Under Body Color

Short answer: The body color you see underneath is overspray, not an intentional coat. The shells were painted before assembly and the overspray was heavy enough to look deliberate — but it rubs off with steel wool or 400-grit wet sandpaper, leaving the solidly applied black underneath.

The overspray matches the body color (red on a red car), without the gloss, depth, or texture of the upper body. It reaches up into the transmission tunnel (though usually not the middle). There’s no red primer on any 1968s — look under the gas tank (a sheltered spot) and you’ll find the same overspray.

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