fender tags

[344speed]

Was your fender tag on your car painted or unpainted? Mine was painted body color on my 72 chally. I have talked to some people who say it should be unpainted. Opinions???

[Cuda Cody]

Painted.

[344speed]

Thats what I think also Cody. I am thinking that sometimes the fender tag may not have been with the car yet and that is why some were unpainted. Did you get an in dash ash tray yet?

[Cuda Cody]

Found a good ash tray!   

BTW, as far as I know all the fender tags were painted body color.

[344speed]

Glad you found one!

['Cuda Hunter]

Everyone I have had has been painted on top.
Underneath is usually not painted.

[Strawdawg]

books say it should be painted

[usraptr]

What about the actual numbers/letters?  Are those painted also or are they white?

[Cuda Cody]

Body color paint for all tags.  Paint the bottom (even though it might not have been) so it doesn't drip rust line from the under side when installed.

[Skunkworks Challenger]

Yep, everybody has it right.  The tag was on the car when the factory painted it.  It did not get paint underneath.  But as Cody suggests, paint underneath to prevent rust. Just consider it an
"upgrade". PK

[johns cuda shop]

What the factory did on the assembly line was when the cars got ready for paint they removed the screw that is closest to the front of the car . Then the bent the tag upward at about a 90 degree angle, and painted the car. When finished the pushed the tag back and attached it back.Ever notice on a unrestored car that one screw is unpainted and the tag is not perfectly flat (like it was bent or something). When I look at a restored car I always look at the condition of the fender tag,if its perfect ,its always a tell tail sign that it has a aftermarket tag. Food for thought

['Cuda Hunter]

On my 70 B assembly, they did not do the bend up to paint under it thing.

However, on my 71, clear as day what they did.  Exactly what you said.
On my 73 duster, it looks like they did it on that one also.

All my cars are B assembly.

This is new to me.  Never put it together like that.
Always seen that bend, but never realized that was the process. 

[burdar]

There are a lot of B-bodies that came with unpainted tags.  Hamtramck built E-bodies came with painted tags.  I don't know about 1970 LA built cars.

[johns cuda shop]

Not sure that this was done on the B and A bodies or the E bodies built in the LA plant.

['Cuda Hunter]

Well, since one of my three Hamtrack cars did not have this done to it, I would have to assume that this process was somewhat spotty.
Did it on a majority maybe but left out several during busy days.?

Been waiting for someone with a different plant car to chime in.