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Old 04-08-2021, 03:59 PM
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Shiny, Of the 4 - '70 A-body's and 1 - '71 from Pontiac, Baltimore, Oshawa, and the Fremont plants, they all had remnants of black paint on them (straps)...which leads me to believe they had a dusting of black paint before they were installed possibly, as they all had surface rust on the bottom and rear (no paint left anymore), but a bit of black paint at the front above the axle where they were more protected out of the elements. I've heard/read somewhere that maybe the straps were installed and hung down from the rear as the bodies were painted and possibly got body color overspray on them before the tanks were installed, but I couldn't find any factory body color overspray on any of mine. I imagine some straps may of never had any paint on them and were different from supplier to supplier, plant to plant. I'm certainly not an expert in this area and maybe Uncle Judge and Ol' Pinion Head will add there expertise to the discussion. I just know enough to be wrong most the time (lol).

Dennis