Topic: Gray luggage protector strip on a '68?

[CharlesTurner]

Found a gray luggage protector strip on a Metuchen '68 convertible, early December build date, 12/3/67.  I'm pretty sure it's original.  I know these are more typical for later years.  Anyone else seen this on a '68?

[somethingspecial]

Have a Gray one in a June built San Jose coupe. It's original to the car.

[Laurie S.]

I have one in my Dearborn-built coupe.

[J_Speegle]

Typical supplier for Dearborn and NJ in 67 on up. In a rare example a few have shown up on San Jose (limited shipments from this other/not typical San Jose supplier) cars during those periods.  And I've been collecting these for allot of years

Here are the ones I picked up on my last yard trip (not today) - Few gray ones in the bunch

[TLea]

Majority of 68s used gray in all plants from what I've seen. Blacks used as well, I think it was vendor

[CharlesTurner]

Thanks.  It came up in judging recently.  The MCA rules allow for either black or gray, but it was something I wasn't very familiar with.

[CharlesTurner]

Here are the ones I picked up on my last yard trip (not today) - Few gray ones in the bunch

The one I found on the '68 looks like the one in your picture on the far right.  No notch.