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5thGenOwner · 05-06-2010, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by fbodfather

Color is a very emotional subject -- and we will never get everyone to agree on a color palette - other than about 90% believe we need to offer Black, Bright Red (....and it had BETTER be bright)....and white. (We used to call them the 'hallowed three') Silver is a close 4th even tho it's one of the most popular colors in the auto industry. After that, percentages fall off a cliff...

This is an American Co.... Red, White, Black n' Blue! (I'd include blue, as there still is IBM!)

(partial to silver)

CLEAN · 05-06-2010, 10:02 PM

Ho HO! Somebody did it!

fbodfather · 05-06-2010, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 5thGenOwner

This is an American Co.... Red, White, Black n' Blue! (I'd include blue, as there still is IBM!)

(partial to silver)

5thGenOwner - -I really really really really LOVE the middle picture of your Camaro - it looks like a Panther ready to pounce on some unsuspecting animal........

......perhaps......oh.....I dunno........a MUSTANG?????

......it would certainly make a Subaru Scream..............

CLEAN · 05-06-2010, 10:06 PM

v6sonoma · 05-06-2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by fbodfather

5thGenOwner - -I really really really really LOVE the middle picture of your Camaro - it looks like a Panther ready to pounce on some unsuspecting animal........

......perhaps......oh.....I dunno........a MUSTANG?????

......it would certainly make a Subaru Scream..............

Haha! Perhaps the National Geographic special should have come out different. "Camaros of the Serengeti:The Four Wheeled Beast"

MyIBMssRS · 05-06-2010, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by thedonkeyslayer

There will be another blue at some point...most likely after the SGM run ends later this year.

That's a misguided statement. There are no facts to support a new blue color being introduced. IBM and ABM were 2 of the worst selling colors for the first model year. Why then would Chevy be in such a big hurry to replace ABM??
Now, it's possible IBM could be replaced by a new blue, but I don't see a second blue being added back into the mix. Just doesn't make sense.

Sawyer · 05-06-2010, 11:12 PM

Blownhotrodder · 05-07-2010, 12:01 AM

Kilo-9 · 05-07-2010, 12:02 AM

Black is definitely my color, but if GM were to consider a new blue, I'd love to see the Berlin Blue from the Dusk concept.

SDCamaro10 · 05-07-2010, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 5thGenOwner

This is an American Co.... Red, White, Black n' Blue! (I'd include blue, as there still is IBM!)

(partial to silver)

Love the sig pic.. especially the gauge panel lol.. S 2010 S.

I wonder how many people caught that?

On another note.. i like the ABM especially with silver stripes! But im liking my RJT too!

Greenpiece · 05-07-2010, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by fbodfather

well -- this (color) is one of those subjects that will never die......and I think everyone pretty much understands why......

I personally love bright blues.........from Mulsanne Blue in the early 70s and LeMans blue and Nassau blue of the 60s -- to the light blue metallic in 1989-90.

I was delighted when we launched bright blue metallic in 1999 -- and guess what? It lasted less than 6 months.

The reality is that while some love the color (me included) it doesn't sell in very large numbers.

Paint will deteriorate as it sits in vats...some worse than others...so when a color drops below 3 percent, we get a 30-60 day warning - if it doesn't go above that rate, it's gone. Simple as that.

Yes - some of us absolutely love Aqua Blue Metallic - I especially love it with Silver Stripes.........but the reality is that even AFTER we announced that the color would go away, the volume never materialized.

A new color costs a lot in terms of development (more than you'd ever guess) .....(and before some bodyshop guys and gals chime in - remember - we have to paint at a line rate -) and so 'drastic' colors are very risky.

Frankly, there was a LOT of heartburn about Synergy Green Metallic -- because it's a high risk color........but apparently it's being received judging by the comments I've overheard at various autoshows around the country.......

Color is a very emotional subject -- and we will never get everyone to agree on a color palette - other than about 90% believe we need to offer Black, Bright Red (....and it had BETTER be bright)....and white. (We used to call them the 'hallowed three') Silver is a close 4th even tho it's one of the most popular colors in the auto industry. After that, percentages fall off a cliff...

Ok, so we know that you know what the next new colors will be. So come on, spill it. Please tell us what the new colors for 2011 will be so we can plan our new purchases.

JB @ C and L Machine · 05-07-2010, 06:50 AM

What about the electric blue from the mid 90's Vetts I would buy that in a heart beat. Ford <<<cough cough>>>> had some nice blues in the late 90's and early 00. Oh well...its Black for me then!!

01pewterz28 · 05-07-2010, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by CLEAN

Ho HO! Somebody did it!

Give me that color in a drop top to go with our 69 Z/28

Eduk8r · 05-07-2010, 07:52 AM

If we gotta have a green, make it a dark jade matallic. I had a 71 Nova that had an awsome jade green.

05-06-2010, 10:02 PM	#30
CLEAN Drives: '19 Stingray '22 MB GLC 300 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 447	Ho HO! Somebody did it! __________________ "Ever since we got the Camaro, everything seems better" -My 6 year old daughter

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CLEAN Drives: '19 Stingray '22 MB GLC 300 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 447	__________________ "Ever since we got the Camaro, everything seems better" -My 6 year old daughter Last edited by CLEAN; 05-06-2010 at 10:36 PM.

05-06-2010, 11:12 PM	#35
Sawyer Drives: '13 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,345 View My Garage	__________________ 2013 Mustang GT Black M6

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Kilo-9 Dog Is My Copilot Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,394	Black is definitely my color, but if GM were to consider a new blue, I'd love to see the Berlin Blue from the Dusk concept. __________________

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