trim tag paint code question
Melting Slicks
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I believe in the later year 74's, the first 9 was dropped off by GM....So you should be OKAY. Nothing to fret about. I am sure someone here will offer a more exacting explaination.
Stay in tune....
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From: Beecher Illinois
Black Book?
My old 87 copy shows 922.
My newer 01 copy shows 22 with a notation.....
"Exterior color code on trim plates was generally a two number code followed by the letter L. The code may also appear with a 9 before the two numbers and no letter following."
edit...73 shows the 9 used, 75 doesn't. 74 transittion year?
My old 87 copy shows 922.
My newer 01 copy shows 22 with a notation.....
"Exterior color code on trim plates was generally a two number code followed by the letter L. The code may also appear with a 9 before the two numbers and no letter following."
edit...73 shows the 9 used, 75 doesn't. 74 transittion year?
Last edited by KapsSA; May 3, 2010 at 01:30 PM.
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From: Canboro Ontario
Black Book?
My old 87 copy shows 922.
My newer 01 copy shows 22 with a notation.....
"Exterior color code on trim plates was generally a two number code followed by the letter L. The code may also appear with a 9 before the two numbers and no letter following."
edit...73 shows the 9 used, 75 doesn't. 74 transittion year?
My old 87 copy shows 922.
My newer 01 copy shows 22 with a notation.....
"Exterior color code on trim plates was generally a two number code followed by the letter L. The code may also appear with a 9 before the two numbers and no letter following."
edit...73 shows the 9 used, 75 doesn't. 74 transittion year?
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GM paint code convention used U for upper and L for lower when it came to two tone paint jobs. Single coloured cars used the L nonetheless.
Popular myth is that L stands for lacquer and U for urethane.
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Thanks, It is funny, because when I was looking at that "L", I thought that too, but it has nothing to do with laquer, correct? I also noted that the newer Black Books have changed the paint code numbers to 2 digits, and state that it is followed with the "L", but don't say why.
Melting Slicks
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Sarge,
Use the "Search" function here...., as this topic has been discussed numerous times.
Stay in tune...
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why do BOTH my two-tone 78s use 'M' for the lower? Both the Pace and SA.
And 78 was really the first true two-tone C3.
On my Pace Car build sheet it shows...
19L black lwr
19U black upr
47M silver middle
78SA sheet is same theme.
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...I think that has something to do with the way they were coded. 19L, 19U.
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I believe it wasn't till Bowling Green production that they truely went with a half and half base coat under the clear.
But aren't they coded differently?
