Question: Is my 1972 opel a stock color?

LASERMAN · 08-11-2009

Greetings!

I Have a few places that could use some touch-up paint, and after I'm done with the mechanicals I will be wanting a re-paint.

I like the color it is now, but I'm not sure it is a stock color.

BQS4 · 08-11-2009

Opel had a bright green, called "signal green" but, what you have is far from it. Your best bet is to find a paint store, or body shop, that has one of those laser readers. It'll "look" into the paint and give you a code or "mixture" to take to most any paint shop and get it mixed correctly. But, yours is not a factory color, unusual, and dfferent, but, not factory.

plazaauto · 08-11-2009

That would be NO.

mine was the stock green and that's not it.

I would assume the color was changed when the spoiler was added.

It is a great color! as long as the interior isn't red.....

Jonzo · 08-11-2009

Your color looks like "GT-Chartreuse" (paint code:ZZ). However that color was only available on 1970 Opel GT's in the U.S.A. and your car is a 1972. In 1972, according to the that year's sales brochure, only four colors were available on the GT's sold by Buick. Those colors were: Strato Blue (DD), Rallye Gold (QQ), Fire Glow (XX) and Chrome Yellow (YY). Check the I.D. plate mounted in the passenger side cowl under the hood for the original paint code. Your GT has definitely been repainted a different color.
Jonzo

LASERMAN · 08-11-2009

I have seen a few cars that might have been this color - there's one in the GT Source catalog.

It was stripped to the frame for painting - every nook and cranny is green.

At one time, the dash was green too - but someone painted it black.

It's very close to Kawaski Green - which is great, because I restore Kawi jet skis as a hobby.

I'll probably keep it this color. It's got a few spots that must be addressed before a re-paint, so I was hoping to get some touch-up paint.

It looks so good now, I'm gonna hate to start fixing it. Those primer spots always stick out.

Thanks for the info!

kwilford · 08-12-2009

Definitely not stock Opel. If I were to guess, I would say early '70's Mopar green (a la Challenger/Charger) although I don't know the "official" colour name. Hmm, after looking again, it is a bit too light to be that colour.

08-11-2009	#1 (permalink)
LASERMAN Opeler Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 42	Is my 1972 opel a stock color? Greetings! I Have a few places that could use some touch-up paint, and after I'm done with the mechanicals I will be wanting a re-paint. I like the color it is now, but I'm not sure it is a stock color.

08-11-2009	#2 (permalink)
BQS4 Southern Red Neck Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 6,028 Real Name: Gene	Opel had a bright green, called "signal green" but, what you have is far from it. Your best bet is to find a paint store, or body shop, that has one of those laser readers. It'll "look" into the paint and give you a code or "mixture" to take to most any paint shop and get it mixed correctly. But, yours is not a factory color, unusual, and dfferent, but, not factory. __________________ "Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"

08-11-2009	#3 (permalink)
plazaauto Opeler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southbridge MA Posts: 60	Stock color? That would be NO. mine was the stock green and that's not it. I would assume the color was changed when the spoiler was added. It is a great color! as long as the interior isn't red.....

08-11-2009	#4 (permalink)
Jonzo Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 229	Your color looks like "GT-Chartreuse" (paint code:ZZ). However that color was only available on 1970 Opel GT's in the U.S.A. and your car is a 1972. In 1972, according to the that year's sales brochure, only four colors were available on the GT's sold by Buick. Those colors were: Strato Blue (DD), Rallye Gold (QQ), Fire Glow (XX) and Chrome Yellow (YY). Check the I.D. plate mounted in the passenger side cowl under the hood for the original paint code. Your GT has definitely been repainted a different color. Jonzo Last edited by Jonzo; 08-11-2009 at 05:55 PM.

08-11-2009	#5 (permalink)
LASERMAN Opeler Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 42	I have seen a few cars that might have been this color - there's one in the GT Source catalog. It was stripped to the frame for painting - every nook and cranny is green. At one time, the dash was green too - but someone painted it black. It's very close to Kawaski Green - which is great, because I restore Kawi jet skis as a hobby. I'll probably keep it this color. It's got a few spots that must be addressed before a re-paint, so I was hoping to get some touch-up paint. It looks so good now, I'm gonna hate to start fixing it. Those primer spots always stick out. Thanks for the info! Last edited by LASERMAN; 08-12-2009 at 09:48 AM.

08-12-2009	#6 (permalink)
kwilford Über OpelGT.com Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,087 Real Name: Keith Wilford	Definitely not stock Opel. If I were to guess, I would say early '70's Mopar green (a la Challenger/Charger) although I don't know the "official" colour name. Hmm, after looking again, it is a bit too light to be that colour. __________________ Keith Wilford working on my '71 GT and '75 SportWagon

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