[charlie65_67]

I reckon your talking about the shim, and its finish is just bare metal.

65 Hi-Po F/B (7 yr resto)
67 GTA F/B (small block) Mustang Owners Club of Austin (MOCA), TX
MCA 27479
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[66benchcoupe]

I just pulled my motor, a '68 302, and it was painted gray. I know nothing about the history of the motor so I'm not sure if it should be gray or not but it seemed like good paint so that makes me think it may be original.

Black primer 66 coupe, bench seat, 302, C-4, 3.55 TSD.
879 posts as "66 bench-coupe" on old VMF.
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[SHELBY]

Natural steel, Ford never painted them.

68 GT500
68 1/2 CJ Coupe

MCA# 18519