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Default 1969 Camaro Original Grey grill - question

.... If you are at a swap meet and see a 1969 Camaro grey grill....

.... How can you tell if it is an original ....or a repop [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

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Default Re: 1969 Camaro Original Grey grill - question

Originals were molded using a bone (white) colored material.
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Default Re: 1969 Camaro Original Grey grill - question

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: John</div><div class="ubbcode-body">.... If you are at a swap meet and see a 1969 Camaro grey grill....

.... How can you tell if it is an original ....or a repop [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

.... Photos will help

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif[/img] </div></div>

I will be home in a couple days and will post some pictures, If I forget PM me.
I Have a broken section I use for repairs, they are gray as can be .
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Default Re: 1969 Camaro Original Grey grill - question

Factory installed grills were molded in white then painted argent silver. At some point the NOS grills were molded in a white or gray color. That goes for a lot of molded plastic parts for different cars.
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Default Re: 1969 Camaro Original Grey grill - question

I thought someone was repopping grilles in whitish plastic.
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Default Re: 1969 Camaro Original Grey grill - question

Posting the below pictures of a factory installed 69 Camaro grill section that was in a car painted Burgundy. I have another used, complete grill and it is the same plastic, GRAY.
Over the years I keep hearing the term &quot;bone white plastic&quot; ? I sure would like to see some photos of that grill, and maybe a broken section or a clean spot on the bottom that has been scraped clean of any oxidation like the one photo below. Could the oxidation be interpreted as &quot;bone white&quot; ? Comments ?
Maybe we can learn something [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]









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