factory undercoat question

Over-restored is a common term... Something I have never been a big fan of.

For example.... When the flawless paint on the top of your car matches the flawless paint on the underside. Perfect paint in the trunk and under the hood.

These cars simply didn't come that way. They were full of runs and over-spray. Enamel paint. 60s/70s standards for fit and finish. One of the tail light housings on my 68 has a casting flaw that made it all the way to the costumer.

People parade around their 100 point cars saying they are exactly the way they were when they left the factory... Well really the cars are far from it.

Many 100 point show cars simply represent how they would look if they were being hand built 1 car at a time.

These things were mass produced... "Get em on all 4 and roll them out the door".