I thought that I was the only guy who knew this stuff. I actually wrote an article on this a while back about the 62 Chrysler actually being a re-worked 1961 Polara. Glad to find someone else who knows it as well!!
Joe, I don't know if the black was the same as yours. I used to refer to the engine bay as the "Black Hole" before I restored it. This is what it looks like now. Since this photo, I have installed the core air dam and installed an alternator.
I don't know specifically about Long Ram cars and the fender apron colors on them or if all of them had the access panels or not, but I do know that in 1960 the Los Angeles plant painted the inner fender aprons black. I own a 1960 Saratoga 2 door hardtop. Before I restored the engine bay, I...