[ilo]

Greg,

Standard color was a dark blue, they were all painted it then if it needed a woodgrain
it was put on over it. It's the same color used in the gauge pods to cut down on
reflection. And it was flat no gloss.

Not sure if the woodgrain was a option on LeMans or if it was standard. But they
did come with it. Tempest got no wood... bare bones. But might have been a option
too... hell almost anything was back then..

[Greg Reid]

Yes, you are right ilo..I should have said 'blued out'..lol The gauges and the panel were a dark blue like gun blueing.
On an original or properly restored panel, you can see a bit of it around the gauge openings where the wood sticker didn't quite cover.