Just had my hood painted and used black paint for the inside of the scoops. Some old indy photos of the actual pace cars shows the black following the body line but most photos show the black is only inside the scoop. (Photos attached) I have not seen in person the black extending beyond the scoop, anyone know which is correct? Thanks for your help.

 

I believe that the black should extend out, that's how it was on the hoods of my 72 pace cars. Instead of masking off for paint, I used black tape..... worked perfectly.

 

Officially, the black extends out of the scoop intake.

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I agree, it just seems like I have seen so many 442s and cutlass models with OAI without the extra painted area, I just wanted to make good and sure that's what they really did with the pace cars, not just what the ads reveal. Better check with my painter, not sure he will be thrilled redoing it.

 

Yes, OAI non-pace cars have body-color paint on the inner sides of those tapered scoop extensions. The body color paint stops where the air duct starts, but no masking at that transition was done at the factory; some over-spray is there. No black was applied in that area except as pointed out in the period photo of the Pace Car.

 

Update-- someone posted this on Facebook. It seems the 2 actual pace cars got some extra badging, the 33 Cutlass Supreme festival cars did not have the extra black paint.

 

It would be interesting to see all 442 pace cars compared to cutlass pace cars.

 

some Indy festivities pics that were for sale on eBay years ago

 

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Laurel Rothman was chief of the board of directors and J Fred Risk was vice chairman of the board. My understanding is the board cars and VP cars were the 33 festival cars used.

 

The 442 pace car with the 2 guys in the back does not have trim rings. That is weird.

Don W

 

the picture must've been early in the month before cars were prep'd for "official photo-ready use"
that's Denny Hulme (CAN AM / USAC) sitting on the headrest, Denny burned his hands during practice in a methanol fire prior to "pole day" & did not race
& Jackie Oliver (F1) on the back seat - it appears he was there testing or as a spectator

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_Hulme
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Oliver