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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: william on December 17, 2018, 11:44:12 PM

Title: rare '69!
Post by: william on December 17, 2018, 11:44:12 PM
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Chevrolet-Camaro/113461723892?hash=item1a6ad882f4:g:0rcAAOSwwSJcGAXr:rk:3:pf:0&vxp=mtr

Butternut Yellow, yellow hounds tooth, brown vinyl roof.

What were they thinking?
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: Danzo on December 17, 2018, 11:56:30 PM
I think you meant to say"What were they smoking?"
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: 169INDY on December 17, 2018, 11:56:43 PM
Rust Never sleeps.

Hope it can get saved Dare to be different should be that cars motto,,,,
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: william on December 18, 2018, 12:08:53 AM
I think you meant to say"What were they smoking?"

This was just poor taste. The Mopar floral print tops, those people were definitely baked.
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: x44d80 on December 18, 2018, 03:02:36 AM
https://www.ksl.com/auto/photo?ssid=4643686&page=2#2  How about Olympic Gold, brown vinyl top, medium green interior.  No wonders it's painted yellow with a black interior now.
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: maroman on December 18, 2018, 03:23:25 AM
Another reason to own a '67. They didn't have stupid color combinations like that.
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: Petes L48 on December 18, 2018, 03:56:32 AM
Hey it was the 60's man, the age of Aquarius, peace, and love LOL.  8)
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: KurtS on December 18, 2018, 06:10:27 AM
Lots of the combos look OK in person.
Gold with dk green looks OK and is common in other cars. Green with gold looks better, but no gold interior in 69.

Butternut doesn't work with those 714 seats....
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: X33RS on December 18, 2018, 03:12:33 PM
I love the greens and golds for exterior colors, but don't care for green interiors along with it.  I'd rather see tan, black, or white interiors.  Matter of fact, both of our green cars have white interiors, one with a white top.  To me that works better, maybe classy would be a good word to use.  Plus it's not so daggum hot in the summer time  ;D
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: william on December 18, 2018, 04:36:46 PM
The car in question was definitely a special order. The selection chart in the ordering info has this statement:

This procedure does not apply to orders that specify a vinyl roof cover or two-tone paint as combinations shown are the only combinations that have been approved.

The dealer could over-ride any paint/interior combo on the chart by noting it in the special instructions section. But not vinyl roof combos. Brown is noted: Gold and Brown exterior colors only.
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: KurtS on December 18, 2018, 06:46:23 PM
With BY, that top would look OK. But not with that interior.

67-8 had gold interiors. 69 went to green. Times were a-changing.
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: ruralrte66 on December 27, 2018, 01:23:18 AM
That was the summer of Love..... I like that color combo, just to rusty.
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: rlw68 on December 27, 2018, 05:20:26 PM
The dealer could over-ride any paint/interior combo on the chart by noting it in the special instructions section. But not vinyl roof combos. Brown is noted: Gold and Brown exterior colors only.

I recently saw a '69 GM Canada doc with an RPO code "ZP2  Trim & Colour Override".   It was for Lemans blue with a dark blue interior (71/715), like mine. 

So I expect any overrides like these would have been on the shipping report.  Would it have also been included on the window sticker ?

Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: william on December 27, 2018, 11:44:53 PM
Hard to believe but neither blue interior [715 & 716] was recommended with Le Mans blue paint.

I have three 71-71 715 Shippers Copies and ZP2 is not listed.
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: fsc66 on December 28, 2018, 03:07:58 PM
ZP2: 6,357 1969 Camaros has option ZP2 through the he end of Sept. 1969.

Paul
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: jdv69z on December 28, 2018, 04:08:40 PM
What is option ZP2; Didn't see it in the spreadsheet?
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: rlw68 on December 28, 2018, 04:30:25 PM
What is option ZP2; Didn't see it in the spreadsheet?

Its on pg 7 in the Export & Misc. section, but does not have the count.   

Very likely Paul's number of 6357 is good :)
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: 69Z28-RS on December 28, 2018, 05:46:00 PM
What is option ZP2; Didn't see it in the spreadsheet?

Apparently, from what has been posted, ZP2 (Color/Trim Override) is a code which specifies to the factory that the ordering dealer (purchaser) desires the car built which does NOT conform to the factory recommendations.  Generally would be a dealer special ordered car for a specific customer.
Title: Re: rare '69!
Post by: fsc66 on December 28, 2018, 07:36:05 PM
Just keep in mind the number I gave is through the end of Sept and not a final number for the 1969 Camaro production year...

Paul