I was wondering if anyone could help me out on this. I purchased a numbers matching '66 GTO last year and am in the process of doing a frame off restoration on it. It is getting close to to the paint stage. The car had been repainted a non-stock colour at some point in it's life. I want to make sure that I get the car completely back to stock. I have two questions. Is the fire wall and hood bottom supposed to be black or do they get painted the same colour as the exterior? Also, the interior colour on the metal surfaces - I would assume that it is supposed to be the same colour that the exterior is, but I wanted to make sure that I'm right on my assumtion or if it gets painted to match the vinyl. Does anyone know? Any help that I can get on this would be appreciated.

Thanks Glen

-- Glen Gregory (glen.gregory@rslnet.net), April 21, 2002

Answers

Paint

I am getting ready to paint a 66 now well my body man is we last talked and he said he found out it was to be a semi-gloss black also the inner fender lip is the same color as the body. hope this helps.

-- Curtis Allen (iamhr2@yahoo.com), August 11, 2002.

hood paint

The 67 firewall was painted body color on the upper portion of the drivers side covering the data plate as for the hood it is body color with some models having a under hood mat.I belive this is all true for 66 also . this info is from a book : ILLUSTATED GTO BUYERS GUIDE written by Paul zazarineand is ava. through Motor books International po box 1 Osceola WI 54020 UNITED STATES PH# 1-800-826-6600

-- David Denison (1967gto@ameritech.net), May 04, 2002.