Square Tail Cars: Rocker Panels painted black from factory?

[m6smitten]

[D.martijn]

Would this be also true for the late model Touring?

[02Les]

7 hours ago, D.martijn said:

Would this be also true for the late model Touring?

I have a copy of a 2002 Brochure dated Feb '74 and it shows an Inka Touring with the rockers panels black.

I guess I need to paint my Touring's black before I get too far along.

[Buckeye]

There are some good pictures in below link regarding rocker panel paint. The car seems very original.

 

 

['76mintgrün'02]

I suspect they painted them black to help camouflage the rust holes that come from draining the sunroof into the rockers.

 

 

[Conserv]

35 minutes ago, Buckeye said:

There are some good pictures in below link regarding rocker panel paint. The car seems very original.

 

 

 

Yes, excellent photos.  The style is consistent with mine -- owned from new: brush-painted black paint over the body schutz and original body color, continuing above the schutz.  The factory worker doing my car, however, illustrated previously, painted the black somewhat higher.

 

Regards

 

Steve

 

Edited March 19, 2017 by Conserv

[Conserv]

6 hours ago, '76Mintgrun'02 said:

I suspect they painted them black to help camouflage the rust holes that come from draining the sunroof into the rockers.

 

 

 

Good point!  A rust hole in a black rocker panel is virtually invisible. ?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

Edited March 19, 2017 by Conserv

[D.martijn]

12 hours ago, 02Les said:

I have a copy of a 2002 Brochure dated Feb '74 and it shows an Inka Touring with the rockers panels black.

I guess I need to paint my Touring's black before I get too far along.

 

AAAGH! I got the same brochure, forgot to check it. Thank you!