1969 Firebird unusal factory color

[old5.0]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StealthBird</div><div class="ubbcode-body">1970-1972 Trans Am's were only available in Polar White or Lucerne Blue.

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Which is a crime, because Adriatic looks absolutely killer on that car.

[Xplantdad]

I heard somewhere from someone at MCACN that the person that had this ram air IV Firebird Vert...also had another, too? True?? or no???

I still think it's cool as heck!!

[auwrestling]

Back in the late 70s the yellow Raiv rag had a overdrive unit on it

[442w30]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StealthBird</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Goldenrod Yellow was listed as &quot;special order&quot; in Pontiac sales material, but it's not exactly rare. Goldenrod Yellow, like Carousel Red (a.k.a. Hugger Orange in the Chevy World) was just a $12.64 option on the 1969 Firebird, and they sold a boatload of Goldenrod Yellow and Carousel Red 1969 Firebirds. The confusion here is that invoices list &quot;PAINT SPECL&quot;, and people think it's some rare non-RPO color. Goldenrod Yellow was coded on the trim tag and invoice, it was just an extra cost color.
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Oldsmobile people have a similar issue - there were four extra-cost colors in 1970 but published material from the time call them &quot;special-order&quot; when they were not. However, more often than not, they don't have paint codes on the data plate.

Just goes to show how decentralized GM was, as each brand did things differently.

Now if we could figure out what the Z in front of the trim code on the data plate meant, we'd have one mystery solved - that's something that I think is consistent among all the brands, so it's probably a Fisher issue. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

[auwrestling]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I heard somewhere from someone at MCACN that the person that had this ram air IV Firebird Vert...also had another, too? True?? or no???

I still think it's cool as heck!! </div></div>
Yes,he did .I've been tracking the 69 and 70 RAIV birds since 70s . Located 2 windward blue / parchment 4 Spd cars and this yellow car up north in Canada and a Warwick blue 4 Spd car in wash state

[StealthBird]

I believe the Warwick Blue/White Custom Interior 4-speed is the one being restored here in LaGrange IL.

[442w30]

Mike, how many options did that burgundy '69 at MCACN have?

[StealthBird]

Dave's 69 Firebird 400 HO Ram Air ragtop has 34 options, with an MSRP of $5286.44. If his were a Trans Am with these options, the MSRP would be close to $6,000.

[auwrestling]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StealthBird</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I believe the Warwick Blue/White Custom Interior 4-speed is the one being restored here in LaGrange IL. </div></div>

Yes , it's in good hands