<VV> RE: Special 1 year only colors...Thanks to all and a

Russ Moorhouse corvair65 at verizon.net
Sun Oct 28 13:38:48 EST 2007


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>I read or heard that there was a unique color offered each year by GM as
>a sort of special color, or type of showcase color.  I seem to recall,
>that the way I heard it, it started in 63 with Cordovan Brown.


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Rick,

What you are asking for is rather hard to define, since the majority of the 
colors were somewhat different each year.  I guess you want a paint that is 
completely different to anything before it or after it.  Without a color 
chart for each year to look at, it would be hard to tell just going by a 
color name.  However I feel safe to say that the 1962 color Anniversary 
Gold, RPO# 927 was a one year special color, since the also offered an 
Autumn Gold that year.

Looking at the RPO/paint code numbers isn't too much help.  For instance, my 
65 Corsa is code J - Cypress Green ( a dark metallic green) that both the 
paint code and name was used.  Was it also, along with Evening Orchid, code 
P a special paint for 65, I have no idea, but it must have been somewhat 
different than the other greens they offered that year.  Code P shows up 
again in 1968 and this time it's Seafrost Green and again used just one 
year.  I was hoping to find some indication with the paint codes as to what 
the special paints were, but that isn't of any help.

Probably the only ones that can help you would be those with a complete set 
of paint charts.

It will be interesting to see what you come up with.  Keep us informed.


Russ Moorhouse
'65 Corsa coupe 140 HP
Group Corvair Member
Corsa Member
Kent Island, MD



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