What is the deal with fascia color?
The 1995 m/y Base car had molded, textured grey front and rear fascias (the “buggy bumpers”), which were originally shown on the Neon concept car. There are actually two types of grey bumpers; the original darker grey was replaced by a smoother, lighter grey as a running change during the first model year. Highlines and Sports (and thus ACRs) got painted units. In mid-1995, Highlines began to receive fascias molded in other colors, starting with black, white, and red. For the 1996 m/y, molded, textured fascias came in the Base colors of black, white, red, magenta, and lapis blue. Highlines also received these molded fascias; Highlines of other colors received smooth, painted fascias. ’95 and ’96 m/y Sports and ACRs can be identified by painted fascias with a metallic grey accent strip on front and rear. These were deleted in 1997 and newer cars in favor of one-color painted fascias.
