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Old 03-06-2017, 09:28 AM
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Dana Mecum thinks so. He has been trying to sell his Carolina Blue 1969 Z28 for WAY more than market value
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Old 03-06-2017, 02:36 PM
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I think for situations where a color (like black) wasn't available that year and only a handful can be documented as being special ordered in black (like my old 1972 Formula 455HO Firebird that they made two customer ordered cars in black), it certainly does. It was around a 30% bump in value when I sold it as compared to a standard color.
Steve, does PHS have the data on the Pontiac special paint cars showing the numbers? That would probably add value if there is proof that x number of cars had a certain non standard color.
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Old 03-06-2017, 02:44 PM
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We had a 1973 Corvette from Hory Chevrolet painted black and documented on the build sheet that way. That added value.
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Old 03-06-2017, 03:01 PM
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----Others may disagree but I dont think so. It does allow you to paint then car any color you want to though!!!......Bill S
Wouldn't a - on a trim tag represent the vehicle left the factory it was produced at a non-production color, such as the Spring colors available on a 1970 442 like Nugget gold? I used to work on a Post Sedan W-30, 4-speed, bench seat cat that left the factory in Nugget Gold. That car had a - on the trim tag, but someone had re-painted it a dark brown metallic. We did some detective / exploring and found parts of the original color in hidden areas.

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Old 03-06-2017, 04:22 PM
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Wouldn't a - on a trim tag represent the vehicle left the factory it was produced at a non-production color, such as the Spring colors available on a 1970 442 like Nugget gold?
Nugget Gold and the three other extra-cost colors for Olds A-bodies are just that – extra-cost. They are not "non-production."
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Old 03-07-2017, 01:09 AM
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Nugget Gold and the three other extra-cost colors for Olds A-bodies are just that – extra-cost. They are not "non-production."
But those what I called "Spring Colors" did not have a code resulting in a - on the trim tag, I guess a non-standard would be a better wording.

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Old 03-07-2017, 06:40 AM
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But those what I called "Spring Colors" did not have a code resulting in a - on the trim tag, I guess a non-standard would be a better wording.
No worries....even Olds people call them "special-order" colors because that's what it says in the catalog back in the day. But all 4 colors were RPO, so I tend to lean towards the other side of the semantics.

Don't quote me on this, but I'm relatively sure there are instances when these 4 colors received the proper color code. Certainly it's an example how Oldsmobile was a unique company, just like all of GM's decentralized brands, and they each operated a little differently. But I don't have the answer to this, so it's just speculation.
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A - - 1969 Camaro will certainly be more valuable if the car was Tuxedo Black.
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Especially if it was documented as leaving the Factory Black.

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I think you hit the nail on the head. Documentation or clear evidence of the original special paint color, and being a desirable color, would make the vehicle unique and more valuable.

I don't agree that the - - is simply a license to paint the car any color and represent it as a rare special paint car.
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