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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 10:44 AM
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Would it be a bright color perhaps ... like the color of Lambo cars.
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 11:05 AM
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I've been wondering this myself.....

Come GM folks......spill the beans.......
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An employee who claims to have seen Atomic Orange told me it looks like Hugger (Monaco) Orange.
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by torquetube
An employee who claims to have seen Atomic Orange told me it looks like Hugger (Monaco) Orange.

If that's true, i.e. looking like '69s Monaco Orange, that would be very cool. More of A Vette color than DSOM.
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by CessnaDriver

If its anywhere near the color an exploding A-bomb causes ... it will be radiant/radioactive/ a killer color !!!!!!!!!!

I'm waiting for '07 MY.
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I certainly hope it looks more vibrant. DSOM looks like GM tried to be bold and daring but then pulled back at the last moment. Its a nice color but just doesn't do anything for me.
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 12:10 PM
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Hopefully it's more vibrant than DSOM and has less brown in it.
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Probably just tangerine red but didn’t want to use that name cuz of the “70s” connotation.
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Hopefully it is something like the Prowler orange. I'm suspecting it is the same color as those bright orange Avalanche's I've seen driving around though.

Brighter than sunset orange, less red and more orange.
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To all you guys putting down DSOM---kiss my posterior. At very least ,it is not boring like some c6 colors ----as for atomic orange i'll have to wait and see. I am the defender of DSOM.
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I'm with you! I like DSOM
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Originally Posted by CRABBYJ
I'm with you! I like DSOM
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by hog driver
Yeah. KMA.
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Originally Posted by CRABBYJ
I'm with you! I like DSOM
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by NineBall
I'm suspecting it is the same color as those bright orange Avalanche's I've seen driving around though.

Brighter than sunset orange, less red and more orange.
It's not like the Avalanche, it has a different paint code.

I'd like it to look like the DSOM picture on the cover of the 2006 Corvette brochure all the time. Brighter with an obvious metallic finish. And that's another thing, no where does it mention the color being a metallic, yet find it hard to believe hat it wouldn't be.

Wonder when we'll see the first photos and examples....
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Originally Posted by SHOOTER 49
To all you guys putting down DSOM---kiss my posterior. At very least ,it is not boring like some c6 colors ----as for atomic orange i'll have to wait and see. I am the defender of DSOM.

And we got your back.
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They probably just renamed torch red.
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Originally Posted by CRABBYJ
I'm with you! I like DSOM
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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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Here it is: Atomic Orange (with authentic GM orange peel texture)

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