70 Challenger color Q

steelrudi wrote:

I am rebuilding a real 73 Challenger.  It has a 383 Mag, and a shaker hood.  All the numbers match!  It when finished will be panther pink with the flat black hood, and trunk.  About the 70 I don't know.  I do believe all shakers were flat black though.

they did offer that option in 1970. I almost bought a purple six pack car with the flat black hood. But I decided to keep my hemi roadrunner instead.

gary

Thanks to all of you for your answers. I saw those T/A's with the black hoods you mentioned. I didn't realize they had those problems, though. I guess the body color hood with black shaker is the right way to go. Thanks again!

Glenn

I used to have a '70 with the Shaker hood.  Mine had a color-matched hood (lime-green) with the grey shaker scoop, like this one:

 

Glenn,

I think the shaker part that sticks through the hood was flat black. The hood itself could be either flat black or the body color. I used to own a 70 TA six pack and the hood on all of them was flat black. The hood and scoop on the TA was all one piece however, and was made of fiberglass. It didn't have any opening mechanism and was held down with the hood pins only. The heat from the engine generally bowed the hood alot! Hope this helps some.

John 

I am rebuilding a real 73 Challenger.  It has a 383 Mag, and a shaker hood.  All the numbers match!  It when finished will be panther pink with the flat black hood, and trunk.  About the 70 I don't know.  I do believe all shakers were flat black though.