I decided to go with Breeze grilles for all of the openings in the front a long time ago, not sure if he even sells them anymore. I had them powder coated flat black and have not had to many comments on the look, most people at cars and coffee that I have talked to didn’t even notice. I was originally looking for an aluminum sheet with hex type holes that would match the 65 Mustang grille, but couldn’t find anything.
The reason I went with the grilles, was because of a post by someone over 15 years ago, who lived east of Sacramento (a different site). He said he went on a drive on the back roads when he encountered a squirrel that ran into his lane and stopped. As he got closer, the squirrel didn’t move until it decided to charge his Roadster. Apparently at the last second it jumped and went straight into the opening and took out his radiator. What are the odds.
After reading and laughing at the post, I thought it might not hurt to have something there.