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1973-1974 grille color scheme
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:27 pm
by patrick
I am really confused on the 1973-74 Road Runner grille including but not limited to color scheme. I have seen some that are one uniform color of gray (unpainted plastic?), I have seen some that are black with the center trim and outer trim a lighter gray, and also one with what I believe was a chrome strip that ran horizontally the length of the grille, right in the center, or did I dream that?
Please help! Maybe it's just the difference between a Satellite and a Road Runner...
Thanks everyone!
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:38 pm
by aerodynamic
Been wondering about that myself. Mine is all blacked out, and I have no idea if it came from the factory like that, although I doubt it.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:04 am
by 73 runner
Hi Patrick, my grill has the center and outer trim grey. It should be original because I'am the second owner. I have owned mine since 77. It has a built date of 1-73 . I have seen some with the full grey colour but have not seen any that are blacked out grills.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:23 am
by mopar71
How bout a pic of the color scheme?
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:02 pm
by patrick
I have seen the scheme you describe (center and outer section trim light gray/silver and rest of it black) many times, and I'm going to venture to guess it's the difference between a Road Runner and a Satellite insomuch as they had totally different grilles in '72 as well. I'm going to guess the '73-74 Satellites only have gray.
Okay, so the winning question is: What type of black (high gloss, medium gloss, flat) and what type of gray/silver should I use? I have chrome spray, but I'm not sure if that would look correct or not.
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:08 pm
by Serious Satellite
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Re: 1973-1974 grille color scheme
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:40 am
by BillS
I've had my '74 since Dec. 1973 (brand new, saw it come off the truck). It came with a silver (argent) grill with a chrome strip in the middle and one on the upper valance.
Mine is a Roadrunner
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:55 pm
by patrick
Was the chrome strip in the middle just paint or a real chrome strip?
I have the real chrome strip that runs betwen the bottom of the grille and the valance, but that's the only one I'm aware of.
73-74 Grille
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:08 pm
by BillS
Patrick,
It is a real metal strip. Most likely polished aluminum. It has a painted black stripe in the middle of the metal piece
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:20 am
by patrick
Is it just me or does it seem to be missing from every Road Runner/Satellite? Was it a Road Runner only thing?
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:10 pm
by BillS
Don't know. I even went as far as to get a black grill to calm down all the experts.