<VV> 1965 CORVAIR DASH PADDING COLOUR?

[DTerry8123 at aol.com]

Carl wrote:
Clarks Corvair Parts have provided me with samples of three  (3) different 
shades of red for the padded dash on our 1965 Corvair. They are as  follows:

"LG" BRIGHT RED
"LZ" MEDIUM RED
"LY" DARK RED

The  dark red ("LY") and the medium red ("LZ") both look a little to dark to 
me, but  I it may look this way on a small sample. The bright red ("LG") on 
the other  hand is brighter than the red upholstery and is perhaps incorrect.

I say  the light colour may not be correct because it's my understanding that 
padded  dash trim in GM cars from the 1960s always matched the cars interior 
colour, but  was always a slightly darker in colour than the dash panel. 

Dan replies:
My 1965 Corsa, built in Willow Run and purchased in 1966 (I am the  second 
owner) with red interior, has a padded dash that is darker than the  rest of the 
interior. I recovered the original dash pad around 1977 with precut  material 
from Clarks. It matched the original very well. I would have to  see the 
samples that Clark has to know which is the best match. 
 
Dan Terry
1965 Corsa 140 coupe
Corvair Atlanta



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