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Paint Codes Question
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Burning Brakes
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Paint Codes Question
I just read through the thread on the 'Most Desired 68-69 Color' and noticed a post with a vote for Safari Yellow. I wondered what the paint code # was for that color, so I went to the Corvette History Website which indicated the # to be 984 for a '68.
http://100megsfree4.com/corvette/
My '70 is Daytona Yellow, also with #984 ... is this correct ... two different years, two different colors, same paint code #?
Or, are they both really the same color with different names?
Or, is the Corvette History database incorrect?
Anybody know?
http://100megsfree4.com/corvette/
My '70 is Daytona Yellow, also with #984 ... is this correct ... two different years, two different colors, same paint code #?
Or, are they both really the same color with different names?
Or, is the Corvette History database incorrect?
Anybody know?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Oswego New York
Thanks for the help ... I also just found #984 for both '66 and '67 - Sunfire Yellow!
I'll look for more when I have time.
I'll look for more when I have time.
Last edited by 70Yellowbird; May 31, 2008 at 01:20 AM.
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For 68 the 984 Safari yellow used Lucite #4906-L, or Rinshed-Mason #A-2009, or Ditzler #81621.
For 70 the Daytona Yellow used Lucite #5026-LH, or Rinshed-Mason #A-1802, or Ditzler #2094. These are the same numbers as for the 69 Daytona Yellow.
So I would assume that 69 and 70 are the same but the 68 is different.
Numbers from the GM Corvette Chassis and Body Parts Catalog.
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Burning Brakes
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The codes may be the same but I am not sure they are the same color.
For 68 the 984 Safari yellow used Lucite #4906-L, or Rinshed-Mason #A-2009, or Ditzler #81621.
For 70 the Daytona Yellow used Lucite #5026-LH, or Rinshed-Mason #A-1802, or Ditzler #2094. These are the same numbers as for the 69 Daytona Yellow.
So I would assume that 69 and 70 are the same but the 68 is different.
Numbers from the GM Corvette Chassis and Body Parts Catalog.
For 68 the 984 Safari yellow used Lucite #4906-L, or Rinshed-Mason #A-2009, or Ditzler #81621.
For 70 the Daytona Yellow used Lucite #5026-LH, or Rinshed-Mason #A-1802, or Ditzler #2094. These are the same numbers as for the 69 Daytona Yellow.
So I would assume that 69 and 70 are the same but the 68 is different.
Numbers from the GM Corvette Chassis and Body Parts Catalog.
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Tom73 is correct. The 69 Daytona yellow was a much brighter color than the 68 safari yellow. 68 was more cream/pale yellow, even though the codes are the same. I do believe that the 66-67 yellow was the same as the 68. They are sure close. A real purist can tell Daytona from Safari from a mile away.