Re: 1970 Chevelle Special Paint Code Car
 

That's excellent first hand, real-world info.....Thanks, Ted!

Re: 1970 Chevelle Special Paint Code Car
 

My plesure Bill. Oddly enough I can recall vividly every detail of that car and its purchase process but not exactly sure where I had lunch yesterday. I DID forget to answer part of your question, there was no charge for the Special Paint.

Ted

Re: 1970 Chevelle Special Paint Code Car
 

Ted, that's pretty bizarre that they required some kind of waiver to change the default stripe color. It almost doesn't sound logical.

Re: 1970 Chevelle Special Paint Code Car
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RealBoss302</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Oddly enough I can recall vividly every detail of that car and its purchase process but not exactly sure where I had lunch yesterday.</div></div>

Now there's something that I can relate to! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

Re: 1970 Chevelle Special Paint Code Car
 

As I understood it at the time the stripe color didn't waiver from black with a black vinyl top and white with a white or no vinyl top. This was in October '68 and maybe things changed over the course of the model year but at that point in time my black stripe request made it &quot;special&quot; and Chevy's response I guess verified that. Hopefully that makes some sense..........

Ted

Re: 1970 Chevelle Special Paint Code Car
 

Never thought GM would allow special paint for a stripe color only on a '70 Chevelle SS but saw a build sheet recently that showed it being incorporated in the build.

Re: 1970 Chevelle Special Paint Code Car
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RealBoss302</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My plesure Bill. Oddly enough I can recall vividly every detail of that car and its purchase process but not exactly sure where I had lunch yesterday. I DID forget to answer part of your question, there was no charge for the Special Paint.

Ted </div></div>

Not always true.

There was a $33.75 charge for special paint on the well-known &quot;Carolina Blue&quot; '69 Z/28. Special paint could mean no stripes, a non-RPO stripe color or non-RPO paint color. Central Office probably had to make the call on feasibility and cost.

Ted, you sent me pictures of your Z/28 many years ago. Sharp car!

Re: 1970 Chevelle Special Paint Code Car
 

FWIW, I think it's incorrect to refer to it as a Buick color - all of GM's brands had this color. I imagine the buyer saw the color on a Corvette and used that as inspiration.

Re: 1970 Chevelle Special Paint Code Car
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: William</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RealBoss302</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My plesure Bill. Oddly enough I can recall vividly every detail of that car and its purchase process but not exactly sure where I had lunch yesterday. I DID forget to answer part of your question, there was no charge for the Special Paint.

Ted </div></div>

Not always true.

There was a $33.75 charge for special paint on the well-known &quot;Carolina Blue&quot; '69 Z/28. Special paint could mean no stripes, a non-RPO stripe color or non-RPO paint color. Central Office probably had to make the call on feasibility and cost.

Ted, you sent me pictures of your Z/28 many years ago. Sharp car! </div></div>

Thanks Bill on both counts, for explaining how each request was different and Central Office made a varied call on the charge depending on each individual situation. And thanks for the kind words about my old car, you were a huge help when I was tracking it down and it's STILL appreciated.

Ted

Re: 1970 Chevelle Special Paint Code Car
 

Here's a picure of Ted's car with the Black Stripes. It starts at reply 77 and ends at 87. Also there is a copy of the original window sticker.
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.p...62044#msg62044

MM