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I have a '66 sunfire yellow coupe, and was asked by a friend what years this color was used. I know I have seen it on a lot of 60's GM collectible cars, but do not know the years for Corvettes with this color. Could someone fill me in please?
65s had a Goldwood Yellow - I was always of the impression it was a bit different from Sunfire Yellow but can't say I have compared the two side by side or the two paint formulas.
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Originally Posted by DansYellow66
65s had a Goldwood Yellow - I was always of the impression it was a bit different from Sunfire Yellow but can't say I have compared the two side by side or the two paint formulas.
66 & 67 sunfire yellow are a softer yellow like it has more white in the paint. 65 goldwood yellow is brighter yellow with maybe a little more green in it.
66 & 67 sunfire yellow are a softer yellow like it has more white in the paint. 65 goldwood yellow is brighter yellow with maybe a little more green in it.
That's exactly the distinction I've developed over the years too - although it's always hard looking at cars anymore and judging color as repaints can vary in hue.
This is the '67 I picked up this year. It has a recent repaint. I'm just curious if it's the right color. Seems like it is.
Not the best picture to judge by. I would guess it's pretty close. If anything possibly just a bit bright but maybe not - hard to judge on a computer. As noted above, Sunfire Yellow has a real soft, pale hue to it. Take it out in the sun on a bright day and try to stare directly into the paint and you will realize where they probably came up with the name.
Not the best picture to judge by. I would guess it's pretty close. If anything possibly just a bit bright but maybe not - hard to judge on a computer. As noted above, Sunfire Yellow has a real soft, pale hue to it. Take it out in the sun on a bright day and try to stare directly into the paint and you will realize where they probably came up with the name.
In person I would say it's pale and soft (not bright). It has a great paint job, but the car show judges walk by while staring at the candy apple red Ford Pintos .
Sunfire Yellow is a long way from the early 2000's millennium yellow Corvettes.
In person I would say it's pale and soft (not bright). It has a great paint job, but the car show judges walk by while staring at the candy apple red Ford Pintos .
Sunfire Yellow is a long way from the early 2000's millennium yellow Corvettes.
A color shade can make or break a color in my opinion. I personally like TRUE colors I like the pale yellow of the 66/67 cars better than the green tint 65. What I REALLY like is the TRUE bright yellow GM had in 1969. A guy in my hometown came home from Viet Nam and bought a 69 Chevelle 396 SS with black stripes in that color that I drooled over.
Lighting does a number on color as well. My Venetian red car looks closer to Hugger orange under my garage lighting compared to the more red look in the natural light.
A color shade can make or break a color in my opinion. I personally like TRUE colors I like the pale yellow of the 66/67 cars better than the green tint 65. What I REALLY like is the TRUE bright yellow GM had in 1969. A guy in my hometown came home from Viet Nam and bought a 69 Chevelle 396 SS with black stripes in that color that I drooled over.
Lighting does a number on color as well. My Venetian red car looks closer to Hugger orange under my garage lighting compared to the more red look in the natural light.
In 1975 I bought a 1971 LS5 SS 454 El Camino that was "Sunflower Yellow" with the black SS hood and black vinyl top. I loved it. Of course I have zero pictures but that's another story. But I did find this on the internet, and it's exactly what it looked like.
The thing I’ve noticed about Sunfire Yellow is that pics are rarely representative of the way it looks to the naked eye. The color tends to darken in direct sun and it usually photographs dull in the shade. The color/hue also changes depending on the light with the same camera settings. It takes a close-up taken in the shade to catch the shine. It’s just not a good color for pics, but I like it (no bias here).
The thing I’ve noticed about Sunfire Yellow is that pics are rarely representative of the way it looks to the naked eye. The color tends to darken in direct sun and it usually photographs dull in the shade.
You make a good observation. I don't have good back to back pictures in the sun and in the shade for my car like you do, but in looking back over my pictures it does look appear to look a bit darker/brighter in the shade as compared to the soft/pale hue in direct sunlight.
And my problem is old pics lose color with age. Some shots of my '67 look almost white. But since we're posting Sunfire Yellow, here's mine from the late 60's. Yeah, I know, whitewall on the front, red line on the back. But back then I just did not have the $$$ to do what I should have.
And my problem is old pics lose color with age. Some shots of my '67 look almost white. But since we're posting Sunfire Yellow, here's mine from the late 60's. Yeah, I know, whitewall on the front, red line on the back. But back then I just did not have the $$$ to do what I should have.
Now that is "pale" sunfire yellow. Sometime you may try taking a scan or copy of that picture and try touching it up with a photo shop type site to restore it.
Sunfire yellow
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But back then I just did not have the $$$ to do what I should have. 
Sometime you may try taking a scan or copy of that picture and try touching it up with a photo shop type site to restore it.
