dmoore said

Engine oil dipstick should be black....dipstick tube is correct. Typically the dipstick black paint is missing even on low mile originals. Below is a 21,000 mile super original 1972 Duster340 4 speed car of which a small amount of black paint still remains. Trans stick is of course natural.

Haha, you like the happy face my resto guy put on the battery tray, eh. Here's what he sent... thanks Kevin.
And Dave, thanks for the call on the dipstick, I'll let Todd, my engine guy know that - were they all black or just the blue engines starting April '71?
Oh, and what would the numerals '67' written on the valve cover of the EV car mean, and did they all have it? Also, none of these Canadian cars got the 'undercoat' type spray around the heater motor and heater core in/outlets.
Danny, this should be exactly what your's will look like, eh? Nice reference Dave. Thanks so much. Cliff

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