I have a 67.5 with original paint and it is just painted the same color as
the rest of the car. The mesh appears to be welded to the cover.
Gary Russell
----- Original Message -----
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
To: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>
Cc: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: Air vent grate mesh
> John,
>
> Nope!!!! I have a 66 and it was always painted. Look at magazine articles
of
> the day and you'll see it was painted.
>
> Mike
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 6:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Air vent grate mesh
>
>
> > I am not an authority, but my observation has been that the
> > earlier cars have chrome grilles while later cars have body-color.
> >
> > I don't know when the change took place, but I strongly
> > suspect it was 67.5 and had to do with the DOT 'no shiny parts'
> > ruling. 67.5 is when the chrome gauge surrounds disappeared.
> > Non-US cars may differ.
> >
> > -- John
> > John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
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