Have cowl air vent grills always been plastic?

[nurflugel9]

I see that the plastic cowl vent grills on my 1984 are starting to crack and deteriorate.
I need to find a source for a replacement, but also wonder if the early models used metal grills instead of plastic as I would much rather replace them with something more durable.
Can any early model owners answer if their vent grills are metal or plastic?

[18Fiatsandcounting]

The grills on my '69 and '71 are both plastic and in good shape. As far as I know, all model years were plastic. It shouldn't be too hard to find a new set, and I see them on Ebay occasionally. The Fiat vendors might also sell them.

The Hawaiian sun must be pretty intense. I bought a used black Jaguar sedan that was only 3 years old when I bought it, but it came from Hawaii and the paint on the top and hood was already starting to get hazy.

-Bryan

[spidernut]

All plastic. The vents are the same across all of the years if I recall correctly. Though the Azzurra has a unique cowling to accommodate the windshield washer bottle, the vents are the same. They're easy to find.