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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 04:07 PM
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Just wondering what colors do you think GM might be thinking about for the 2018 Corvette ? Ordering a GS in spring waiting to after Corvette Museum Bash to see new colors . I'm wondering what colors other forum members would like to see. Maybe a orange /Tangerine or maybe a green or another blue or a updated silver. What s your thoughts !

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I'd really like to see a real orange, not a metallic, and not rusty one.
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I would like to see a Lambo orange color and a lime green.
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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 05:28 PM
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nassau blue is making a return along with atomic orange. not sure about the rest.
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I really loved this color on the Jaguar F-Type and regretted not going with it. They call it Firesand Orange. It was very popular.

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Crystal White Metallic would be nice.
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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 08:39 PM
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very nice color on that Jag. Paul
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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 08:49 PM
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Since Sterling Blue is officially dead, I'd love to see something like the C6's Supersonic Blue in its place. A bright metallic orange without a lot of brown in it would be great as would a metallic emerald green similar to but several shades lighter than Limerock. They had the right idea with Limerock but to many of us it was simply too dark.
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Originally Posted by Foosh
I really loved this color on the Jaguar F-Type and regretted not going with it. They call it Firesand Orange. It was very popular.

I do like that orange.
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Carlisle Blue...

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I'd like to see Monaco Orange make a comeback.
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Originally Posted by Foosh
I'd really like to see a real orange, not a metallic, and not rusty one.
Foosh,
Corvette metallic orange was very popular back in 1973. Maybe something similar, not quite as metallic as the orange that was tried on the C6, Atomic Orange.
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Roadbike,

I do like that shade of orange as well.
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Originally Posted by Foosh
I really loved this color on the Jaguar F-Type and regretted not going with it. They call it Firesand Orange. It was very popular.

That would look very good on a C7.
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Yes, I think so too, and I'd buy one.
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Bring back the Daytona Orange ...or similar...and I'll trade up to an '18 Z51 OR GS in an instant. I currently have a 2015 DSOM Z51 2LT, absolutely love it, just waiting for the color to come back to upgrade.
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Originally Posted by LIE2ME
Carlisle Blue...
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I agree---beautiful color on Vette
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Originally Posted by trumanjd1
Bring back the Daytona Orange ...or similar...and I'll trade up to an '18 Z51 OR GS in an instant. I currently have a 2015 DSOM Z51 2LT, absolutely love it, just waiting for the color to come back to upgrade.
YES ! If they brought back DSOM that would move to the top of my color choice in spring for my GS,
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There are two colors I would love to see in the new corvette

A bright lime green, perhaps something close to snake skin green from the viper. The new lime green on the chevy spark is pretty nice it might look amazing on the vette.








Here is what it might look like in the C7 minus the widebody:



And a bright tangerine orange metallic:









Something richer and more orange than atomic orange but brighter than DSOM with a ton of gold pearl.

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Rich, bright orange
Lime green - which will be beautiful but most likely not sell well
White pearl
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