66 Satellite steering column finish

[AR67GTX]

My 66 column appears to be gloss lacquer (unpolished) and appears to always have been. No sign of a suede finish at all from top to bottom. My 67 GTX was suede finish. We’re the 66s gloss on the column? Could this be an assembly plant thing?

 

[Jerry Hall]

I'm not sure, but I have a EE1 blue 66 Satellite and the never touched column is body color. Hope this helps.

 

[Fran Blacker]

I'm not sure, but I have a EE1 blue 66 Satellite and the never touched column is body color. Hope this helps.

Body color, blue interior?
Mine is interior color, gloss gold.

 

[Jerry Hall]

Body color, blue interior?
Mine is interior color, gloss gold.

Yes, light/dark blue interior.

 

[64BEL]

Mine is gloss black - matches the interior.

 

[AR67GTX]

Thanks - sounds like gloss is correct.

 

[R413]

1966 is full gloss.
1967 is suede.

it is not a plant thing.

They are Never body color, they are interior color. Sometimes both color codes are the same. But you use the paint code for the interior.

Take paint code Q dark red metallic. You can have both the interior and the car be painted Q. Or you can have a Q interior with a white car, so then the column is never white like the body color.

 

[gtx6970]

Same here ,,,, Gloss metallic red , not as glossy as the car is mind you.
But definitely not suede like later models.
Dash frame is a flattened red, not suede either but more like a base coat with no clear top coat , same finish on the interior A pillar mldgs

I even asked the previous owner and he said they put it back they way they took it apart in the late 90s

 

[AR67GTX]

I anticipate it’s just gloss lacquer - but unpolished. Lacquer sort of dulls out slightly as the solvents evaporate out. It takes polishing to bring out the full gloss shine - which was unnecessary for these purposes.

thanks everyone.

 

[Don Frelier]

Mine is the same as the painted door color