[SCG] Regal=Bolero?

[noahsarkinc]

GM also had a habit of using the same paint name and code only to change the 
actual color from year to year.  I have a 1978 Cadillac that is Cottillian 
White, and when the paint was mixed, they went to the first Cottillian White 
mixing formula.  That was in 1971.  It was much brighter white than the 
Cottilian White for 1978, which had a yellow cast to it.  It is best when 
giving the paint mixer the paint code, to also tell them what the year make 
and model of car it is being used on.  Many of the old colors are no longer 
able to be mixed since some of the tints are no longer available.  I know 
that Cal Clark had a very difficult time matching the color of his 1957 
Chevrolet for this very same reason.  I believe that it took over a dozen 
tries just to get the color & shade correct.  When I had my 1962 Corvair 
Monza painted, the Honduras Maroon crossed over to a Toyota color that was 
still in production.  What we think should be black and white, isn't always 
black or white, but one of many shades inbetween... Paul in CT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Corbin" <airvair at earthlink.net>
To: "Bruce Schug" <bwschug at charter.net>; "Stock Corvair Group Group" 
<SCG-list at tiger.skiblack.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: [SCG] Regal=Bolero?


> While you'd have to compare the paint formula (which I don't have), I bet
> it is. GM often simply renamed colors from year to year, just to have them
> "sound" like they were new. After all, just how many formulas can be had 
> of
> a basic color (like fire-engine red)?
>
> This brings up the thought of checking to see what paints from year to 
> year
> were simply renamed. I think a list like that would be helpful, and I for
> one would certainly use the info by putting it in with the paint and trim
> spreadsheets that I have.
>
> -Mark
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Bruce Schug <bwschug at charter.net>
>> Subject: [SCG] Regal=Bolero?
>>
>> Is 1966 Regal Red the same as 1967 Bolero Red?
>>
>> Bruce W. Schug
>
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