Why would Chevrolet restrict the LS-6?
 

http://chevellestuff.net/1970/images/70citrus1.jpg

Notice color availability does not include the LS-6 - why?

Re: Why would Chevrolet restrict the LS-6?
 

Funny thing is, there is at least one Citrus Green LS6's that is very well known.

Re: Why would Chevrolet restrict the LS-6?
 

What a bizarre exclusion

Re: Why would Chevrolet restrict the LS-6?
 

Not regular RPO colors for LS-6 but i would think you could get around that with special paint order. Maybe those colors were only available at plants that made fullsize and chevelles. were LS-6 CHEVELLES built at all the plants chevelles were built?

Re: Why would Chevrolet restrict the LS-6?
 

perhaps they used cheap paint and the LS6 went too fast and caused it to prematurely peel off the car....

Re: Why would Chevrolet restrict the LS-6?
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS69chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">perhaps they used cheap paint and the LS6 went too fast and caused it to prematurely peel off the car.... </div></div>

Perhaps [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] Or maybe they didn't want their highest-horsepower rocket ship looking like a fridge on display at Sears, in basically the same colors. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img]

Re: Why would Chevrolet restrict the LS-6?
 

My guess would be the design people didn't think those colors looked hipo enough for the image they were trying to project.

Re: Why would Chevrolet restrict the LS-6?
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: resto4u</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> were LS-6 CHEVELLES built at all the plants chevelles were built? </div></div>

With two exceptions, Oshawa did not build any solid lifter cars (LS6) and convertibles were only built at the Baltimore, Van Nuys and Leeds plants.

Re: Why would Chevrolet restrict the LS-6?
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My guess would be the design people didn't think those colors looked hipo enough for the image they were trying to project. </div></div>

Or the marketing guys. Or both.

Re: Why would Chevrolet restrict the LS-6?
 

Rick - as I recall the TT on that CG LS6 had &quot;43 43&quot;. Do you remember that? I also recall that the car was supposedly an original paint car but had been taken off the frame to restore all else.