Bad Color Combos

[StealthBird]

Originally Posted by GearheadSS

That car is a Packers fan's wet dream.

Or a John Deere employee.

[markinnaples]

Originally Posted by L78 Fred

Love the Mod Tops
I met Jack Stein the owner of Keystone Motors in Doylestown PA, a few years back when I was tracing back my 1969 Garnet Red SS/RS L78 ownership that he sold in 73 and he said at that time he also had a 1969 Garnet Red L78 SS/RS with a white hounds tooth interior as well as a white hounds tooth top- Unfortunately the car was stolen and never recovered- I would love to see that combo on a 69 Camaro!

Originally Posted by StriperSS

I worked for Dick Irwin Chev Olds in North Vancouver in the 70's(formerly Mander Chev Olds), and the sales manager would hit the roof every time an odd color combo would come in off the car carrier. If it was a custom order, he'd insist on a big deposit, because he didn't want to get stuck with it. If it was a stock order, the one who ordered it would get a tune up! LOL

Great story. Did you see anything out of the ordinary color-wise?

[hiperf406]

I went to trade school with a guy that ordered a 69 Chevelle SS 396 in Yellow with a red painted top. It also had bright red interior god it was awful.

[67since67]

Summer of 1968, parked at the local hang-out lot. A guy rolls in with a spanking new Coronet R/T. Bright blue with bright red interior. He explains that he ordered it with black int, came red by mistake and he didn't want to wait for a re-order. Ouch!

[GearheadSS]

Originally Posted by StriperSS

I worked for Dick Irwin Chev Olds in North Vancouver in the 70's(formerly Mander Chev Olds), and the sales manager would hit the roof every time an odd color combo would come in off the car carrier. If it was a custom order, he'd insist on a big deposit, because he didn't want to get stuck with it. If it was a stock order, the one who ordered it would get a tune up! LOL

Haha. Been there, done that. I'm the inventory manager at Chevy Cadillac dealer now and I've been ordering cars for almost 20 years now. Sometimes I like to order unusual combos just to have something different on the lot.

Back in 2001 or 2002, I was able to order a Silver WS6 Trans Am with Taupe interior. It was a color combo that, for most of the year wasn't available and it was never published that you could order that combo. I was just playing around with orders and the system let me order that combo one day so I let it ride.

When the car came in, it was not attractive at all and our GM did not approve of my decision. The car sold within 2 days of hitting the lot and my ordering was never questioned again after that. lol


That car had to have been a one of less than 5 ever made. It was a 6 speed too. I still have a copy of the invoice somewhere.

[Born30YrsLate]

Originally Posted by Dave Rifkin

I love that car

Originally Posted by StealthBird

1969 COPO Camaro in Tuxedo Black with a Custom Yellow Houndstooth (714) interior.

I'm digging all these 'odd' color cars....that black/yellow COPO needs a houndstooth vinyl roof to match the seats!....LOL

[Burd]

Back in the day I had a Blue Gremlin to store the ta away for the winter, not really a bad Combo, but the Levi Jean interior was strange, I wanted the Le I interior in mine. Lol

https://www.heddels.com/2014/08/levi...ar-wore-pants/

[Lee Stewart]

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

"Mustard"

I thought of this one immediately when I saw the title of this thread.

They had one just like this in the Henry Ford Museum. I figured the museum must have purposefully chosen the ugliest Corvette ever conceived for their display.

Since then - I'm pretty sure I've seen another (or perhaps the same car) on display in the Gilmore Museum.

K

[Lee Stewart]