<VV> Special 1 year only colors...

Frank DuVal corvairduval at cox.net
Sun Oct 28 00:29:09 EDT 2007


No Ermine White for 63?????????

I have seen too many of them for this to be true, and it IS listed on 
the PPG color sheets:

http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1963-chevrolet-pg01.jpg

Frank DuVal

Bruce Schug wrote:

>
> On Oct 27, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Rick Loving wrote:
>
>> Can anyone help fill in the blanks regarding some of the other special
>> one year only colors for our Vairs.
>>
>> I'm not even sure every year had them but was trying to figure it out
>> just in case...
>>
>> 60 =
>
>
> Cascade Green, Jade Green, Horizon Blue, Royal Blue, Crocus Cream, 
> Tasco Turquoise
>
>> 61 =
>
>
> Seafoam Green, Arbor Green, Jewel Blue, Midnight Blue, Seamist 
> Turquoise, Fawn Beige
>
>> 62 =
>
>
> Surf Green, Nassau Blue, Twilight Blue
>
>> 63 = Cordovan Brown
>
>
> Ivy Green, Monaco Blue, Marine Aqua
>
>> 64 =
>
>
> Meadow Green, Bahama Green, Daytona Blue, Lagoon Aqua, Almond Fawn, 
> Desert Beige, Goldwood Yellow
>
>> 65 = Evening Orchid
>
>
> Cypress Green, Tahitian Turquoise, Sierra Tan, Glacier Gray, Crocus 
> Yellow
>
>> 66 = Aztec Bronze
>
>
> Tropic Turquoise, Sandalwood Tan, Chateau Slate, Lemonwood Yellow
>
>> 67 =
>
>
> Nantucket Blue, Deepwater Blue, Granada Gold, Mountain Green, Tahoe 
> Turquoise, Emerald Turquoise, Royal Plum, Bolero Red, Sierra Fawn, 
> Capri Cream
>
>> 68 =
>
>
> Grotto Blue, Fathom Blue, Island Teal, Ash Gold, Grecian Green, 
> Tripoli Turquoise, Teal Blue, Cordovan Maroon, Seafrost Green, Matador 
> Red, Palomino Ivory, Sequoia Green
>
>> 69 =
>
>
> Dover White, Dusk Blue, Garnet Red, Glacier Blue, Azure Turquoise, 
> Fathom Green, Frost Green, Burnished Brown, Champagne, Olympic Gold, 
> Burgundy, Cortez Silver, LeMans Blue
>
>
>
> I didn't check these real closely, but I think they're correct. They 
> are exclusive BY NAME. I can't guarantee the same color wasn't simply 
> called by different names. One of the "Stock Is" guys would have to 
> offer an opinion on that. This is from "The Corvair Decade".
>
> Interesting comments:
>
> The only color offered all years was Tuxedo Black.
>
> There was no true red, red (bright red) offered in '65, '66, and '69.
>
> There was no true white in '63, only Adobe Beige.
>
> Ermine White was offered all other years except for '69 when Dover 
> White was the white.
>
> The number of colors offered ranges from 10 in '60 to 15 on all the 
> late-models. These days, you're more likely to see 8-10 on a car.
>
>
> Bruce
>
> Bruce W. Schug
> President, CORSA South Carolina
> Greenville, SC
> bwschug at charter.net
>
> CORSA member since 1980
>
> '67 Monza. "67AC140"
>
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