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Originally Posted by Formulabruce
Part of latch facing you was black Phosphate, the lock mechanism ( pointed part off to right that moves) was Gold anodized.
"Norwood" is our resident expert, and has rebuild many of these latches.
1971 cars had cheap Alkalyd black paint . This was put on at sub assy just to keep flash rust off during transport to final assembly.
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Thank you FB.
Do you have any pics to share?
Is the black phosphate finish the same as the bolts holding it in place?