Two tone paint on a 69 Z/28 ?

[Bryan302]

Can it be confirmed that Two tone paint was never applied by the factory to a 1969 Z28?  I had to agree with several friends during a discussion about this application.  If one of the six two tone paint schemes, 55-50, 51-53, etc. was applied to a Z/28, it would not effect the rally stripes of a Z/28, and would appear as a vinyl top.  Therefore, is there a living example in existence?  If not, Why not?

Thanks,
Bryan

[JohnZ]

Can it be confirmed that Two tone paint was never applied by the factory to a 1969 Z28?

I don't know, but there is no restriction in the Dealer Ordering Information on two-tone paint - it appears to have been available on any model.

[Bryan302]

Thanks JohnZ, I have only seen 8-10 two tone cars of any kind, several were big block SS cars.  I didn't see any reason why a Z/28 couldn't have been produced with the scheme.  Maybe one will appear one day!

Thanks,
Bryan

[KurtS]

Yes, there are two-tone Z's.

[69Z28-RS]

Do you have any photos in your archives, Kurt??  (of two tone Z's)..

[Pacecar]

There  is a drag car here in Rochester that started life as a Z/28 - two tone red with white painted top.  Too many alterations to bring back, let alone the long gone drive train. X33 car

[Bryan302]

Pacecar,

Is there any possibility that you could get a photo of the trim tag, for the paint code from this Z/28?  This car could be a special paint car, possibly a -- -- PNT trim tag.  There were six two tone color combinations listed in 1969, red was not listed.  BUT, anything is possible!

Bryan

[Bryan302]

Here is a list of the SIX two tone paint combinations for 1969.

53 - 50  Glacier Blue / Dover White
55 - 50  Azure Turquoise / Dover White
53 - 51  Glacier Blue / Dusk Blue
51 - 53  Dusk Blue / Glacier Blue
65 - 50  Olympic Gold / Dover White
61 - 63  Burnished Brown / Champagne

The top color appeared as a vinyl top from a distance, and was in the same configuration as a vinyl top and used the same trim as a vinyl top.

If any other two tone color combination besides the six listed above, appears in existence, and has a dual paint code to back it up, it would need to be reported here to CRG.

Could a -- special paint be used to fabricate another two tone combination?

Bryan

[KurtS]

Do you have any photos in your archives, Kurt??  (of two tone Z's)..

No. They look just like vinyl top cars, but with painted tops

[Bryan302]

Continued from reply #7, here are some other percentages and production figures.

In 1969, the two tone paint was estimated at 5,909 units and a total production of 2.4% at a cost of $31.60 per unit.

The total production of two tone paint at 2.4% can be compared to Tuxedo Black at 2.0%, Azure Turquoise at 2.0%, Burnished Brown at 2.5%, and Burgundy at 2.0% for total production. 

I would think that a Z/28 with two tone paint would be less popular and therefore would be less produced than these four colors of comparable percentages.  I would also think that a Z/28 with two tone paint would be put in a rarity category.

We had hoped that an example would have appeared out of archives or a collection, complete with photo and trim tag info!

Bryan

[maroman]

So using the combinations from above a Z-28 could possibly have THREE colors on it? I think that would go in the weird column.

[69Z28-RS]

Three colors??   such as...     61 - 63  Burnished Brown / Champagne  ...   with white or black stripes??

which would be burnished brown on the bottom, a champagne top, and probably 'white' stripes??   but if the stripes were champagne...  now THAT would be an interesting factory car..     

Yes, that would appear *different* to say the least...   

[Bryan302]

That would not be any different than having a Tuxedo Black (10) car with a Midnight Green vinyl top (S) and white stripes or a Olympic Gold (65) car with a Dark Brown vinyl top (F) with black stripes.  Same thing, three colors.

Bryan

[maroman]

Are there any examples? Sounds cool.

[414blue]

Way late, but I recently stumbled across this thread...

I have one that appears to be legit. When I bought it many years ago, the top was painted the same body color like a standard coupe, but when I stripped the paint during the restoration I found the original rivets for the trim strip were present and had been ground flush. I reinstalled the rivets and trim strip and put it back to match the trim tag. I’ve never seen another Z-28 and very few standard coupes with the two-tone paint code...