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Default 1970 Trans Am Fron Valance Lower Blackout

Anyone have pictures of a original Norwood built white TA with lower part of Front Valance blacked out?
Seems like I have seen this before.
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Looks very original

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I agree.
Not just TA's either, all the Birds.



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It's weird that they'd black out that part on a TA, as it's not visible. I understand it on a Formula or a base bird.

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Found this pic online.

Anybody got pics of their original valance blacked out? Let me know if a Norwood thing or both plants did it. List plant at build date if you post pics
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Is that really blacked out or just not completely painted. The black looks like the color that the panel is when new before paint.

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Norwood built 70 esprit, original paint. Black looks to be applied after body color.


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Thanks for pics and info.

I thought i had seen that before but had been a while.

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Default Valance needing black out paint....

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It's weird that they'd black out that part on a TA, as it's not visible. I understand it on a Formula or a base bird.


This photo shows why that blackout is necessary - just too much 'color' showing otherwise even under a T/A.

Needs to be blacked out like the factory did.


Assume this was done to all 1970 to 1973 trans ams?
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This photo shows why that blackout is necessary - just too much 'color' showing otherwise even under a T/A.

Needs to be blacked out like the factory did.


Assume this was done to all 1970 to 1973 trans ams?
I guess if you're laying with your face against the pavement, you might see it on a TA

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Neat to learn what was done when they were built.
I'm taking lots of pics of this TA as reference material.

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