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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 08:58 AM
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hey guys I have an '82 c3 and the car is due for paint, I have been debating between keeping it a shade of silver or going for a metallic blue. With my black interior and beautiful aluminum wheels I think I want to keep the car pure silver and black themed. I would like to do a nice silver with a good clear coat, I have been debating on a gun metal color, does anyone have any vette photos in this shade?
704C Grigio Titanio Metallic, 37032

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Something like this shade? thoughts? I think its called Tamiya TS-38 Gun Metal
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Have you seen the cover of the newest Paragon catlaog C-2's? It is version 36 and it has a 65 with a color along the lines you are talking about. It is called silver pearl. Bet there web site has it too.

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Google Steel Cities Gray. It is an original Corvette color and is striking.

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hhhhmmmm is that a hint of green I see in there?

thanks guys for the suggestions keep em coming!
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I am going to paint mine “Cortez Silver” with red interior. I saw a 70 in Cortez Silver and could not get it out of my head. Love it
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Originally Posted by pleasants9
hey guys I have an '82 c3 and the car is due for paint, I have been debating between keeping it a shade of silver or going for a metallic blue. With my black interior and beautiful aluminum wheels I think I want to keep the car pure silver and black themed. I would like to do a nice silver with a good clear coat, I have been debating on a gun metal color, does anyone have any vette photos in this shade?
704C Grigio Titanio Metallic, 37032
IMHO you have the best (and one of the rarest) 82 color combos there is--Silver with a black interior. They only made 711 Silver 82 Corvettes to begin with, and many of them came with a gray, red or blue interior, so the black interior makes it even more rare. I should know as I have been searching for a nice, low miles Silver 82 with a black interior for over four years! I have only found a couple, and they have been in pretty poor shape, so if it were mine I would repaint it back to the stock factory Silver. Beautiful car by the way!
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