Not to re-open an old topic, but I was looking at a low mileage, original, '68 'bird. It had original paint, and no obvious bodywork or resto. It had black hood hinges and springs.
I also purchased a set of NOS springs, and they were black in sealed factory packaging.
So where did the grey color answer come from? Maybe different plants did them differently?
my originals were very dark greyish with some rust....bought replacements , they were phosphate color....my hinges now are black, but they are OERs...
maybe mine could have had paint at one point, but it sure didnt look like it.....my 68 I had in 1969, I cannot remember what they were
