1968 Rear tail light panel

[Armond]

On the rear tail light chrome, was the border blacked out or not? I have seen some with and with out. On the C/S I found some black left on the originals, but John came by today and said it should not be blacked out. Also, what about a fuel splash guard? I found no signs of one on the car, but I would think it should be there? Pic show yellow arrows where my two question are referring to. Thanks for any help.

 

[hookedtrout]

No black out on the tail light frames, can't answer you on the fuel splash.

 

[dalorzo_f]

No fuel splash guard, but there is a rubber strip (about 2"x18-24" IIRC) that helped black out the license lamp from shining up onto the back tail panel... used on non GT/CS not 100% sure if it was used on these or not..

 

[Mosesatm]

The light shield is $3 from Johns Mustang.

 

[Armond]

Thanks guys, I always believed it was a fuel shield. I have one but just not sure if a C/S should have it.

 

[CougarCJ]

Black border on the tail light bezels on Thunderbird and Shelby applications.

 

[Mosesatm]

Not on '68 Shelbys, only '69 and '70.