72 taillights

Discussion in 'Chassis restoration' started by dreeesh, Feb 28, 2023.

  1. dreeesh

    dreeesh Well-Known Member

    what is the correct color scheme???assembly manual doesnt give a clue.ive seen silver highlights and black borders,is it a skylark vs gs thing?can anyone weight in or have pics of originals?
     
  2. 72STAGE1

    72STAGE1 STAGE 1 & 2

    Black borders on 1972. Silver on 1970-71. Silver highlights on 1971 also.
     
  3. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    I thought in '72 GS got the black borders & Skylark got silver.
     
  4. 72STAGE1

    72STAGE1 STAGE 1 & 2

    Yes you’re most likely correct, I only know GS, Skylarks aren’t even in my vocabulary lol
     
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  5. BUQUICK

    BUQUICK I'm your huckleberry.

    For '72 the cheapest base model Skylark and the GS got black paint on the taillight lenses and also shared the same plastic grille (but painted differently). The upper trim level Skylarks (Skylark Custom and Skylark 350) got silver paint on the taillight lenses and used different grilles than the base Skylark & GS. Also, based on the originals cars I've looked at, a lens with black paint got black retaining screws, lens with silver paint got silver screws but I can't say this is always true.
     
    Last edited: Mar 1, 2023
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