Fake woodgrain on '70s Wagoneers?

[SoylentGreen]

In every picture I've seen of '70s Wagoneers with the metal trim stripes running on the side that I know to be original, like old advertisements, and this museum piece:




there's fake woodgrain inside the stainless trim. It looks a little darker than the later Grand Wag woodgrains

Was that true of all wagoneers with that style of stainless trim?

[Brizio]

It looks darker, but it would be better see a picture of it under the sun. Probably they restore this one, and no finding a perfect or close match for the wood grain, they put a different one.

[SoylentGreen]

This one from an original advertisment for a 1977 Wagoneer has the same look:




and here:


I think I might have seen some that were lighter colored like the latter Grand Wags, but then again maybe that was faded color on old vehicles.

[grand_wag_85]

It was pretty light on my '76:



But then again it cooked in the Colorado high desert for 30 years.

[grand_wag_85]

Here's another photo I found:

[Dr. Marneaus]

I've got a tiny bit of OEM woodgrain left on the inside of my doors where it folded over.

It is darker than on the grand wags, looks more like a stained walnut.

[FSJunkie]

Here's another photo I found:

That is a really freakin' nice 1973!!!!!

My woodgrain is original, and doesn't seem to have faded any. It's not cracked or anything. I think this is because the vinyl woodgrain used on there early "woodies" is of a thicker material than what was used on the grand Wagoneers. It resembles shelf paper in thickness and composition.

Mine: