Posted By: FC7AARcuda
1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/07/12 02:12 AM
I have a 1971 'cuda that I am restoring. The car was originally painted GK6. When I got it 20+ years ago it had an original paint argent grille in it, but I don't know if the grille is original to the car. Car has a mid-April 1971 build date. I'm trying to determine if the car should have a body color grille or an argent grille? Only have pieces of the buildsheet.
Posted By: autoxcuda
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/07/12 02:20 AM
I thought only certain colors were availible with painted grilles.
And I don't think GK6 was one of those colors. I'd think it would be listed somewhere in the factory literature on
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/Same goes for rubber bumpers, but there may have been different number of colors.
Posted By: shakerjoe
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/07/12 02:26 AM
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that GK6 WAS supposed to be included in the painted grille group...I don't have anything in proof from Chrysler, just what has been printed in some of the rags back in the day from what they "heard"...did a google search on GK6 and found this...8/20/70: When a Cuda is order with one of the following paint codes the grill will be body color. [EB5], [FC7], [FE5], [GF7], [FJ6], [GK6], [EV2], [GW3], and [GY3].
Posted By: DAYCLONA
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/07/12 02:33 AM
GK6 or Autumn Bronze was avaliable on 71 color keyed Cuda grilles....do you still have the lower valance grille insert?.....argent or color?
Posted By: DAYCLONA
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/07/12 02:39 AM
The following paint codes were avaliable on 71 Cuda grilles
EV2
FC7
FE5
FJ6
GB5
GF7
GK6
GW3
GY3
Posted By: Alaskan_TA
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/07/12 02:53 AM
The bumper colors are also mentioned in the other thread.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/07/12 03:32 PM
also.....
3/26/71: Dual Racing Mirrors, code G36, will not be available with Autumn Bronze metallic code GK6.
Posted By: YYZ
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/07/12 05:38 PM
FWIW I have personally owned 2 GK6 grilles in original paint and a friend had an NOS one
Posted By: shakerjoe
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/07/12 08:48 PM
wasn't there also a cutoff date for the hi-impact paint rubber bumpers? 05/17/71 comes to mind? Think this infor was in a old Chrysler Power mag years ago - I have it, just can't get to it right now...
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/07/12 10:04 PM
I dont intend to bring this off topic but....does anyone have any kind of breakdown at all of the 'Cuda color production for '71? Especially GK6.
Posted By: 1cuda
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/08/12 01:32 AM
i`ve got 983 barracudas and cudas in autumn bronze-cant break it down further than that.
all the best
frank.
Posted By: shakerjoe
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/08/12 01:35 AM
I just scanned this from 09/1990 Chrysler Power Magazine between periods of Rangers/Capitals - researched by a JHO Sloan and submitted by Dave Freiburger - don't know how accurate and doesn't even list GK6
- hope it shows up ok
Posted By: Diego (not Ted)
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/08/12 01:28 PM
I can tell you that Chrysler Power item has a lot of items that don't match Galen's numbers, and I would side with Galen on this.
Additionally, for whatever info I've collected over the years, it seems that 1971 color numbers are not as complete as 1970's. Years ago, a guy in Ohio (owned the two-tone V-code '71) showed me a Galen printout with general Barracuda numbers without specifics by model/trim level. But then, a number of years ago, someone on this site (Alan Gallant?) had something that narrowed that info down (for only a few colors). Alan's list doesn't have GK6 by model, but it shows that 977 US-spec Barracudas (all three models) built in that color.
That's rarer than I had expected.
Posted By: Southern Wolf
Re: 1971 GK6 'cuda - Argent or Painted Grille? - 05/08/12 07:52 PM
I have a 1971 Dodge pamphlet that shows a 71 purple Challenger R/T with rubber bumpers that are black
