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motorman

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my 69 Z being restored
« on: April 14, 2013, 05:04:35 PM »
picture of my factory painted eveing orchid being painted
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2013, 06:30:57 PM »
Evening orchid?    Were you going to the PROM?     :)
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2013, 08:55:33 PM »
the wife wanted a purple car.  the color that was never available on a camaro according to the experts
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2013, 01:11:21 AM »
I have seen that color on quite a few '65  Chevelles and Impalas, but not on a Camaro

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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2013, 05:47:26 AM »
so your saying this car was special order paint back in 69 and that specified color was evening orchid?
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2013, 06:36:07 AM »
Oh no, not again.....
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2013, 08:02:04 AM »
Yikes!
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2013, 09:30:18 AM »
I believe Pontiac used it as well. Seen it on a 67 Firebird and a 65 GTO. Unusual color and unique to say the least. You have definately got to be confident in yourself for a man to drive a car that color as my dad would say.
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2013, 03:46:12 PM »
Oh no, not again.....
yep the paid know all there is to know about Z/28s experts screwed up and still will not admit their mistake. i bet i was driving and autocrossing Z/28 before these experts came on the scene.
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2013, 03:49:36 PM »
so your saying this car was special order paint back in 69 and that specified color was evening orchid?
yes you got it. i had corvettes,pickups and full sized chevy painted special order colors starting back in the early 60s
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2013, 08:21:08 PM »
Neat color for sure and a very unique Z28. There is a thread on Team Camaro that Brad posted about finding the car, connecting with Clem for the original documentation and the current restoration.   
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2013, 09:25:04 PM »
Oh no, not again.....
yep the paid know all there is to know about Z/28s experts screwed up and still will not admit their mistake. i bet i was driving and autocrossing Z/28 before these experts came on the scene.
The thread at Team Camaro only recently got unlocked, at the specific request of the current owner of your old car, on condition that the color issue was left in the past and thus allowing the thread to move forward as a build thread. Reviving the discussion on another forum brought about my comment, nothing more.
Does Brad know about this new thread?
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2013, 09:39:47 PM »
I corrected myself...I thought it was orchid, my bad. It's the same as mine. Cortez Silver.
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2013, 09:49:34 PM »
Oh no, not again.....
yep the paid know all there is to know about Z/28s experts screwed up and still will not admit their mistake. i bet i was driving and autocrossing Z/28 before these experts came on the scene.

Let's not start the war all over again on this site. No need for the negativity. 
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Re: my 69 Z being restored
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2013, 09:56:49 PM »
To be honest, the older pics of the paint look silver. My gut said orchid at first until I read what everyone else had thought. Now I'm going back to what I originally thought, Orchid. That is going to be one unique looking car. Should draw some attention.
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