Special Paint

[Big Block Bill]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----Others may disagree but I dont think so. It does allow you to paint then car any color you want to though!!!......Bill S

Wouldn't a - on a trim tag represent the vehicle left the factory it was produced at a non-production color, such as the Spring colors available on a 1970 442 like Nugget gold? I used to work on a Post Sedan W-30, 4-speed, bench seat cat that left the factory in Nugget Gold. That car had a - on the trim tag, but someone had re-painted it a dark brown metallic. We did some detective / exploring and found parts of the original color in hidden areas.

Bill

[442w30]

Originally Posted by Big Block Bill

Wouldn't a - on a trim tag represent the vehicle left the factory it was produced at a non-production color, such as the Spring colors available on a 1970 442 like Nugget gold?

Nugget Gold and the three other extra-cost colors for Olds A-bodies are just that – extra-cost. They are not "non-production."

[Big Block Bill]

Originally Posted by 442w30

Nugget Gold and the three other extra-cost colors for Olds A-bodies are just that – extra-cost. They are not "non-production."

But those what I called "Spring Colors" did not have a code resulting in a - on the trim tag, I guess a non-standard would be a better wording.

Bill

[442w30]

Originally Posted by Big Block Bill

But those what I called "Spring Colors" did not have a code resulting in a - on the trim tag, I guess a non-standard would be a better wording.

No worries....even Olds people call them "special-order" colors because that's what it says in the catalog back in the day. But all 4 colors were RPO, so I tend to lean towards the other side of the semantics.

Don't quote me on this, but I'm relatively sure there are instances when these 4 colors received the proper color code. Certainly it's an example how Oldsmobile was a unique company, just like all of GM's decentralized brands, and they each operated a little differently. But I don't have the answer to this, so it's just speculation.

[Tracker1]

A - - 1969 Camaro will certainly be more valuable if the car was Tuxedo Black.

[Big Block Bill]

Especially if it was documented as leaving the Factory Black.

Bill