69 Nova SS Grill rivet color

Mr.Nickey Nova · #1 01-31-2008, 03:10 AM

Mike,i have a 72 Nova SS and my are natural,never been repainted.

**WILMASBOYL78** · #2 01-31-2008, 03:39 AM

Our survivor 70 L78 SS has black rivets....

wilma

m22mike · #3 01-31-2008, 07:01 AM

Guys, thanks for the feedback. Interesting that they may have been both ways.
I find it strange that any painting was done after the upper support was riveted on, however it may have been a vendor thing ??

Maybe someone else will chime in.

Mike

**bkhpah** · #4 01-31-2008, 07:03 AM

Its a lot easier to just paint the whole thing black. Perhaps age was also a cause for the paint to flake off the aluminum rivits...BKH

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #5 01-31-2008, 05:44 PM

Exactly, I always thought that the alum rivets did not hold the paint very well. This is one of those things that is hard to figure out bec/ it's 38 years after the fact!

Kim_Howie · #6 01-31-2008, 06:08 PM

The grill is blacked out on the SS cars and not on the standard car?? Maybe that is the reason.

**WILMASBOYL78** · #7 01-31-2008, 06:48 PM

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The grill is blacked out on the SS cars and not on the standard car?? Maybe that is the reason.

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This is plain jane 6 1970...no black paint..our 69 6cyl is the same.

wilma

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