urban_cowboy

I am curious why I see some 69 and 70 Mustangs with black tail panels while others are painted to match the rest of the car. My tail panel is black, and I love the look but am curious if any came from the factory like this and why.

1971mach1

In 71 that was part of the Mach1 package. Mine has a black honeycomb panel between the tail lights. I assume 69 and 70 Mach1s have the same, or maybe just black paint?

69mach1377

I think only 69 Boss302s were painted black. In 70, the Mach1s had an extra black plastic panel there to give a recessed tail light appearance, IIRC.
I had mine painted black as well as the headlight area like the Boss302s.

urban_cowboy

There is no honeycomb on the 69s...maybe the 70s had it but I do not think so. I see a lot of Mach 1 pictures with the tail panel painted the same color as the rest of the car. That is why I am asking. It does not look like it was a standard thing to all Mach 1s. In fact most do not have the black tail panel. I am wondering if that was just an aftermarket thing...???

Edit: I do recall seeing a bunch of Boss cars with this treatment. Maybe people liked it and swapped their Mach 1s to that style aftermarket?

2+2GT

The 67 was available with a charcoal gray rear panel. There was also a ribbed rear panel, a separate option. These were often combined, but not always.

The 69-70 BOSS 302 was blacked out with semi-gloss black.

The 1970 mach1 had a black plastic honeycomb panel.

The 1970 Grandé had a textured semi-gloss black panel.

The 1971-3 mach1 had a black plastic honeycomb panel.

The 1971 BOSS 351 was painted semi-gloss black.

The 1971-3 Grandé and exterior decor cars had a semi-gloss black steel leather-grain panel.

BuckeyeDemon

people must have liked the look of a blacked out tail panel on the 69's. a previous owner had blacked out the tail panel of my mach 1 as well.

2+2GT

Sure. One look at the 69 BOSS 302 and people started breaking out spray cans.

andrewmp6

70-73 mach1 had the honeycomb to it.Yeah all 3 of the bosses they painted it black no real clue why but everyone likes to copy it.

2+2GT

Almost. The BOSS 302 and BOSS 351 were, but the BOSS 429 was left body color.

69mach1377

Yeah, the Boss9 was kind of sleeper...except for that huge hood scoop.