FB 225 Special sedan boot interior paint scheme **PICS added

[Craig Allardyce]

Hi all,

has anyone got some good pics of an untouched boot interior. I'm trying to find out where the body paint colour started and finished, especially around the boot hinge and under parcel shelf areas. From what I can some FB's may have been painted different i.e. hinge brackets black on some, and others external body colour matched.

The following pics are from two possibly untouched cars, both FB's, both painted different around the boot hinge supports.

HoldenFBBanffBlue15041220.jpg

HOLDENEK215CAMEO60.jpg

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers.

[Craig Allardyce]

Pics added to better explain what I'm after.
Thanks.

[parisian62]

Hi Craig

I can post up some pics tomorrow arvo of mine.

Stewart

[Craig Allardyce]

Thanks Stewart.

[Craig Allardyce]

Thanks Tim.
My car is Vic build. The picture of the sedan with the brackets painted was one of Steve Jacksons so I'm assuming it's an untouched NSW build.

Thanks again.

[WayneXG95]

Adelaide were black, you might also note the factory overspray under the parcel shelf....

[parisian62]

Hi Craig

Here's some pics of mine. A very late Sydney built FB.

Hope it helps.

Stewart

[WayneXG95]

Wayne, your boot lamp is quite rare!
Tim

I know Tim. It's going in Milkshake.

[Craig Allardyce]

Cheers Stewart.
your photo's are a great help.

Thanks again.

Craig.

[Craig Allardyce]

Adelaide were black, you might also note the factory overspray under the parcel shelf....

Thanks for your pic too Wayne.

Cheers.

[Craig Allardyce]

Hi Guys,

I have come across a pic of a stock FB/EK with the underside of the bonnet painted black. Does anyone know of this being a factory thing/option? I thought they were body colour underneath.

Thanks.

[rosco]

I understand you are concerned with only the boot frame support for FB, Craig - but my Melbourne built EK was almost exactly the same as Stewart's FB.

And, just in case you haven't seen my reply to your hood underside colour question - mine was painted body colour from new..

frats,
Rosco

[Craig Allardyce]

Thanks Rosco,

yep, I read your reply re the under bonnet colour.
Its been an interesting road as far as research goes for this build. After trying to work out what colour the underside of my visor should be I did some more digging and phone calls/etc. After talking with a few likewise infected car nuts yesterday I found out that the mob that used to build all the Lowline canopy's for utes still exists in Melbourne. Apparently they still have all the plans for the old canopies and have just recently built a new one for a customer (not sure what make of car though).
If anyone's interested here's the link to their site.

http://www.lowlinecanopies.com.au

Cheers

[rosco]

Thanks Craig,
it would be very interesting to learn if they hold specific details for all FB/EK products they catalogued for our era... it would be further beneficial if access could be gained to view and/or photograph/scan their holdings..

Surely, any such documentation would attract business for them..

frats,
Rosco