Did ALL ‘69 Chargers Come With A Blacked Out Tail Panel?

[Kilrbee]

here is the factory instructions, note the exceptions

 

[Triplegreen500]

So not to derail here...my '70 XP 500 came to me with a blacked out tail panel.

I know this was the style for the '69, but it's "wrong" for my '70, correct?

I'm going to live with it - the paint would never get matched anyway. It was painted at some point, I'm guessing early 80s since it's single stage, and the color is way too blue compared to the factory F4. The PO, who bought it from the original owners estate and had the car for all of 6 months, had already painted a set of MP valve covers orange, painted the air cleaner orange, and installed a dixie air horn (all removed the first week I had the car)...so they may have painted it black as well. I'm just glad they didn't rattle-can a big "01" on the doors, too!! I'm the 3rd owner, but I kinda don't count that second guy since he didn't have it very long. Just making sure I know the right details is all.

 

[6PKRTSE]

Yes, incorrect for 70. You could probably wet sand the black off back down to the original green without having to repaint it to match. My guess is someone just spray bombed it with some cheap paint anyway. It will probably come right off.

 

[Triplegreen500]

I might try. Only concern is they painted it black when they painted the green...and I'll find (non-matching) F4 underneath.

 

[Kern Dog]

It doesn't look bad on the '70, it just isn't what the factory did. Not everyone cares about factory correctness.

 

[Triplegreen500]

I'm not concerned about it, just making sure I knew the correct facts was all.

I have zero plans to "restore" this car. It's too honest, too real, and too solid. They're only original once!

 

[Richard Cranium]

I might try. Only concern is they painted it black when they painted the green...and I'll find (non-matching) F4 underneath.

Once you take the trim piece off, start by spraying an area with Easy Off oven cleaner, let it sit for a few minutes & then scrape it off with a plastic bondo applicator. That should take the majority of the black paint off, then finish up with some Mirror Glaze fine cut cleaner.

We used this technique to take painted lettering off our trucks when we would sell them.

 

[chargervert]

Base model 69 and 70's Chargers did not get the rear tail panel black out treatment or a aluminum tail panel trim piece on 70's.

I never seen a 69 Charger that the tail panel wasn't painted black from the factory. 70 Chargers were all painted body color. XP and XS 70 Chargers had the finish panel. XH 70 Chargers didn't have the finish panel trim. They had the chrome taillight bezels,and Charger script with the arrow like the 69 Chargers had,but did not have the tail panel moldings that the 69 Chargers had.

 

[Triplegreen500]

Any suggestions for pulling the peel-n-stick black rubstrip down the side of the car? I tried heat at one end, and the (Earl Scheib) green paint started to come with it...so I left it there

 

[Coelacanth]

A heat gun is usually the way to remove stickers or adhesive moldings, but it's not good that the green paint is pulling off with it. When I've removed a sticker from something--it's a pet peeve of mine as I hate stickers with a passion--I soak any remnant adhesive with WD-40, which usually breaks it up after a few minutes so it can be wiped off. At least it should be safe on the finish. (It will remove any previous wax though, you'll need to re-wax your car after.) You'll want to apply it liberally and let it soak in, it works slowly but it's worth a try. After letting it soak, get some fishing line or dental floss underneath the molding and see if you can work it loose. Good luck though!

 

[Dennis H]

How about an example of Orgasmicsawl. What does it look like.

 

[Demonic]

All the 69's were Organisol black. My car is a factory 383 4 bbl, and it's black on the tailpanel. Never been repainted.

 

[Richard Cranium]

All the 69's were Organisol black. My car is a factory 383 4 bbl, and it's black on the tailpanel. Never been repainted.

Can you post a picture to show how much texture that original Organisol had?

 

[69 Charger]

My stepdad and I are debating about this because his copper car when the previous owners of the car restored it, they painted it body color and now he wants to black it out. I’m wondering if ALL ‘69 Chargers had a blacked out tail panel no matter if the engine was a 318 or HEMI, I know that the 440 and HEMI R/Ts did get it but I’m not sure about the rest. I personally don’t think that the smaller than 440 engine cars did, but my stepdad seems to think they ALL did regardless. Do any of our 1968-1970 Charger experts know? @chargervert @Richard Cranium. @Triplegreen500.

Thanks In Advance
-Eric (66ChargerHI-PO.)

As far as I know, all '69 Chargers had a blacked-out rear panel. I bought mine brand new, a basic Charger with 383 4-bbl, and it had the blacked-out panel. It is just completing a two-year restoration where the entire rear panel was replaced due to excessive rusting of the original. The panel was flat black.

 

[Demonx2]

I'm the 2nd owner of my car. Literally bought it from a little old lady around the corner from me in NE Ohio in 1978 (she had ordered it new). It's an XP vin and came with a 383 2bbl engine.

It came with the black tail panel. Pic shows it in my trailer (was in the process of moving it from Michigan to Florida 14 months ago).

 

[WileE]

Any suggestions for pulling the peel-n-stick black rubstrip down the side of the car? I tried heat at one end, and the (Earl Scheib) green paint started to come with it...so I left it there

My suggestion is leave it. Those glued-on moldings were a popular dress-up we used to peddle back in the day, along with mud flaps, tape/paint stripes, etc. You now risk peeling the paint, or a mis-matched tint under the molding after it's removal. Or, neither if you're lucky.

 

[Triplegreen500]

My suggestion is leave it. Those glued-on moldings were a popular dress-up we used to peddle back in the day, along with mud flaps, tape/paint stripes, etc. You now risk peeling the paint, or a mis-matched tint under the molding after it's removal. Or, neither if you're lucky.

And that's been my thought thus far. I hate the way it looks (covering up one of the primary body lines)...but...I'll keep rationalizing it with "it's original" lol.

When I first tried removing it, I was hoping the adhesive had dried out and gotten hard and would just flake off. No such luck.

I remember removing vinyl pinstripes from my 91 Daytona years ago. They were a dealer add, and with the car being one of 26 built I wanted it original. It's white. One-owner. Garage kept. Low miles. Only 15 years old at the time. STILL a bitch to pull them off, and buff the paint back out to remove the "ghost" images.