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You might note on the concept car the roof and door beltline were transparent. For production those were emulated by painting those portions gloss black regardless of the vehicle exterior primary color. The only problem was: Detroit Hamtramck did not have the ability to paint two-toned vehicles. So every Volt (as opposed to Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS, which were built alongside the Volt) had to be run back through the paint repair process to have the second color added. That proved to be pretty inefficient so the black roof and beavertail were eliminated for 2012 model year and beyond as a cost savings. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph best Last edited by Keith Seymore; 08-13-2021 at 01:36 PM. |
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Also - there was a contest to name that signature color.
A GM employee won with the suggestion "Veridian Joule". Sadly - I don't remember what he won, nor do I remember what we called it prior to that. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph best |
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Frank Szymkowski 1971 Torino 351c 4v GT convertible. White/white with black,4 speed, shaker, am/fm, ps/pdb, buckets/console, ac, flip headlights 1969 GTO Judge Warwick blue/blue, RAIII, 4 speed, tach/gauges, safe t track, flip headlights, 3.55's, ps and radio. |
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