Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
Thanks Dave. I'd forgotten about that car.
Well, while the runs could easily be from the factory, it sure appears the masking over the washer at the base of the door latch wasn't done properly as the paint is on it also. That's indicated by the lower arrow, and since the factory painted these parts before assembly (the washer should have no paint on it) I'd be inclined to think there has been at least a partial repaint at some time after it left the factory. YMMV
From my experience if you sand that run you're going to find it's the factory primer that ran. They dipped them and runs were common on door jambs and engine compartments. Not saying it hasn't been painted but I don't think this run indicates it.
For anyone interested, Ive been meaning to post this in this thread. Not the same car but extremely similar
Unearthed: 1970 Dodge Polara
Ok. You made your point. The guy or gal in Germany is going to love the car, run or no run.Maybe, but they didn't mask around the door striker washers thus second arrow. Not saying that the whole car has been painted but could be from a fender bender repair, I've seen and painted this era cars when they were new/used by 2 to 4 years of age. Chrysler let very few cars leave the factory with a run in the paint.
End result IMO it's not "original paint", thus not as advertised. + many other things.