"Delivered in Primer" '68 #s L79 Corvette Convertible

[scuncio]

Thought I had heard some Corvettes had been documented as being delivered in primer, but it's definitely hard to believe GM would sign up for that risk. I'd be curious to hear the verdict from the sYc team.

Link to 1968 L-79 Corvette Convertible auction













194678S408086

[luzl78]

Good looking car. Paint it any color if tou want. Maroon or black would also look good with the saddle interior.

[Too Many Projects]

Not usually attracted to white, but with the saddle interior, that is a sharp car !! Listed as a convertible, but I don't see a soft top. I guess the hardtop still makes it a convertible. Just another anomaly of this car.

[LT1vette]

I've seen a few, 5-6, documented delivered in primer. A few delivered with "special paint".
Someone from NCRS will answer here.....

[MosportGreen66]

I don't recall the '68s delivered in primer but recall seeing a '74 delivered in primer at a local show... I'm sure someone else can confirm

[TimG]

A well known 1971 LS6 Corvette was displayed at the Gold Collection at Bloomington this year that was delivered in primer.

[olredalert]

----I worked at a Cape Cod used car dealer for a couple of summers back in the early 70's and the owner ordered several 70 to 72 Corvette converts in primer. He did it because he was told that black was not an option and he painted all of them black. I only remember one of them being a big block and it was a 72. I'm pretty sure that one is still around on the Cape today.
----What stumps me about this good looking 68 is why anyone would go to the trouble of deleting the paint and then painting the car white which was an available color. The door jamb was very well done in white and I see no evidence that the car was ever any other color. I would think a tiny spot of any other color or even primer would have shown up somewhere. And...while the interior looks to possibly be original, saddle leather as stated in the add was not available in 1968. The leather on the seats show signs of originality although the remains of the paperwork show saddle vinyl, Tobacco was the chosen brownish interior color in that year. It seems almost impossible that GM would go to the trouble of doing carpet, door panels, hard-top panels, and all the other peices for ONE car. So many questions!.....Bill S

[firstgenaddict]

Given the Trim Tag and the paperwork, if presented for Flight judging in the NCRS in a color other than primer it will lose every point allocated for paint. I would expect Bloomington to be the same.

Yes from 70-75 you had to have someone in GM willing to help you if you wanted a Corvette painted Black.
In the case of the 71 LT1 my brother and I bought, Chevrolet required a $1000 non-refundable deposit and "had the plant bid on the cost to paint black and time for delivery".
IMHO Mr Aglietti is the one responsible for the LT1 actually being painted black in St Louis.

[LT1vette]

My memory is a little foggy, but the cars I remember were all bumper cars. That would be 68-72, I'm sure one was a 69.
I do recall a 63-67 with "Special paint" on the trim plate, but that was 20 years ago.......

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by LT1vette

My memory is a little foggy, but the cars I remember were all bumper cars. That would be 68-72, I'm sure one was a 69.
I do recall a 63-67 with "Special paint" on the trim plate, but that was 20 years ago.......

----I have a friend in northern Ohio that restored a loaded 427/390 66 Corvette convert that was delivered in primer. The original owner wanted a kind of turquoise metallic color. My friend restored the car in primer and it did very well in judging. I remember thinking how cool that was!.....Bill S