- - Special paint 69

[Qwik57]

My brother owns and is restoring a 69 SS 396 deluxe interior, 4 spd console w gauges, - - special paint car. Built in Van Nuys. I have some pictures of the car from the previous owner whom brought it back from Cali. He was a good friend of my dad. My dad bought it as a roller in the mid 80s, under 40k miles on the car. I believe its a colorado blue car. How rare is this car

[william]

Special paint was approximately 0.6% of production.

[maroman]

Isn't that the Carolina Blue?

[Qwik57]

Have it heard called carolina and or colorado blue

[Kelley W King]

Here in Carolina ( a few miles from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) we call it Carolina Blue. Even the fire trucks in Chapel Hill are that color.

[Petes L48]

Looks like Carolina Blue was a 69 Chevelle color:

https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?comm=carolina+blue&rows=50&button=Search#main

Colorado Blue was shown as a 1930 Pontiac then 1985 Mazda color

[william]

It was a production Olds Toronado/Buick Rivera color for 1969.

[Qwik57]

He was thinking of painting it a different color, I think hes crazy

[cook_dw]

Can you share more details about the car? Trim tag, vin, does it still retain its original drivetrain?

[Kelley W King]

The car in the pictures do not show any SS markings I see, suggesting to me a repaint.

[boomer632]

Lets see that TT

[maroman]

He was thinking of painting it a different color, I think hes crazy

I agree with you.

[Qwik57]

SS badges on fender, had a warranty 396 oval port hydraulic cam replacement engine when purchased around 1973

[Qwik57]

Rear SS blacked out tail light

[Qwik57]

Definitely not a repaint, we sanded to bare. Only panel repainted was the passenger door