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Originally Posted by DGthe3
It most likely isn't going to be done at the factory - Bumblebee was painted in a special shop, so will the replicas. I agree though that the yellow in the spyshot isn't going to cut it for most of those who want a yellow Camaro, Bumblebee or not
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I read somewhere (help?) that the bumblebee paint would cost something like $10k just for the paint... many, many layers of paint I believe.
As for the yellow... I agree that us/we enthousiasts want the "true" bumblebee yellow...
*but* if the standard chevy yellow is all they offer, I suspect many people will still buy it, as it is "close enough". Also, I would imagine that *if* the 4th colour demonstrated was yellow, I am sure one of the focus group questions would be to address whether the colour suited the car, or if they need to tint/darken/lighten/pearl the colour or if it looked good enough "as is". From the spy pics it looked like the colour was the same as used on the 'vette... so if the colour was off, no problem getting a new shade, but unfortunately, not the 12-layer true bumblebee paint job.
Side question... I wonder if GM would entertain the idea of producing a run of cars with no paint, just a quick clear coat (for rust), that a dealer body shop could paint in all 12 steps of lovely bumblebee yellow. I have heard of dealers making special orders just for their dealerships (CHOPPPER cars in LV, etc)... so I wonder how many a dealer would have to order for GM to entertain the idea...?
It would be an interesting idea for a dealership... heck 50/100 cars over the internet wouldn't be impossible... heck, I'd even buy one if Transport Canada says I can import the car after...
