Paint Color below the valance panel

[72bbblu]

I've got a low mileage mostly original C10 that has had a re-spray at some point. I'm working on getting it back on the road and doing paint/body right now. I've been searching quite a bit both on this forum and just regular image searches from my browser trying to see what color folks have under the louvers in the valance panel between the back of the hood and the windshield.

Mine is currently light blue (truck codes are light blue/white). I don't know if it ended up light blue from the re-spray or if that is factory. I've seen two pictures of nicely done trucks where it looks like black through the louvers and then I've seen more with body color. My question is...how did it come from the factory?

I'm leaning towards the light blue because I feel it won't be so obvious, but if black is correct, then I may go with that.

Thoughts? Thanks!

[tutone]

On my 68 camaro that I am building, I consulted with a guru that judges orginal restorations nationwide. Answer was body color to the top of the firewall, then black. It may be hard to see, but the panel is Fathom blue. The factory didn't take any great pains in that area. You may want to double check me.

[72bbblu]

Thanks TuTone. That's kinda what I thought might make sense. Shoot black from the top of the firewall to the windshield. Then when you shoot the cowl body color, the vent ribs on the cowl are 'highlighted' against the back background.

This may all be moot anyways since I'm going to put the stainless screens on the underside of the cowl vents to keep those beloved Georgia pine needles from getting down there and uglying things up. I don't know how much we can see through those screens anyway. I guess I could powder coat the screens black.....it never ends!!!