Here are some photos of my original color paint in the wheel wells of my Firebird. The bottom had too much under coating on it to determine body color.
Harold, Although the wells got the initial primer and acrylic lacquer body color, I don't believe the '68s left the factory with the body color showing in the wheel wells. My '68 did not get an aftermarket undercoating yet the wheel wells were coated with a thick coating. Wanting to duplicate that coating I found an asphalt spray called Preservatek that seemed to be the closest to the documentation and look of my original coating. The coating is referenced twice in the '68 Sales manual: - Under standard body features: "The inner fender, or shield, designed to utilize wheel splash to rinse away dirt, mud and salt, is protected against corrosion itself by a special coating of asphalt latex." - Under soundproofing and insulation: "A heavy coat of mastic is applied to wheel wells and inner-door panels,...."
You know Jim, I'm looking at my pics of the undercarriage on my vert and that thinks stuff your talking about is pretty much everywhere. I was able to scrape off the black stuff to check the paint color and it is the Nordic blue, single coat (probably) and in lacquer and hence dull.
Do you think they sprayed all the undercarriage with that stuff or just the fenders? If they spray entire undercarriage then it's called "undercoating"
