Looking at 1970 442 with a reproduction window sticker that sy it has Y76 special firemist paint. Car looks to be Rally Red which would be -- on the cowl tag. But what is the firemist ????

 

Metallic

 

Rally Red wasn't metallic tho. Still confused on this

 

Rally Red is not metallic, but Firemist Rally Red is!

 

Don't be confused. One of a few things is going on here...

The window sticker is incorrect.
The car has been repainted in a different color
The paint is in such bad condition that you can't really be sure what color it actually is.

I would put my money on them in that order.

 

I'm thinking the reproduction window sticker is wrong. Car is now repainted Rallye red

 

It's a REPRODUCTION window sticker. EVERYTHING on it is suspect. I fail to understand why people even bother with these, unless they are trying to legitimatize some cobbled-together car. The cowl tag provides the paint code. Unless that's been changed, there's no fuzz on it. Of course, if it has a "- -" paint code, it could have been anything before the "restoration".

 

I really want to put in crushed velvet seats and dalmatian **** dash cover with the passenger bucket seat reclining option and the vibrator from an articulating bed and make a reproduction window sticker with the "Huggy Bear Entertainment Package."

 

"Firemist" is a fancy paint that was available optionally on Cadillacs, I believe, and possibly other GM vehicles - usually luxurious in nature, like the Toronado. I do have numbers from the GM Heritage Center on how many 4-4-2s were ordered with this special option (I reckon it's the same as a non-production color but a few dollars more), but unless there's a build sheet, I think it's more likely "- -" would be one of the four extra-cost colors available in 1970.

 

True, Cadillac color. You really can't match it today, even back in the late 80's, the special metallic they used in the Firemist paints was unavailable.

 

Correct. Some firemist colors couldn't even be mixed on a mixing system. they came "factory pac" lacquer only. Years ago I had to custom mix a firemist paint for a 70 Buick GS that was special ordered from the factory. ~BOB

 

So was the Firemist paint option limited to the offered colors, or was it specially blended standard colors with added metallic?

 

They were their own colors.