69 F Body Rear Axle Color *Latest Consensus*

[turbo69bird]

Originally Posted by William

That's correct for a Firebird, not a Camaro.

Camaro axles, backing plates and drums were painted by the axle plant. There are several other vintage road test pics that show this.

Painted separately or as a unit?

Top pic is unrestored bird has black backing plates all the way out where the red one has unpainted but over sprayed backing plates. Assembly manual shows that joint from backing plate to drum should be clear of paint and over spray . But that unrestored bird rear looks an awful lot like how the Camaro diff looks . Differnt plants? Maybe I could look at date and plant of that particular unrestored firebird

Lordstown 11C

[70 copo]

Originally Posted by turbo69bird

Painted separately or as a unit?

Top pic is unrestored bird has black backing plates all the way out where the red one has unpainted but over sprayed backing plates. Assembly manual shows that joint from backing plate to drum should be clear of paint and over spray . But that unrestored bird rear looks an awful lot like how the Camaro diff looks . Differnt plants? Maybe I could look at date and plant of that particular unrestored firebird

Lordstown 11C

Good... You are on the right track.