Is there any way of finding out how many cars of a particular color were ordered?
And does a rare color effect a cars value?


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I don't know of a source for production by color figures, but the less popular a color, the fewer you will find.

How many Linden Green '68s have you seen? How many Nightshade Green or Spring Mist Green? How many Limelight Green or Expresso Brown? Primavera Beige?

Most common original colors included Verdoro Green and Regimental Red.

Available colors for each year can be viewed here: http://thefirstgensite.com/library/paintchips/paintchips.htm

No. Jim Mattison told me that 34% of all 67/8 were Verdoro green

I owned a 67 Coronado Gold (rare)
I own a 67 Linden Green (even more rare)
I own a Signet Gold (not common but not rare)
I own an espresso brown..never seen another one in last 20 years.
My other cars are starlight black, verdoro green and meridian turquoise.

If you listed all the colors offered in 67/8 and took a poll based on cowl tags, you may get a "rough" estimate.

Jim stated he has only seen one other Linden Green Firebird. Coronado Gold was an April/May early June color only (maybe 200-250 cars)

A rare color can affect a car's value. If you find someone who likes the color, it can add. If you can't find a buyer who likes the color, it can detract.

I don't think I would be too fond of a Primavera Beige Firebird...

I have a Goldenrod Yellow (uncommon), Coronado Gold (rare), and two Verdoro Green.

Chances of finding one of the rare colors in its original paint is not very high either.

Here's one and the color is not what I had expected from the name. Rare, this Primavera Beige car is also a right hand drive Ram Air. The owner, a Chicago area collector is said to have something like 20 1st Gens, including one of the '69 TA converts.

Now that's rare!

I totally see your point V~. I stumbled across some ancient board posts (other boards) that mention owners changing the colors of their "Pink" Firebirds. Well, if anyone has one for sale.....Hit me up because I WANT ONE!

Btw, I have not come across any firebird photo examples of cars with "Pink Mist, Carnival Red, Marigold Yellow, and Windward Blue" paint. I've only seen paint swatches of these colors and one GTO (photo) in its original pink mist paint.

Does anyone know what the paint codes are for the 1968 "special" colors? I haven't found any information for the codes.


BTW, if there is a reference book that would answer any of the questions I ask, please don't hesitate to tell me.



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i have a cornado gold with gold interior car. it also has a fron tbench seat... how many of those have you seen? the cobo is unique im sure.

When I first started looking for my 1st car in 1968, I stopped into a small Chevy dealer in a small college town. I was looking for a used '67-'68 Camaro or Firebird. They only had one Camaro, a pink one. Don't recall seeing a pink Camaro or Firebird since.

my 67 is mayfair maize yellow it says this was only a spring color does is mean it was only offered in the spring?

SPECIAL COLORS link

This is all I have seen on the special colors. I would love to have an original color swatch sheet, if anyone knows where I can get one.

BTW, my '68 GTO is Carnival Red (carousel red, hugger orange).

I have a Coronado Gold with Gold buckets.

http://firstgenfirebird.org/firebird/1967/body_tag.html
http://firstgenfirebird.org/firebird/1968/body_tag.html
http://firstgenfirebird.org/firebird/1969/body_tag.html

Some of the colors mentioned in the posts above may not have been "Firebird" colors.

Here is the FGF version of the special order features and colors.

FGF 1968 Sales Manual (special orders)


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I heard that the pink mist only sold something like 8 to 10 cars for Mary Kay cosmetics..

hey geoff.... wheres the car at now?

At the Mary Kay museum...

It was being sold in CA in last year. All I have.

Is that pink factory?

Pink is factory and a special order color. I have information that Mary Kay awarded these "Pink Mist" cars to their high sales associates. I believe only 2-3 were given away and the other 7 or so I heard of were special order.

My 38-year old original April Gold paint is rare now. I've only seen two or three others in the past several years.

I've received about a dozen pics of April Gold birds since I made this post!!

You know, originally when i asked if that was factory i was saying it as a joke, I cant believe a few came like that. Cant wait to actually see one.