1969 Camaro standard grill

[Stefano]

I don't recall ever seeing black plastic grills as assembly line original on 1969 Camaros?

[HawkX66]

Originally Posted by X66 714

From what I've read the bone colored plastic was used to mold the first grills & the last grills were molded in black plastic. What was the time frame when gray plastic was used? Thank you, Joe

Your 08E should be black Joe. Mine is 08D

Originally Posted by Stefano

I don't recall ever seeing black plastic grills as assembly line original on 1969 Camaros?

This is my assembly line original from my 69.

20150214_181514 by Dave H, on Flickr

[X66 714]

So Dave. You're saying your original grill was molded in black. My grill is black like it should be but it was NOS years ago. The discussion seems to going towards there's no such thing as bone & that it is actually gray & possibly gray was used to make black & silver grills. Your comment would change that thought. So maybe Chevrolet molded a gray grill & a black grill.
...Joe

[HawkX66]

Originally Posted by X66 714

So Dave. You're saying your original grill was molded in black. My grill is black like it should be but it was NOS years ago. The discussion seems to going towards there's no such thing as bone & that it is actually gray & possibly gray was used to make black & silver grills. Your comment would change that thought. So maybe Chevrolet molded a gray grill & a black grill.
...Joe

Sorry for the delay Joe. I've been down all week... Flu hit me. To answer to your question, yes, my grill appears to have been molded in black. I've always heard the non-black grills called "bone colored" as well. There's a lot about this over on CRG.

[Unreal]

Originally Posted by Stefano

I don't recall ever seeing black plastic grills as assembly line original on 1969 Camaros?

For clarity, Stefano, you are specifically referring to Argent grills, right? Or are you saying black SS grills were molded off white and then painted black?