Mopar vinyl top query

[br67]

Hi, am trying to determine if the half vinyl option on the 71 Plymouths had a chrome molding on its rear edge or not. Have searched Google images but can't find a definitive answer. Thx

[StevenGuthmiller]

Looks as if there was a trim piece along the rear edge, but it was a vinyl piece matching the top color, not chrome.

 

Steve

 

 

Although there are some that appear to have had a chrome strip as well.

 

Edited February 26, 2017 by StevenGuthmiller

[BigTallDad]

The one on ebay has chrome

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/222345995277?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true

[Xingu]

About 80% of the photos I saw in my quick search had the rear trim the same color as the top. There were a few chrome ones mixed in.

[CapSat 6]

I own a 1971 Satellite Sebring Plus with an original black canopy top. It has a black vinyl moulding to match the top. It's damaged, so I probably won't be reusing it. 

I found a used stainless steel moulding at a swap meet that will fit exactly where the body colored moulding goes.

I have seen them both ways. I have seen some 1971's with either of them, but all 1972-74's I have seen use only the stainless moulding.  The best I can guess is that they started out using the color matched moulding and switched over to the stainless moulding sometime during the 1971 model year. Personally, I like the look of the stainless better- it looks more finished. Also, the color keyed moulding of mine disintegrated at the ends, maybe they saw a durability problem and that's why they made the switch?

I never really researched this properly. There is a web board called the Road Runner Nest that has a LOT of info on these cars, specifically he '71-'74 cars. Do a search for that web board and I'm sure it will have some useful info for you. 

[CapSat 6]

I went through some of the posts in the Road Runner Nest Web Board- it appears that the '71's had a body color moulding and the '72-'74's had stainless mouldings.

[espo]

I think you need to research individual models within the Plymouth model line up. It would seem that there is a difference between chrome or colored moldings depending on which model line you're looking at. It would seem that they were built both ways depending on which model you are replicating.   

[br67]

Thanks for all the great feedback ?

[1972coronet]

Assembly plant variances is another possibility . In 1971 , the Plymouth B-bodies were assembled at  at  least 3 plants : Los Angeles ( Ca. ) , Windsor , Ontario ( CA ) , and Lynch Road ( Det. Mi. ) .

Could be a supplier deal , too . Perhaps some suppliers supplied coloured mouldings , whereas others supplied the more-common stainless (and even that nasty anodised aluminimum from mid-1972 & later ).

Then there's the possibility that the coloured mouldings were only available with certain top colours and / or trim levels ( e.g. , Road Runner versus Satellite Sebring Plus or GTX ) .

Hamtramck Historical is your friend . http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/library.shtml