1970 trim tag paint code

[rjspen]

My trim tag reads
tr 979 926 99568 A pnt
on the second line from the top.The car is Sebring yellow now and all old paint evidence is yellow.The complete tag reads
st 70 34467 e 272 bdy
tr 979 926 99568 A pnt
10b a31
Can somebody please tell me what color it should be? I bought it with the understanding that it was a color change, I would just like to know from what.
Thanks for your time

[442Harv]

I come up with white convert with black top.

[rcorrigan5]

Originally Posted by rjspen

My trim tag reads
tr 979 926 99568 A pnt
on the second line from the top.The car is Sebring yellow now and all old paint evidence is yellow.The complete tag reads
st 70 34467 e 272 bdy
tr 979 926 99568 A pnt
10b a31
Can somebody please tell me what color it should be? I bought it with the understanding that it was a color change, I would just like to know from what.
Thanks for your time

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That's an unusual trim tag. This is what I show:
* 70 = model year
* 34467 = Olds (3) 4-4-2 (44) convertible (67)
* E = weird. An "E" in the VIN would mean the car was assembled at the Linden, NJ plant. On the trim tag, though, it normally reads "BL".
* 272 = also weird. This is the body number. 272 would mean this was the 272nd convertible "A" body assembled at the Linden plant for model year 1970. That would also mean to me that this is an earlier production car. Usually, though, this number would show as 000272.
* 979 = interior color and seating arrangement, which, in my book, says saddle-colored bucket seats.
* 926 = weird. That code is not listed in my book for 1970. Unless it is some sort of special order from the factory, I don't know what else it could be.
* 99568 = weird (special order again?). This code is supposed to indicate the lower body color and it doesn't show in my book. All the paint codes in my book are two numbers. The color code for sebring yellow is 51, for nugget gold 53, for galleon gold 55, and for burnished gold 58.
* A = convertible top color which is white.
* 10B = time build code. 10 is October and B is the second week in that month. This car was built in the second week of October 1969, so it is a fairly early production car.
* A31 = option code for power windows.

I wish I could help you more on this one but it's got me puzzled; in particular, the "926" and the "99568" codes. There are others out there who know a lot more than I do about these things; I hope they chime in, too! Best Regards, Randy C.

[wmachine]

Originally Posted by rcorrigan5

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That's an unusual trim tag.

I wish I could help you more on this one but it's got me puzzled; in particular, the "926" and the "99568" codes. There are others out there who know a lot more than I do about these things; I hope they chime in, too! Best Regards, Randy C.

Randy, we've looked at this in an earlier thread (rjspen, please note when you're reposting the same question to help keep us from chasing our tails!)
http://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/...lp-needed.html
He has a good pic posted there, too.
Not coming up with anything more than you are!
Very odd, indeed!

[wmachine]

The only plausible explanation I can think of is that when the guy at Fisher Body was making the tag, Linda Vaughn walked into the room........

[rcorrigan5]

Originally Posted by wmachine

The only plausible explanation I can think of is that when the guy at Fisher Body was making the tag, Linda Vaughn walked into the room........

....and she dropped something.....

[68Tom]

Oooops....

[ent72olds]

Is it possible the tag had been "changed" at one time....maybe the convertible tub "replaced" sometime in the past....not trying to cause contoversy, just skinning the cat differently!

[FL1970442]

My 70 442 tag appears to be the same as Mugzilla's tag. It is also a Lansing car. As Mr. Mugzilla also pointed out, the rivet holes in my tag are also filled in. I do have an original dealers sales brochure, it shows that "sebring yellow" was a special order color, for intermediates only. Just thought I'd add what I know to this mystery.

[wmachine]

Originally Posted by FL1970442

My 70 442 tag appears to be the same as Mugzilla's tag. It is also a Lansing car. As Mr. Mugzilla also pointed out, the rivet holes in my tag are also filled in. I do have an original dealers sales brochure, it shows that "sebring yellow" was a special order color, for intermediates only. Just thought I'd add what I know to this mystery.

Where is Mugzilla's tag? Can you post yours? I don't know what you mean by "appears to be the same as"

[FL1970442]

I believe your posting of 5-4-09 (11:20 am) shows a tag with the same format as mine. Wasn't the second photo of a tag from Mugzilla? It looks to be a blue car.

[wmachine]

Originally Posted by FL1970442

I believe your posting of 5-4-09 (11:20 am) shows a tag with the same format as mine. Wasn't the second photo of a tag from Mugzilla? It looks to be a blue car.

Okay, some confusion here. First, I think our time tags are different, so I'm not finding an 11:20 post, but I think I know what you're referring to.
Mugzilla posted 2 pics. First was an enlargement of the the original poster's tag (making it easier for us to see), the 2'nd one he identifies as a '70 trim tag to illustrate the rivet holes being filled in. He didn't say that was his trim tag.
So if you are saying that yours is like that 2nd pic, I get it now.
That 2nd pic is "normal" and what I'd expect to see!

[mugzilla]

That second tag was mine ...

It was a blue when I got it but it is, was , Rally Red ...

w/white top but I'll never replace the vinyl ...

[FL1970442]

I guess we got it figured out. I live in North Central Florida and go
to quite a few local shows. If any of you are ever up this way I'd be happy to let you know of any shows, or just meet and check out our Olds.
I belonged to the Olds Club of Florida, but they never come this far
North.