another what is correct question

If we could get Mike to post a close up of his GRABBER word on the fender...it might shed some light on the subject. I seem to recall that the word GRABBER was the same color as the outside stripe:

 

Here is what the 1972 single color stripes look like:




I think on the two color 1972 stripes, the "inside" GRABBER would be the same color as the outside stripe, and the way it is cut out, the body color would still surround the word GRABBER.

 

Here is a picture from mmb member 72fordmaverick. He has been to my house a couple of times. This is the only picture I could find that he posted....but I know he emailed me others. Here you can see what I am talking about:




Here is what he posted with this picture:

I finally got a picture to load. (Manage attachments no longer seems to like me?) All I get is error on page? if anyone wants more pics just drop me a note at talehman61@yahoo.com. i have several of the exterior, I have not taken any of the interior yet.

Hopefully this will help you Sarah.

 

Thank you Craig. Those are good pictures. Can you email them directly to me so that I can try to zoom/crop, etc.? I get a lot of distortion after they are resized to fit on here. Do you think the repopped two tone stripes are correct to stock? I will also email 72fordmaverick and Mike for closer up pictures. Thanks everyone for helping. I like this car a lot and want it to be nice.

 

All those pictures are from the gallery and from pictures posted on this message board.

Doug Bauer also has a green 1972 Grabber with two tone green stripes (or did he sell it?)

 

Here is an original 1972 two-tone stripe I pulled off a Junker a long time ago ... I didn't get the pinstripe but it was dark Green same as the GRABBER in the center ...

 

If I remember correctly this car had painted on stripes ... not decals ...

 

Did you ever think that many years ago when you were pulling that off a junker that it would make me this happy? That is a perfect example of what I need. This supports the idea that you shouldn't throw away anything. Thanks. I will keep working on the color matching, but I at least know how the Grabber word should look.

 

Dan confirms it with that picture.

 

I should have been more clear with my description. Sorry about that. I believe I have an NOS sample piece in the color combo you're wanting. I'll check and scan it so the colors will be correct and post it. If I don't have it, I'll post that, but I'm pretty sure I've kept a sample of every color.

 

That would be great, thank you.

 

I will take a picture of my door jams but I will need your address, using company computer w/no email

 

I was wrong. I don't have a sample of the orange/orange(red). I only have lime/lime, gold/white, and black for '72. Sorry. Good luck on them.

 

Another picture of the correct stripes:

 

Craig, you have come through with some great shots for this thread. It would seem that it has been established that a 72 grabber
would have a decal with a cut out, with a outer line colored word "Grabber " seperated from the stripe by the body color.

Then I found this image in Stefans gallery of a low mileage 72 grabber. The word is solid without a cut out. And in the
same font as you have shown for 72.



And this random image on FLICKR showing the "Grabber" moniker outline in outter line color with no cut out. That is
same font again.


Further adding to my confusion was the fact that my car has a different font, which I am guessing is a 71 font, obviously
incorrect for my 72. I just realized this after seeing the picture you posted of your fender. I am pretty sure you didnt
make a mistake...lol. Anyway, mine is all paint, and I really like the 71 font anyway. Not that I would have chose it for a
72, just that it was done long before I owned the car. Here is a stylized photo (that shows the font on my fender) I just added to the gallery.



Wow, them is some big pictures!