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okc69camaro 10-17-2003 04:43 AM

color restoration
 
how would a x44 camaro with a code of 55 50 PNT be painted. I know it is azure turquoise and dover white, but did that mean the vinyl top or paint? I know it had a vinyl top originally. The complete line of the tag is:

TR 727 55 50 PNT

Thanks! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif[/img]

JChlupsa 10-17-2003 05:04 AM

Re: color restoration
 
727= Standard Ivory/Black bucket seats
55-50= Lower color is Azure Turquoise and the top color is Dover White (both are painted on no vinyl top

camarojoe 10-17-2003 05:05 AM

Re: color restoration
 
I believe thats 2 tone paint, white painted roof, Azure body. Whoops, Jeff beat me to it anyhow! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

camarojoe 10-17-2003 05:07 AM

Re: color restoration
 
It didn't have a vinyl top originally, the 2 tone combos used the same trim as a vinyl top to separate the top color from the body color.

okc69camaro 10-17-2003 02:41 PM

Re: color restoration
 
Thanks for all the help! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

x44d80 10-17-2003 02:53 PM

Re: color restoration
 
Wasn't this fairly a rarely ordered option? I've yet to see a car with 2-tone paint.

MosportGreen66 10-18-2003 12:41 PM

Re: color restoration
 
Thats what I was going say. Can someone post a picture of the car. I have never seen a two-tone first gen. Camaro before.

-Dan

Mark_C 10-18-2003 04:46 PM

Re: color restoration
 
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Here's a late production (11A) 63-50 coded car. It's actually about 200 cars from the end of production Though it looks like a vinyl top, it's not.

x44d80 10-19-2003 12:32 AM

Re: color restoration
 
I don't think GM kept color or vinyl top records but I think the vinyl top was a popular thing in the 60's. I remember looking for my 1st Camaro in the late 70's and being turned off by so many vinyl topped cars, but wound up buying one anyway. The 2-toned thing must have been GM's idea to give the customer a whole lot of options on customizing their new car.

Mark_C 10-19-2003 03:25 AM

Re: color restoration
 
Nothing on the colors were kept, but since the Vinyl Top was an RPO (RPO C08)GM does have the records for how many Camaros came with a vinyl top:

67 - 52455
68 - 77065
69 - 100602

Lot of cars had Vinyl tops, approaching 40% of all Camaros in 69. Lot more than have them now.


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