Re: Special paint.....
Wow!!! It appears that there is a lot of interest in the special paint process. I'll do my best to answer most all of everyones questions.
First, back in the late 60s and early 70s anyone could order their new Chevy with a special color. Literally any color under the rainbow was available, except for the Cadillac Firemist colors.
The pricing for a solid color "Special Paint" would vary between no charge and $125.00. Volume would dictate the pricing.
If the customer was a fleet account, or if the dealer would order multiple vehicles in the same color, the pricing would be n/c. However, if the dealer would order a single unit, the pricing could go as high as $125, with various prices in between, based on many other factors.
Some of the other conditions that would require a car order to come through my group were: "Delete Stripes" on a Z-28, Chevelle SS, or other model with painted stripes. A color that was current production , but on a different model, would also require our approval. We did lots of cars in "Hugger Orange" that normally didn't come in that color as n/c. Also, you wouldn't believe the number of Chevrolets that were painted the popular 1968-69 Pontiac color, "Verdoro Green"! I even remember a fair number of cars being ordered in the 1970 Chrysler color "Plum Crazy"!
It's too bad that I can't get to the Supercar Reunion this year and answer many of your questions in person. It would be so much easier to explain in more detail. However, with the production on the F-body coming to a close, GM has me scheduled to go to the Corvette Museum and represent both Chevy and Pontiac on the same weekend at the Camaro-Firebird Gathering, in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Jim Mattison
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