I have a question regarding the paint on my 1964 Grady Davis/Gulf Oil Coupe, the trim tag states SPEC and I have the original dealership copies of the order forms and invoice from the former Yenko Chevrolet, these also carry the notation Silver in brackets 'special', I know that Sebring silver was code 941 during the 1963 model year, some sources state that 941 was also available during 1964 under the name special silver, so is the correct colour for my car the 941 code or could it be a totally different shade of silver? I'm planning to restore the car here in the UK soon and dont want to make a mistake with the paint colour, thanks, Steve # 22286.
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Re: Special paint on 64 coupe
940 satin silver is the silver of 64, but I couldn't tell you if they made 941 sebring silver in some 64's. -
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Hiya, Steve! Long time, no chat. Glad to hear you're back to your Vette. Here's the 'boogie'....
What paint you put on in the VERY SPECIAL case of your 'one of a kind' Corvette depends on your intention for the car. You really have two alternatives with this machine: (1) prep it for general purpose Flight Judging as a restored car, or (2) prep it for that rare shot at the American Heritage award.
If you take the Flight route, Rule 13, Section 4, of the Judging Reference Manual applies:
".... In the case of an exterior paint code such as 'SPEC' or 'SPECIAL' usually denoting a non-production color or primer, it will be the sole responsibility of the owner to provide satisfactory documentation to the judges which confirms the color or finish applied at the factory, not at the dealer, or the deduction under color change will apply."
Alas, your research back to DEALER records may not be sufficient to get you proper credit for exterior color as the end game in Flight is to make the car appear as it did when it rolled out the door in St. Louis, comprehending dealer prep. Also, picking between documented factory available shades of silver, might actually hurt your position rather than enhance it.... --------------------------------------------------------------------
If you elect to restore/campaign the car in the rarer category of American Heritage, then those award rules apply:
"Vintage race cars must have actual race history and must be presented the race form that represents the most significant part of that history. Burden of proof that the vehicle is historically significant is with the owner, documentation is required, in the form deemed acceptable for each individual case"
Typically, owners of these cars spend SUBSTANTIAL time in historical research trying to confirm/document ALL of the modifications made to the car AFTER it left the factory and restore it to that configuration. This means retrieve the roll bars, Etc. that you found and discarded and put 'em back! Not what you want to hear, and I WOULD get opinions more senior than mine (E.g. talk to Roy Sinor directly) before launching in this direction. With a car like yours, it can almost boil down to a question of who owns who and you want to CAREFULLY weigh your alternatives before you proceed.
Good luck! You've got a swell car that most of us would die to own....Comment
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Re: Depends on objective....
Jack and George thanks for the replys, the silver paint was factory applied as far as I'm aware, as the generic Chevrolet order form contains the silver/special where the regular production colour would normally be entered for the customer. I have owned the car for around twelve years and have been researching the history for most of that time, I allways intended to restore/prepare the car for Flight Judging but with the introduction of the American Heritage Award I can now restore the car as Gulf prepared it and still enjoy the NCRS events, so my goal will be AHA, I'm not sure how I proceed from here though, as I think I have to show the car at a Regional or National to qualify, thanks again, Steve#22286Comment
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Re: Depends on objective....
Bear in mind, in both cases (Flight with SPEC paint trim plate, and American Heritage) the burden of proof is upon the owner (perhaps more research because a paint job is hard/costly to undo) and in the case of Flight, rules are pretty clear that dealership records may not be sufficient to document factory shipment condition....
American Heritage requirements are given in the current edition of the Judging Reference Manual (Vol 6, I believe). Chapter Judging Chairmen were supplied errata sheets from Roy Sinor to update their Vol 5 editions of the book. You should be able to make a cross town call to Tom Falconer, UK Chapter Judging Chairman, and get the details on American Heritage.
Last, yes it's a fact that American Heritage is limited to NCRS National events and with only one chapter 'across the pond' this poses a travel hardship. But, Dave and Rose Tye brought their '67 Stateside for a sucessful run at the Mark Of Excellence/Duntov award, so it can be done!
Suggest you contact Roy Signor directly regarding how you might go forward with American Heritage pre-requisites from England. Chuck Berge will be your way next month for a judging school and many of us are planning to attend Flight 2000 in September. PS, my ticket's in the safe deposit box!!!Comment
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Jack, nothing worth having is easy ! see you at Flight 2000, thanks for the advice Steve #22286Comment
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