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Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin
Welcome aboard to PY 
We had hoped this car would find its way here or pop up on eBay , so we could get more answers and info on it.
An internet media source caught wind of it when it was listed on craigslist - and sort of made some exaggerated facts of their own.
There were only a few pictures on craigslist and short information.
Glad its panned out to be a Matching #s HO 4spd with Special Paint.
That was basically what was stated on the listing - but we see a lot of initial claims that don't pan out all the way.
Especially concerning original engines.
That was a great deal and Windward is a nice color.
The large majority of Chrome Nose cars were Special Paint - just from my own observations/findings.
I have not seen the Registry that Mike mentioned.
Only seen a couple/few that were NOT special paint.
Seems like the total production of Chrome Nose is known.
Thinking it was in the 600's ?
This is//was a Windward Blue car i had forgotten about that a PY'er used to own .
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Hey thanks Baron! Yes, Barnfinds.com picked up the story from the craigslist ad and then Fox and Drive.com picked it up. It had a color change from the original color when it was painted but it's a straight solid car. I didn't anticipate having to do a total restoration and I don't think the previous owner knew either with it being in storage so long. It's all good though as I now have a very cool car!! I have quite a bit of work ahead of me but I'm totally set to do it. 2 years ago I did the same thing with a 66 396 Caprice that turned out badass. I did quite a bit of research the 2 nights before I pulled the trigger so I'm fairly familiar with the chrome nose bumpers and the special order paint. That was part of the original hesitation as I couldn't find Windward Blue in 68 until I found the 68 Spring Color Card and even then any search for a Windward Blue 68 GTO came up with nothing. So in the decision making process, I found a 69 Judge and of course, 69 Firebirds, as this color was on the 69 Firebird color card. Some Firebirds in certain light looked like the color of my car in those dusty storage photos and the previous owner told me it was. I looked at probably a thousand pictures and determined it was too close to call and purchased the car anyway. I found out rather quickly when I opened the storage unit and went over the car and found a chip with the original color underneath. I went in to this search looking for a clean driver and came out with a pretty rare project. Here are some of those papers you were looking for relating to the car. PHS billing history and options list, Original Window Sticker , Original Build sheet pulled from the tank in 1975. Pretty cool stuff!!
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