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Old 05-04-2022, 12:37 AM
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The car was restored to the owner's taste, and after the restoration was completed he sent for the GM Vintage documents. It was then discovered that this was the last L79 produced in Oshawa in 1966. The car was sent to GM Product Stock, not a dealership , It was then drag raced before being brought back to its current state. Had the paper been aquired earlier it would have been restored to correct colors.
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Maybe the same reason black interior was installed? Cheaper, more easily available..
No slight was intended in my post. Very reasonable reply to the colour change. That colour was very popular that year and if the owner was guessing or liked that colour he did it right.


Wish I had the $$ to put it my garage beside my 66 Biscayne.
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