Plum Purple paint - Page 2

StealthBird · #11 10-08-2013, 02:39 PM

Correct, the 70 W-30 had the 'special body order' tag, but nothing mentioned about Plum Crazy. Seemed legit though.

There was also the red 1972 Trans Am (with a column shift) ordered for the president of the SCCA to drive at all their racing events.

This 1969 Cutlass ragtop was special ordered in a 1957 Ford color called Dusk Rose. Check out the build sheet!

markinnaples · #12 10-08-2013, 05:00 PM

That T/A is beautiful.

StealthBird · #13 10-08-2013, 06:35 PM

I agree Mark! It's a shame that Pontiac decided to just use white/blue or blue/white (American racing colors) through the 1969-1972 years. I've never been a fan of the "one paint scheme" (or perhaps two) motif, I prefer cars with some variety. The problem is with the one (or two) paint schemes on some of the supercars is that once you've seen one, you've seen them all.

Pontiac wanted to give a 1972 Trans Am to the president of the SCCA, and since the Pontiac Trans Am was named after the SCCA Trans Am Series, it seemed like a great promotional tool. But the SCCA president declined because the Trans Am was only available in white or blue, and he only drove red cars. Pontiac then made a one-off red Trans Am, and the rest is history.