The Optikleen bracket was a dealer thing.
This was so you could carry a spare bottle of fluid around with you, neatly mounted under the hood.
I actually always thought it was kinda a stupid idea. First, because it was a glass bottle, too likely to break.
But mostly because it depended on you remembering to put a full bottle back in the bracket after you used it. I know I would have rarely remembered to do that so would be just as likely to be caught without fluid as if I didn't have that accessory in the first place! Same reason I run out of propane for my grill even though I have 2 bottles.
At the end of the day, I think its primary purpose was a pure money maker for the dealers.
Separately, of course, there was the 2 spd wipers with washers option. Standard car got single spd wiper, optional was a 2 spd wiper (no washers), and the 2nd option was 2 spd wipers coupled to the washers.
In this case, you got a fluid bottle just like in a modern car with hoses routed to the spray nozzles. The bottle was mounted to the rad support, not the RH inner fender, IIRC.
Did your car get built with the 2 spd wiper with washer option?
Or did it come with the single spd std wiper?
In '65, there was a Dealer Accessory Package available to add washers to the single spd wiper.
Package p/n 984428.
I have no idea what the kit consisted of, I would have guessed it would have used the factory style washer bottle and mount, so doubt it would explain your odd holes, but worth knowing what your car got for wipers from the factory.
What is really strange to my eye is the hex shaped center hole. Least I think it is hex shaped. Not round anyway. Hard to imagine that being punched in the field.
But one thought comes to mind, possibly an aftermarket alarm system installation? Professionally installed, very possible they could have used a special hand punch to punch that shape hole for mounting of some component.
Might be helpful to see the whole inner fender to better understand the specific location of the holes, but I can't think of any factory option that would have required additional holes not seen on all inner fenders. Normally, the sheetmetal was punched to accommodate any possible option whether the car was to be equipped with that option or not. So even if you had some rare factory option, the holes for that option would show up on all cars.
Since that isn't the case with these holes, almost certain they were for some aftermarket thing.
Sorry to suggest bad news. But under hood looks great anyway as brody says.
Did they think the black was too shiny?
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