No kidding! I always thought mine were just "carboned" up. I was feeling like a real slacker because so many members had them all shiny silver. So, did our new friend's car drive through the Twilight zone or has someone been messin' with z tips. Maybe the factory just didn't have any black ones that day and didn't stand on tradition. Maybe his is the rarest of all or maybe he will get half it's value at Barrett Jackson because it will go from being a classic to being a resto mod. Maybe I've been up too long.