual codes or factory pics, no. we are curious if anyone else has seen this before. he is pretty sure that is how it came based on the other ones we found, but that's kinda why i was asking.

Posted By: 69CoronetRT

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 06/27/08 01:51 AM

Can you get a part number off the grille? It would be interesting to see the application.
Posted By: nutso suave

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 06/27/08 02:26 PM

Posted By: sixpack4spd

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 06/29/08 03:22 AM

No way, no how, not a chance...
Posted By: nutso suave

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 06/29/08 04:26 AM

why is it so improbable?
Posted By: Rug_Trucker

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 06/29/08 11:42 AM

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The dealer brochure shows the grilles with the inner ring of the grille painted red, although it seems like none were actually built that way.




Never saw a Bee that way. Coronet 500? Yes.
Posted By: nutso suave

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 07/05/08 02:53 PM

i asked him to look for the part number...entirely possible it is from a coronet 500. or that they were short on regular grilles and used one of these instead.
Posted By: nutso suave

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 08/17/08 07:29 PM

i am back! i haven't been able to get a part # without removing the grill...it seems to be hidden. he has another one on his wall i am going to try to look at. i found this ad for a 70 coronet 500 with the stripes...like rug trucker said.

i looked really close to the stripes and they are painted on.

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Posted By: MikeyT

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 08/18/08 01:44 AM

I've never seen anything like that, and I've seen quite a few of those old grills.

Mike
Posted By: DAYCLONA

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 08/18/08 02:58 AM

Quote:

If you mean the vertical bars of the grille, I've never heard of that.

The dealer brochure shows the grilles with the inner ring of the grille painted red, although it seems like none were actually built that way.

Hope this helps.









I don't buy the vertical lines.......

But my brother in-laws 70 Superbee did have the inner "grille rings" painted red,......the car was red w/ black top/ interior.....383 4spd, powerdome hood,......very beat, but very original! never been restored,....or repaired for that matter,.....I ended up, buying it, and parting it out,......so I recall many of it's parts or details........

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Posted By: nutso suave

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 08/18/08 03:26 AM

they look like they are red in the ad i attached...
Posted By: In_The_Pink

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 08/18/08 04:58 AM

Quote:

they look like they are red in the ad i attached...




The vertical grille bars?

Yes, it is possible it's original, but it's also possible it's been swapped from a 500, too.

Sometimes the part number is the same for the base grille, and the paint details or specific trim is/are added later.

Who cares, it looks cool and you have a print ad to back it up. Just like the '71 Challenger T/A owners.

You'll probably never get a definite answer one way or the other.
Posted By: DAYCLONA

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 08/18/08 05:08 AM


Who cares, it look cool and you have a print ad to back it up. Just like the '71 Challenger T/A owners.

You'll probably never get a definite answer one way or the other. [/quote}





.... .....you do know Galen Goiver has 2 vins on record of 71 T/A's........

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Posted By: nutso suave

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 08/18/08 05:13 AM



thanks guys...if you see one in person pm me.

Posted By: bee1971

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 08/18/08 05:33 AM

Not to change the year but again red in color

I always found this interesting and without an explanation from anyone - I have seen more then a few of these over the years - The horizontal stripe down the middle of 71 charger concealed headlamps - Most are black some gray/silver in color but - Trust me when i say my 71 Superbee concealed headlamps have never been restored - Yes there coded on the broadcast sheet/fender tag but the red in color - Anyways

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Posted By: bee1971

Re: Anyone seen factory '70 Superbee red grill stripes? - 08/18/08 05:35 AM

71 Charger SE

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