DY3 yellow 70 Roadrunner with painted top?

[RoadrunnerRod]

Just got done decoding the fender tag on my 70 Roadrunner (I did back in '96 when I got it, but I was a teen back then! Couldn't find the sheet of paper I wrote it all down onto, been awhile! lol) It's a 70 Roadrunner, 383 4spd coupe that was originally (and will be once again) DY3 yellow gold, with a dark green decor package interior. It has the trim for a vinyl top, yet you can tell the roof never had a vinyl top on it. I noticed it had DY3 for the lower paint code and also the top color code. Did many of these cars come that way, with vinyl top trim but a painted top? Years ago there was a 70 Roadrunner and GTX registry website that I sent my fender codes to and the guy replied back that it was a fairly rare color combo. Originally I was going to paint it a high impact color, but nowadays I'm thinking go back to stock colors... if anything, it'll definitely be the perfect grandma-looking, sleeper car (at least, color wise!) lol :headbang:

 

[jaws]

Yep, they came that way. Had a freind with a R4 red with a white painted top.

 

[RoadrunnerRod]

Yeah, I've noticed a few cars with tops painted a different color than the bottom, just always thought this car a bit odd for basically being completely one color, yet having the larger trim and moldings that the vinyl top cars have. Guess I can't complain, vinyl tops look nice and all, but I've seen (and owned), quite a few cars where the roof under the vinyl is about gone. At least my roof is nice and rust free (unlike most of the rest of the car! lol)

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

Hi,

post a pic of the fender tag. There should be a V02 (two tone paint) code on it

Carsten

 

[RoadrunnerRod]

Here's a pic of my fender tag that I just took. I believe the DY3 on the 2nd line stands for a yellow gold bottom, but then instead of a vinyl top code on the 3rd line it also has DY3 (if I'm reading that right.) Unless the V8X on the end of the 3rd line means a black top? I think it stands for a black transverse stripe on the trunklid.

 

[Bear R.-]

hi Bear R.- pics pics pics..lets see that ride...God Bless, Barry...