[short shift]

I was looking up info on my Nova on the Nova resource cowl tag decoder page and I was wondering if the color combo sounds correct. It's a 1963 SS and it sais that the color was Ermine white with a Tuxedo black top and the interior is Aqua. Does that sound like a normal color combo?

[Philip]

There was no such thing as normal back then. Any combination of options were available by checking the right box on the order form. Not just COPO cars, but any ordered car by customer or dealer request. I worked at a Chevy dealer in the late 60's; one day a 69 C-10 arrived on the transport. It was black and orange with an Aqua interior. I bet the sales manager $20 it would not sell in a month. He won, that truck was on the front lot less than 2 days and someone just had to have it. His comment as I paid him "there is an ass for every seat".

[TrueSS72]

Originally Posted by Philip

69 C-10 arrived on the transport. It was black and orange with an Aqua interior.".

Woof

[62 NovaWagon]

The good ole days when you could buy a car the way "you wanted it" and only paid for what you wanted!..

[Philip]

Exactly Art, so I am building my own

[62 NovaWagon]

Originally Posted by Philip

Exactly Art, so I am building my own

Exactly, and that's what I'm doing also!..

[short shift]

Originally Posted by Philip

There was no such thing as normal back then. Any combination of options were available by checking the right box on the order form. Not just COPO cars, but any ordered car by customer or dealer request.

Thanks for the info. I just thought that sounded like an odd color combo.

Originally Posted by Philip

"there is an ass for every seat".

Thats so true.

[Philip]

The color combo of your car doesn't sound bad. What color is it now?

[David_H]

Look at the color combo on this thing people were just nuts in the sixties

http://www.novas.net/forums/showthread.php?t=11033

[short shift]

Originally Posted by Philip

The color combo of your car doesn't sound bad. What color is it now?

The interior is still Aqua and the exterior is like a medium shade metallic blue. I will try to take some pictures of it tomorrow if it's not raining to bad.

Originally Posted by David_H

Look at the color combo on this thing people were just nuts in the sixties

http://www.novas.net/forums/showthread.php?t=11033

That was ugly. Some of those color combos were horrible.

[David_H]

I guess maybe its a good thing they don't let the consumer order what ever they want anymore

[Philip]

Originally Posted by short shift

That was ugly. Some of those color combos were horrible.

No it isn't, actually it looks really nice if you like green. It has been said before and for the most part seems to be true, that green cars last forever. I have seen quite a few green Chevelle's, Nova's and Impala's that had close to 400k miles on them and still ran and looked good.

Originally Posted by David_H

I guess maybe its a good thing they don't let the consumer order what ever they want anymore

Only for those that are color blind or in the appliance repair business

[David_H]

Originally Posted by Philip

No it isn't, actually it looks really nice if you like green. It has been said before and for the most part seems to be true, that green cars last forever. I have seen quite a few green Chevelle's, Nova's and Impala's that had close to 400k miles on them and still ran and looked good.

Only for those that are color blind or in the appliance repair business

Yah F those fools........................

The green is not the problem its the dark green light green and brown interior come on thats just strange.

[Philip]

IMO the light green probably was darker and has faded over the years. The brown arm rest had to be replaced, even GM wouldn't let one go that way.