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I have a quick question about a 1963 Convertible that I seen for sale. I will be going to take a look at it.
What I am told is the following...... It is a 63 that is Silver Blue in Color with the tan top & a saddle interior. It is non-numbers car. He says that the interior & paint are original. (I don't know if it is leather or not)
So here is the question. All of the above colors are standard colors available in 1963. You could get the Silver Blue with the tan top, but NOT the saddle interior.
So the question is this..... Could the car have been a special order car? Could a person sit down at the dealer and order this combination special?
I know that the trim tag next to the VIN tag will tell the hole story, but I was just looking for information before I go and look at the car. Just curious if it was even a possibility. Thanks in advance for the information.
The dealer would have had to call the zone office and confrom a trim override and collect payment up front.
Agreed. I seem to recall hearing that for a non standard color combination (that the dealer might have trouble selling if the buyer backed out), the dealer could request as much as 25% up front before they would place the order.
Agreed. I seem to recall hearing that for a non standard color combination (that the dealer might have trouble selling if the buyer backed out), the dealer could request as much as 25% up front before they would place the order.
No dealer would want to be stuck with one of those blue with red interior cars.
The dealer would have had to call the zone office and confrom a trim override and collect payment up front.
That would be the dealers decision to make, has nothing to do with the factory. The factory was paid for the car by bank draft on the dealer's account before the cars were shipped. Most dealers took a deposit on any customer ordered car that had specifically ordered equipment that they normally would not order for stocking units.
If memory serves me correctly I don't believe you will find anything in the dealer showroom album that the customer/dealer used in conjunction with the order form that will state a color combination was NOT available, only that they show suggested color combinations. I have never owned one of these books on Chevrolets but have owned several for Dodge as I sold those cars new from 1968-1974 and have had many of the hipo cars since then. You would have to have one of these books as linked below to know for sure.
Code 912 Could only be ordered in the following color combinations according to the standard sales book.
Interior could be Black or Dark Blue. Soft Top could be Black, White, or Beige, Wheels could be Black or Silver.
Again this car is supposedly a Silver Blue (912) car with a Saddle Interior with a Beige top. (Which brings up another question. How close is the Beige top to the color of the Saddle interior? do the look the same with a different name?) I see the beige top now. So the two colors look totally different.
So YES the color combination that I inquired about was available in other 1963 Chevy Cars but not a standard option or combination that could be checked off on a Corvette.
But the feedback that I am getting is that it is possible to get the combination if the right people had been asked & a customer paid for the car with a healthy deposit.
That is a correct assumption. YES?
Last edited by 63StingRay327; 11-06-2017 at 06:17 PM.
Code 912 Could only be ordered in the following color combinations according to the standard sales book.
Interior could be Black or Dark Blue. Soft Top could be Black, White, or Beige, Wheels could be Black or Silver.
Again this car is supposedly a Silver Blue (912) car with a Saddle Interior with a Beige top. (Which brings up another question. How close is the Beige top to the color of the Saddle interior? do the look the same with a different name?)
So YES the color combination that I inquired about was available in other 1963 Chevy Cars but not a standard option or combination that could be checked off on a Corvette.
But the feedback that I am getting is that it is possible to get the combination if the right people had been asked & a customer paid for the car with a healthy deposit.
Code 912 Could only be ordered in the following color combinations according to the standard sales book.
Interior could be Black or Dark Blue. Soft Top could be Black, White, or Beige, Wheels could be Black or Silver.
Again this car is supposedly a Silver Blue (912) car with a Saddle Interior with a Beige top. (Which brings up another question. How close is the Beige top to the color of the Saddle interior? do the look the same with a different name?) I see the beige top now. So the two colors look totally different.
So YES the color combination that I inquired about was available in other 1963 Chevy Cars but not a standard option or combination that could be checked off on a Corvette.
But the feedback that I am getting is that it is possible to get the combination if the right people had been asked & a customer paid for the car with a healthy deposit.
That is a correct assumption. YES?
I don't know for sure but I would imagine that GM order forms were similar to Dodge and AMC that I DO know about and you did not check color and interior codes off of the form, you wrote it in. The form would be way too big to list all of those codes.
Again, color combinations in the dealer books were SUGGESTED combinations. I am sure you could get any color/interior combination you wanted on an ordered car.
Could you send me more photos of your convertible? Exactly what have you done with it. Did you get rid of the Soft Top & glass in the flip up? It looks supper clean. GREAT CAR!
Do you have photos posted anywhere else on the forum for a guy to take a look at he build?
Thanks!
Could you send me more photos of your convertible? Exactly what have you done with it. Did you get rid of the Soft Top & glass in the flip up? It looks supper clean. GREAT CAR!
Do you have photos posted anywhere else on the forum for a guy to take a look at he build?
Thanks!
Thanks! PM me your email address and I'll send you some info on the car. I don't want to hijack this thread. It has allot of minor changes most people don't see. I do still have the convertible top.
Code 912 Could only be ordered in the following color combinations according to the standard sales book.
Interior could be Black or Dark Blue. Soft Top could be Black, White, or Beige, Wheels could be Black or Silver.
Again this car is supposedly a Silver Blue (912) car with a Saddle Interior with a Beige top. (Which brings up another question. How close is the Beige top to the color of the Saddle interior? do the look the same with a different name?) I see the beige top now. So the two colors look totally different.
So YES the color combination that I inquired about was available in other 1963 Chevy Cars but not a standard option or combination that could be checked off on a Corvette.
But the feedback that I am getting is that it is possible to get the combination if the right people had been asked & a customer paid for the car with a healthy deposit.
That is a correct assumption. YES?
My understanding is that if you wanted a non recommended exterior/interior combination you needed to get a zone managers approval. My friend ordered a 85 Blue with silver leather interior & that's what he had to do. He did not have to pay up front to the dealer. Another friend ordered a 75 conv. Lime green with silver interior & he had to pay upfront. Said he wanted a Corvette that no one else had that color & I believe he was right.
I ordered quit a few non standard color trucks, cars and corvettes with no trouble. the trouble starts when the experts who get paid to tell people restoring the vehicle that color could not be had in that year. goggle evening orchid 1969 Z/28 camaro
11-05-2017, 10:24 PM
Special Order Color Combo????
