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Old August 11th, 2014, 01:29 PM
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White might not be so bad afterall.

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Had decided to change colour on my original white -68,but this car has made me reconsider.

Too bad my car is non vinyl top.
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Old August 14th, 2014, 01:34 PM
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I am pretty sure that I have seen a 1968 sales brouchure featuring a bright yellow 442 convertible.But the listed available colors for 1968 does not show any bright yellow color.
Wonder if anybody knows what color this is.
Or does this brouchure only exist in my head?
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Old August 14th, 2014, 04:22 PM
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Corvette had a bright color in 68 (safari yellow) and GMC did as well. the rest, Olds, Pontiac and Chevy had a lighter yellow I think Olds was called Saffron that year.

I think the white on a 68 looks great.
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Old August 14th, 2014, 07:37 PM
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I think the white looks good, too...not that I'm prejudiced or anything...!!!


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Old August 15th, 2014, 12:36 AM
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Gul 1968.jpg

Here is the pic from the 1968 brouchure.
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Old August 15th, 2014, 06:32 AM
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The "yellow" in the brochure looks bolder than the Olds "saffron" yellow is in reality.


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Old August 15th, 2014, 06:37 AM
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yep that's a retouched yellow - I actually really like the pale saffron yellow but the one in the brochure is closer to what was used by GMC and Corvette that year.
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Old August 15th, 2014, 07:30 AM
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White is one of my favorite color choices....Eight of my current vehicles are white.....
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Old August 15th, 2014, 08:22 AM
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I'm starting to like white more as well. One of the first things on my mind when I bought my 69 was changing the color. Now that i've cleaned it up and it actually has a decent shine to it white doesnt look bad. I still want to ditch the h/o stripes and get it painted because I think it's tacky but someone in this cars past must of thought it was a good idea. Burgandy Mist > White > Tahitian Turquoise are my top three atm. Saffron is an awesome color but not for me.
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Old August 15th, 2014, 10:07 AM
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White is one of the best colors IMO, doesn't show the dirt, easier to keep looking nice, and if you are refinishing it is so much more forgiving than a dark color regarding bodywork.
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