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I'm looking at an 04 Z06, and the owner says that it is the rarest color for 2004 ie: Machine Silver. Can one of you Z06 gurus please verify this with production numbers. It would be greatly appreciated. He is asking a premium price for this car based entirely on the color. TIA
And if he trys to give you any of the bs about "overall it is the rarer color" here are the total production numbers for all of the 2004 vert/coupe/Z06
10U Arctic White WA 1,741 5%
79U Millenium Yellow w/ Tint WA-423G B 2,641 8%
86U Magnetic Red Metallic II WA-379E 3,596 11%
67U Machine Silver WA-910L 4,666 14%
70UTorch Red WA-9075 5,023 15%
41U Black WA-8555 6,212 18%
19U Lemans Blue Metallic Commemorative Edition Only WA 6,899 20%
The only notable thing about the silver is that it was a replacement color for the previous Quick Silver, which was discontinued in Feb. 2003 because it kept flaking off the car.
I'm looking at an 04 Z06, and the owner says that it is the rarest color for 2004 ie: Machine Silver. Can one of you Z06 gurus please verify this with production numbers. It would be greatly appreciated. He is asking a premium price for this car based entirely on the color. TIA
No premium price for the silver. Here are the final color production numbers for 2004:
Color Options RPO Color MFR Code Cost Total Percent
19U LeMans Blue Metallic NA NA 2,025 36%
41U Black WA-8555 $0 1,186 21%
67U Machine Silver Metallic NA $0 967 17%
70U Torch Red WA-9075 $0 876 15%
79U Millenium Yellow WA-423G $750 629 11%
The only notable thing about the silver is that it was a replacement color for the previous Quick Silver, which was discontinued in Feb. 2003 because it kept flaking off the car.
Is there any documentation regarding the above quote?
The only notable thing about the silver is that it was a replacement color for the previous Quick Silver, which was discontinued in Feb. 2003 because it kept flaking off the car.
Machine silver is the rarest color OVERALL as it was only available on the 2004 Z06. Nearly all the other colours have been available before so in terms of numbers on the road, he's probably right.
Machine silver is the rarest color OVERALL as it was only available on the 2004 Z06. Nearly all the other colours have been available before so in terms of numbers on the road, he's probably right.
speedway white is far, far rarer
available only on '01 and had less than 400 total iirc
Is there any documentation regarding the above quote?
Can't help you out with any online information - I got this from a reliable inside source - I did however see this first hand when searching for my Z06 as I ran across several 2003 Z06s with what appeared to be a large chunk of clear coat missing. The spot was still silver, just looked like a chip had come out and was dull in that area. In each case I saw myself the spot was between the size of a silver dollar and the size of my fist. These were at various dealers in the south east - none in the same place. One for example was at Jim Ellis in Atlanta - where they advised me the car had just come in (brand spanking new) and they could repaint that area to match.