Hey guys,
What was the process for special order paint?
I've read this article:
http://www.camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtmlBut, it doesn't cover how special order paint was processed. My friend has a Playboy Pink 68 Camaro that was definitely painted at the factory. How were these special order cars processed, since the shells were painted separately from the front sheetmetal. Were special order paint cars painted using the same process as the other 19 standard colors? Special order paint didn't make the car a COPO right?
Were special order paint cars ---painted at certain times of the month? Were they all saved up over a few weeks and painted together? Were they all special order paint cars painted in batches...like a bunch of Playboy Pink Camaros were painted with special order paint cars, and then they would switch back to standard colors so the line wouldn't get messed up?
The side story to the color.
Supposedly...Playboy ordered 50, but only took delivery of about 35. The left over pink 68 Camaros were auctioned or distributed to dealerships. One was sent to Courtesy Chevrolet in San Jose, CA. It sat on the lot until July of 1969, when my friends' Grandparents purchased it. Other than the color, this is a very basic 327/PG car with hubcaps and std interior. And, yes I know that the Playmate of the year in 1968 (Angela Dorian) received a Playboy Pink 1968 AMX. Who knows why she didn't get a Camaro if they ordered pink Camaros?
Tony Huntimer