Fact or Fiction......check this out

[Rick H]

He has been asking around about the XXXX codes on other sites and nobody really has a firm answer for him. I honestly cannot believe it's the only one.

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OK as you see I am not positive what this car was used for but one thing I am sure of is that there is not another Camaro built with the trim tag ST 12467 XXXX BDY ?

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I myself would not have made that statement. I really hope someone doesn't buy the car based on that alone. Statements like that could bite you.

Read the questions and answers and it's obvious he really doesn't know the cars. He didn't know that big block SS cars in certain colors wouldn't have a black tailpanel. Dusk Blue is one of them.

Wish him luck.

Rick H.

[Supercar_Kid]

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He didn't know that big block SS cars in certain colors wouldn't have a black tailpanel. Dusk Blue is one of them.

[/ QUOTE ] I think you're thinking of the rocker panel blackout below the mouldings that was included with the Style Trim Group. All X66 Camaros got black tail panels in '69 regardless of color.

[Rick H]

No I'm not. I know the difference. Here is the question.

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Q: Why isn't the tail lamp panel painted black as big block cars should be? Was it black, then possibly repainted? Please explain....
Nov-14-05
A: The car was painted back to the original Blue years ago I guess they liked it all Blue. We only no the history back to the 80's once it was repainted white only the owner would no if they left it Black or painted it all white, same with the Blue not everyone likes the Black panel?? Remember in the 80's people like to change the car's not leave them stock. Today we are trying to bring these cars back as close to original as possible

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All X66 Camaros got black tail panels in '69 regardless of color.

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Sorry, not all colors got the blacked out panel.

Rick H.

[Born30YrsLate]

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He didn't know that big block SS cars in certain colors wouldn't have a black tailpanel. Dusk Blue is one of them.

[/ QUOTE ] I think you're thinking of the rocker panel blackout below the mouldings that was included with the Style Trim Group. All X66 Camaros got black tail panels in '69 regardless of color.

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Even factory black cars?...or did they get body color tail panels?...I'm sorta serious cause wasn't the black for the tail panel a semi-gloss type paint?...

Would Jim Mattison have any ideas on this XX XX trim tag issue?...

[Rick H]

From his auction:
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It was a special order car and you could order the car anyway you liked. Also, the car could have been painted any color you want, it could have even been painted a Ford or Chrysler color.

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I don't get it. Why then is there a paint code 51A on the trim tag instead of special paint code dash (--) found on any other special paint car????

I myself don't buy the special paint theory. Not when I see the paint code on the trim tag.

There has to be something else. Reading the posting from other so called experts is pure speculation on their part?

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I guess that it could be considered a COPO but went far beyond that because it could not be purchased from your local Chevy Dealer. You may want to consider this lead.


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Then just how the H*ll did you order it then?? Through the order form an the back of specially marked boxes of Cream of Wheat??

I feel a wild goose chase coming up.

Rick H.

[Salvatore]

Look how much money the car is getting so far!

[JQ]

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He didn't know that big block SS cars in certain colors wouldn't have a black tailpanel. Dusk Blue is one of them.

[/ QUOTE ] I think you're thinking of the rocker panel blackout below the mouldings that was included with the Style Trim Group. All X66 Camaros got black tail panels in '69 regardless of color.

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Even factory black cars?...or did they get body color tail panels?...I'm sorta serious cause wasn't the black for the tail panel a semi-gloss type paint?...

Would Jim Mattison have any ideas on this XX XX trim tag issue?...

[/ QUOTE ]I can't seem to remember the paint code but the tail panel should be a semi flat black. Excluding black cars. I didn't see anything on page 397 in John Hoopers reference book that talks about the cars trim tag.

[supercomp 8.90]

hey guys i seen this car in the late 80s and the owner showed me the cowl tag with the xxs on it back then, i do not think they were making fake tags yet???

[camarojoe]

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He didn't know that big block SS cars in certain colors wouldn't have a black tailpanel. Dusk Blue is one of them.

Wish him luck.

Rick H.

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I believe you are wrong. ALL big block SS cars got black rear tail panels, regardless of color. The only exception was the pace car replicas. The black body sill treatment was not included with dusk blue, fathom green, burnished brown, and Burgundy... but these colors still got black tail panels if they were SS396 cars. -JB

[bertfam]

Check THIS out from the CRG site.

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There was also a paint color exception for the SS-396 tailpan black-out, but as far as we can tell, it was limited to black vehicles; in other words, only black (and special models like Z11 and Z10) SS-396 cars did not receive the (semi-gloss) blacked-out tailpans.

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Ed