[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by War eagle

Maybe the W was the "tag Wangers" instead of Nocturn blue.

Not likely.

Post #49 from this thread:

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

I don't think so. The red car was the one that had "Tag Wangers" on the build sheet, and has no notation on the firewall. Plus, one of the stories posed here is that the blue car was already built and procured for this activity after the fact, so it would not have been destined for Mr Wangers at the time it was going down the line.

I think we are settling on the W being the code for Nocturne Blue. You are correct: it would appear on the cowl tag, but you would not be able to read that code from very far away, especially in the dimly lit assembly plants of the day. That's why the build sheets or build manifests were usually placed in a conspicuous place - to make it easier to read and choose the correct parts. So - a big "W" on the firewall alerts workers the upcoming car is Nocturne Blue, as opposed to black, for example.

(Even today it is difficult to judge colors inside of the assembly plant, both due to the poor lighting or the difference in appearance due to the unnatural/florescent lights).

K

Additionally - it would be fairly obscure to simply place a "W" to indicate "Wangers" when the precedent was "W" for Nocturne Blue.

Lastly - any time we needed to denote something special on a vehicle going down the line we would simply hang an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper on the front with the verbiage spelled out: ie, "First 2013", or "Marketing Vehicle" or "VIP".

Any time I was following a vehicle down the line the guys would usually ask: "...'zis yours?". I'd say "yep" and they would do an extra good job while it was in their station.

K