New Colors for Camaro

[Kdogg]

Originally Posted by 2xSSRS

They had a purple on the gen4 and it didn't look bad.

[fbodfather]

Interesting thread!

As many of you know, I've talked much about color on cars (and trucks) It's probably one of the (if not THE) most subjective issues when it comes to ordering a car (or voting for your favorite color...)


I think most of you would be blown away if you were able to see just how difficult it is to develop and select automotive paints.

>It's subjective

>Paint formulations have a wild swing in price -- some cost $75 per car - some cost nearly $1000 per car........

>Formulations need years of validation - no one wants to see the paint fade on their car or truck.....

>many colors require a 'tint-coat --

>some colors (like Torch Red on Corvette) require a special primer.

>every car gets at least three different 'colors' put on it - a prime - a base coat (which is flat - not shiny) -and a clear coat (gives you the gloss)

>we use high solids water based paints these days - long gone are the 'acrylic laquers from the 60 and 70s......way too much air polution from our old methods of painting cars and trucks...... so that also affects color 'tone' in some cases.

>Colors many times follow fashion - they come in and out of style-- and rather quickly!


Making it more difficult for Camaro:

We have one paint shop that services two assembly lines.

One line assembles Impala and Equinox

The other assembles the Camaro along with the Regal and the new Cadillac XTS.

We get three 'unique' colors to Camaro - right now that happens to be Orange/Yellow/Victory Red. (can you imagine a Regal or an XTS in those colors???) The other colors that we offer on Camaro must be shared with some or all of the others.

We also get from time to time a 'unique' paint for things like the 45th or the synergy green metallic -- but that is for a limited time unless we're willing to give up Orange or Yellow or Victory Red.

As you can see - none of you can agree on which colors are best and which are worst - and even if you did, that's a miniscule percentage to the public.

So - as I've said many times - even if we were able to offer you 50 colors - they still would not be the 'right' colors. With exception of high-line luxury cars - most manufacturers offer anywhere from 6 to 10 colors each model year.

So - 40 years from now, there will still be threads like these - and we'll still have people who aren't happy with the color palette.....that's just the nature of the business.


As for me? I'd rather drive a Camaro in an ugly color rather than a Mustang in my favorite color!!!

(OK - Mustang guys and gals - don't kill me - just trying to have some fun....)

[hoffmans lfx]

i love the black
want to see pearl white, royal metalic blue,or metalic burnt orange
but not sure about purple
i want them to bring back the synergy green

[zkdreads]

they need to make a flat color. whether its flat black, flat blue, flat white. something flat lol(just like my women FLAT lol)

[STINGER BEE]

Originally Posted by Kdogg

Would love to:

Pearl white
Dark cherry matallic
Gold matallic

Don't like:

Any color that's not matallic! Gotta have that flake in the paint sparking in the sun!

Dark Cherry Metallic really would make the Camaro lines look good.

[MBS]

I seen a purple one here in Wisconsin, and YUK YUK YUK.

[ECCamaro]

Originally Posted by ToolFan66

A metallic Dark Purple for me!!!

The Neiman Marcus Carmaro seems to be metallic dark purple.

[Bonanza7]

Originally Posted by STINGER BEE

OK ,you can now stop bashing my yellow car,everyone to their own taste.

I'll take yellow over any other color GM has. Most are just plain boring.

[amz]

I could see it in a deep hunter green , with a tan interior.

[Run4two]

I really like that old light green and the butternut yellow. This 5th gen Camaro brings out the best of the old and new. I'd like to see more retro colors to enhance the lineup.

[Kdogg]

Originally Posted by STINGER BEE

Dark Cherry Metallic really would make the Camaro lines look good.

Love that color! Had a 95 Buick Riviera in that color.

[horrido]

FAVS

1. Yellow
2. Black
3. Grey

Not so much..

1. Orange
2. Silver

They are all hot, though. I haven't seen a gen 5 I didn't like.

Got my first Camaro wave today

[FRANK121]

Favs:

Victory Red / Black Stripes
White / Red Stripes
Yellow / Black Stripes

Purple .... Don't Like
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[Heaven_is_inferno_orange]

Absolute NO to the awful purple or the vomit inducing sky blue. Also IOM is awesome! 1969 the best color was hugger orange and the IOM 5th gen is like a beautiful modern mirror of that.

Fav colors:
IOM
ABM
SGM

Least fav:
IBM -thank god its discontinued!
SIM- boooring
CRT/RJT- just not a fan of anything close to maroon in color.

Would love to see:
Jetstream blue Metallic
Electron Blue
Hugger Orange