'58 color code crayon mark

[Richard T.]

This question is posted for a friend who is restoring a 1958 corvette (who's computer is currently giving him fits). What was the crayon mark (code?) that was used to designate the color combination of Panama yellow with white coves, and where was it located? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

[Ted S.]

Re: '58 color code crayon mark

I believe the crayon would say "yellow". It is located on the truck separator panel, trunk side, behind the passenger seat. GM only designated the body color and did not designate the cove color. Here's a pic from my '58 which appears to have been black/silver coves. Here's the link to it on the C1 regestry also




My 58

[Joe R.]

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Ted,

I would be interested to know the serial number of your 58. My 58 was also black with silver coves and a red interior. Not many 58's were painted this way and if I remember correctly it was 199.

Please contact me via my e-mail and I'll be glad to give you the serial number of my 58.

Thanks,

JR

[Richard T.]

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Ted, thanks for the information and the great photos. They will be most helpful.

[Roy B.]

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Remember NCRS never recognized a black 58 till Noland and I wrote it up in SACE
as to how to find the color for 58 to 62 in the trunk area and behind the seat years ago.

[Kenneth G.]

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why did t they recognize it Ray (black)? Was it that rare, or did they not want to listen to the people who actually had this color?

[Roy B.]

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Again the mistake many car organizations make and not just NCRS is that they believe with out documentation on paper , it didn't happen . Remember for years they didn't believe that the 54 Corvette was ever painted BLACK. I'm member #182 and have seen to many people turn away from NCRS because of that. That was the mean reason I started SACE and wrote %90 of the Articles, challenging NCRS's mine set. If any one takes the time to find and read the books called Straight Talk they would see that every thing from "Tin" back headlights to locating the original color of C1's was covered first by SACE.( which many things we covered were not Documented)
Also a side note ( SACE was never given any "credit" or it's members)

[Tom P.]

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Some cars also had the color in crayon written on the front of the front cross member.

[Michael D.]

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i am having trouble seening the exact location of the mark is it between the hinge tower and the inner rear fender or is it medial to the hinge tower?

[Roy B.]

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It's between the hinge towers middle area center

[Michael D.]

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IS IT MORE TO THE RIGHT THAN CENTER? IN YOU FIRST MESSAGE YOU SAID BEHIND THE PASSINGER SEAT. SORRY TO BE SO QUESTIONING!

[Michael D.]

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DID THE CRYON MAKE IT VISABLE AFTER THE CAR WAS PAINTED?

[Michael D.]

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roy i am new to the c-1 hobby. i have a completed 59 and am doing a pannama yellow 58 but what to learn. sace -is that publication? where do you get it ?

[Ted S.]

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Mine is between the center and RH hinge, so it was behind the passenger seat on the LH side. It was behind the control valves for the power top. If you look at this picture you can see the "B" and "L" by the control valves. On seeing the color, I took a quarter and scraped lightly to reveal it. You could see it faintly through the paint.

[Michael D.]

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thank you ted