1969 Camaro Z/28 w/Special Order Paint

[clem]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bcmiller</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: clem</div><div class="ubbcode-body">this picture is me running a autocross at greengate mall back in the day. those are genuine real mag wheels I used to use on my corvettes </div></div>

Does the color of the car in that picture look EO to you? Be honest.

Could part of the &quot;disappointment&quot; with the color be because it was not as dark as expected?

Are there any original docs from this car from 1968 that show the name of the color ordered?

</div></div>sure does not look like cortez silver the 69 camaro color. http://www.69pace.com/paint1969cortezsilver.htm

[Stefano]

That's a Kool Picture.

[68l30]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: clem</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Surprised no one is debating the gloss on the rear tail panel and why the spoiler and tail pan don't match in shade... rolleyes. that area was painted black using a textured vinyl top paint. the grill was also painted flat black. there is another picture out there at the auto cross that you can see the flat black grill </div></div>

Pretty cool stuff.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

BIG

[Charley Lillard]

Posted by Clem.. &quot;because jerry reputation as a Camaro expert is at stake here . why do you think his buddy william keep posting he did not see any EO paint when they looked at the car ????&quot;

Clem. Jerry is not allowed on this site for other reasons. His reputation is not at stake here. I believe William is defending his position because that is what he believes he saw. My personal opinion is the car was some other color than Silver and that William missed noticing it. Joe Blow off the street would look at the pic with the mags on it and say &quot;Silver&quot;. Not unless the Orchid color is brought up do you notice the off color.

Everyone.....If we want this thread to continue it needs to stay civil.

[bcmiller]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: clem</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bcmiller</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: clem</div><div class="ubbcode-body">this picture is me running a autocross at greengate mall back in the day. those are genuine real mag wheels I used to use on my corvettes </div></div>

Does the color of the car in that picture look EO to you? Be honest.

Could part of the &quot;disappointment&quot; with the color be because it was not as dark as expected?

Are there any original docs from this car from 1968 that show the name of the color ordered?

</div></div>sure does not look like cortez silver the 69 camaro color. http://www.69pace.com/paint1969cortezsilver.htm </div></div>

You didn't answer the questions...

[DW31S]

Brian, is there any evidence that the '68 Z/28 you introduced was painted, even partially so AFTER some assembly? And was that particular color one that was included in the pallet of GM colors for any model, truck or car in 1968? I ask this because of the Buick I owned that did show signs of painting OTHER than the normal process.

[bcmiller]

Omaha Orange was available multiple years and I believe normally only for truck or commercial use. Could be ordered as special paint if available that model year.

[olredalert]

----I kinda hate to post in this thread because it is getting a bit rowdy, but if we reference that original picture again, its now 46 years old. Don't you think there might be a chance that its faded or that the technology of polaroid cameras back then isn't remotely as good as what a cell phone takes today? The pic even looks faded to me. Just saying I wouldn't base anything on that picture. If the color isn't exactly EO, then it was slightly mis-mixed at the factory. Clems and the dealerships reputation are not in question here in any way.......Bill S

[clem]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Posted by Clem.. &quot;because jerry reputation as a Camaro expert is at stake here . why do you think his buddy william keep posting he did not see any EO paint when they looked at the car ????&quot;

Clem. Jerry is not allowed on this site for other reasons. His reputation is not at stake here. I believe William is defending his position because that is what he believes he saw. My personal opinion is the car was some other color than Silver and that William missed noticing it. Joe Blow off the street would look at the pic with the mags on it and say &quot;Silver&quot;. Not unless the Orchid color is brought up do you notice the off color.

Everyone.....If we want this thread to continue it needs to stay civil.

</div></div>my reputation is at stake because of jerry's and William's opinion and my reputation is important to me even if I am not a a self appointed expert on Z/28s

[Steve Shauger]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bcmiller</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I would expect better coverage in the area under the door panels on a normal (not hand sprayed) RG or HO car because of the color difference between the main body color and the primer.

Not so much on a special paint car where the body color was close to the primer color.

Oh and I did not originally introduce the photos of the &quot;purplish&quot; color primer on the Hugger Orange car. Just mentioned them again because they seemed to be ignored at first and I felt they were pertinent.

Think about it...and what the preponderance of the evidence showed on the car itself.

It's a special paint car no doubt - so how much does that add value to the car? Hard to say. It may still be a one of one - but Flamingo Silver / Sunset Silver - instead of that other color that keeps getting brought up.

Flamingo Silver / Sunset Silver shows up darker or has more of a purplish tint in some paint chip books (I have more than one book) so I can see how there may have been a misunderstanding.

There is no way to go back and look at the car now to see.
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Bryon,

I find it odd that you chose to lock the thread on the CRG site but find the need to continue to post about it here. To me the background on why Clem ordered the car E O is interesting but that where it ends.

Color is all about personal taste, and for me this car holds no additional value. Someone else may feel different but again it's all about preference in color.

If you continue to post on this thread I think it only appropriate to unlock the CRG thread.

I believe there is enough day one information from the original owner, dealer and those familiar with the car to validate the color it was originally ordered.