1976 Paint
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1976 Paint
Hey, I have a 1976 Vette and have been trying to find the original paint color. The body plate located in the cowl is in bad shape and can not be read. Is there any other way to determine the original paint color of the car. I found another data plate located in the door jam that says "paint" and "trim" on it but i can't match anything on it with any of the paint codes.
Also, when i removed the seats i found another data plate underneath connected to the frame. Does anyone know what this plate is and what information is on it?
Also, when i removed the seats i found another data plate underneath connected to the frame. Does anyone know what this plate is and what information is on it?
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For the door jamb plate, here are the codes for paint and trim.
Paint Codes:
10 = Classic White
13 = Silver
22 = Bright Blue
33 = Dark Green
37 = Mahogany
56 = Bright Yellow
64 = Buckskin
69 = Dark Brown
70 = Orange Flame
72 = Red
Trim Codes:
Color Vinyl Upholstery Leather Upholstery
Black 19V 192
Firethorn 71V 712
Buckskin 64V 642
White 15V 112
Smoked Gray 152
Dark Brown 692
Blue-Green 322
Paint Codes:
10 = Classic White
13 = Silver
22 = Bright Blue
33 = Dark Green
37 = Mahogany
56 = Bright Yellow
64 = Buckskin
69 = Dark Brown
70 = Orange Flame
72 = Red
Trim Codes:
Color Vinyl Upholstery Leather Upholstery
Black 19V 192
Firethorn 71V 712
Buckskin 64V 642
White 15V 112
Smoked Gray 152
Dark Brown 692
Blue-Green 322
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...I found another data plate located in the door jam that says "paint" and "trim" on it but i can't match anything on it with any of the paint codes...
...when i removed the seats i found another data plate underneath connected to the frame. Does anyone know what this plate is and what information is on it?...
Last edited by Easy Mike; Jun 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM.
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Thanks for the help, I'll get those numbers off the trim tag and post them next chance I get. I tried matching them up with the information paint and trim codes richsteele posted above already but nothing matched up.
As for the data plate I found it was on the seat's frame (not the car frame). Sorry I worded that poorly. I'll take a picture of that and post it as well.
As for the body number plate located on the cowl, I read about that on this website:
http://100megsfree4.com/corvette/1970/vet76.htm
It mentions it right below the section about the different engine options. When i looked at the cowl there appears to be a plate bolted on in the location they mentioned however I can't read anything off it.
As for the data plate I found it was on the seat's frame (not the car frame). Sorry I worded that poorly. I'll take a picture of that and post it as well.
As for the body number plate located on the cowl, I read about that on this website:
http://100megsfree4.com/corvette/1970/vet76.htm
It mentions it right below the section about the different engine options. When i looked at the cowl there appears to be a plate bolted on in the location they mentioned however I can't read anything off it.
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