I just bought this 72 Convertible as a weekend driver. The guy I bought it from said it was repainted in the original 'springtime green'. I like the color regardless but was this an original color?

 

Welcome to the forum.

Reply back to this thread with either a pic of the cowl plate (inside engine compartment on driver's side) or a description of the cowl plate. It can be decoded for body/trim color.

Edit: oops, i thought the question was asking for the original body color, not if 'springtime green' is an Oldsmobile color

 

http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.asp...obile-pg01.jpg

This link takes you to a page with 1972 paint choices. The only 3 shades of green I see are: Radiant Green Poly (code 36), Pinehurst Green Poly (code 43), & Sequoia Green Poly (code 48).

 

IMHO - that color looks an awful lot like Royal Turquoise that was used in the 50's on Oldsmobiles

 

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....Pinehurst Green Poly (code 43),


I like Pinehurst Green Poly, lol!!! The color in mhoods pic looks like the color of my first 72! Of course I don't know what it was, though.

 

It ain't easy being green.

Is that Pinehurst Green a Rustang color too Sandy???

 

Welcome to CO.

 

.....Is that Pinehurst Green a Rustang color too Sandy???


I'm gonna kick your a$$!!!!! That Rustang should be proud to be wearing a GM color.... best thing about it, lol! Maybe it's one of the 14 colors on the paint sticks Don gave back to me where they couldn't match my paint!

 

From the above post it looks like 2433 Radiant Green.....by far the nicest of the greens. Whatever, it looks very cool.
Welcome to CO and gee that 2450 is an awesome colour

 

X 2 on the 2450. Welcome!!!

 

thanks for all the info. the cowl plate says '36' so it looks like it is the original radiant green.

as someone said 'it ain't easy being green'. I still like the color

 

I love the colour and would like a few more pics of your car if that's OK.
Don't know what happened though but when I click on the thumbnail the pic I get is still thumbnail sized.

 

I just bought the same exact car! I'll put some pics up as well. I questioned the color myself but it looked original and was under the carpet, weatherstripping etc. Thanks for clearing it up! Now I just have to get mine running right.

 

For some reason I have to agree.

Welcome, nice car and cool color.

 

Radiant Green Pictures

 

You'd have to be happy with that....looks very cool. Notice how the Flame Orange 72 Vert guys suddenly appear when color is mentioned

 

It ain't easy being Radiant Green.

I have to admit...it is radiant.
Hey..you could name your car "The Most Radiant One".

 

Very nice car and unique color, just like flame orange.