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Old 01-22-2010, 05:47 PM
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So is it OK to paint your car any color. Or do you have to stay within the actual colors for the year of your Chevelle?
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Old 01-22-2010, 06:19 PM
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It's perfectly ok to paint your car any color you desire,as long as it's black.
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Old 01-22-2010, 06:33 PM
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I say paint it any color you want...that's what I would do. If somehow I was awarded a full-paint as a gift or a raffle, I would paint my car hugger orange or grecian green, both with white stripes. Neither of those were offered in 1972.
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Old 01-22-2010, 07:24 PM
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Its ok to paint it any color. As long as its the one I choose
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Old 01-22-2010, 08:54 PM
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Now Grumpy , you know better than that . My wifes 72 Malibu vert was originally a dark brown metalic color (nice color), but a bronze color when we got it. She told me it was her car and her color which turned out to be GM fire red metalic with white top and interior. All I can say is she done a great job picking colors as it turned out great.
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Old 01-23-2010, 08:33 AM
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When I buy a Chevelle, I always consider what color it was originally based on what is on the trim tag.
I usually return the car to that color.
The only exception was on my '70...originally #50 Gobi Beige but I did paint it the 1970 #10 Classic White.
And my '69 SS, presently in Daytona yellow , will be returning to it's original color... Dover White.
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Old 01-23-2010, 09:20 AM
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Personally, I prefer to have it the color on the trim tag. However, it's your car, do what you like. I think what bothers me more is schemes that were not available. For example, '68-'69 cars with '70-'72 D88 stripes, or GSX stripes on a non-GSX car, W-30 stripes on a non-W-30 car, etc. Again, that's my opinion. I refer back to "it's your car, do what YOU like."
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Old 01-23-2010, 09:42 AM
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Our originally was pewter. Just not a color either of us liked.
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Old 01-23-2010, 03:13 PM
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I follow the "paint it however you want" rule.

Mine's a 95 Corvette color.
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Old 01-23-2010, 03:34 PM
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Ya, paint it any color you want, but when the resto police come knocking don't say I didn't warn you.

I get tired of seeing red, black, and silver Chevelles. They look great but it's nice to see something different too.
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