Re: underside paint color

Posted by 1929PackardGuy On 2021/9/28 12:34:53

Insides of the hood were generally painted body colors on the 1920s cars. I've seen some painted black but I don't think that's kosher as it wouldn't make sense to paint the inside one color and the outside another. That said, I've seen a LOT of 1920's firewalls painted black regardless of what color the car was, so, I tend to think that's probably correct, although I've not seen it addressed specifically in any Packard literature. Have seen original unrestored cars where this was the case tho, so, I tend to think it was their normal practice, but from the body down, and everything below, black was the norm.