Stop in for a cup of coffee

Interesting. I'm not even sure where the block starts and stops on my car. We just copied what was there at the time. Now I have that book of assembly drawings and the paint instructions are included! But that book is only '67-69 A bodies
I honestly thought they were all body color on the lower frame and front of the core support... My 71 challenger was the same way.. seems odd to me to not body color behind the grille