[7T-GOAT]

I just ran across what I think had to be soo ugly, it's now cool or unique? Primavera beige with green interior and green ragtop. Anyone seen one or have pics?

[MikeNoun]

"Ugly" is in the eye of the beholder. I think the term "unusual color combos" would be more appropriate. What one person finds ugly, another finds beautiful. When you think about it, any "oddball" color combos were in fact ordered by someone, so someone must have loved it at one time.

[Greg Reid]

Yep, totally subjective. Look how many folks today think any green car is ugly....Yet they sold hundreds of thousands of them. I almost think this anti-green movement is a type of mass hysteria. So many respected members here have dissed it, that others feel a subconscious urge to follow suit.
I had a Mayfair Maize car (one of the least popular cars today) and the very day I got it, I said' "I'll paint it black someday". Couldn't imagine that I could grow to love a yellow car. That color grew on me and to this day is still one of my favorites, especially with a black interior. The car made me love the color and I'd really like to have another just like it.
Here's a Primavera '68 with Ivy Gold interior. Not a green interior but not way off. I can't see it fitting the description of 'ugly' if it did have a green interior...for what it's worth.

[Ram4king]

Somebody just called me to tell me about a ram air iv firebird convertible that was just sold by Mark Schilling that was yellow with a green top and interior and my buddy said it was a ugly car and I told him i t was probably the only one built.

[MikeNoun]

Originally Posted by Ram4king

Somebody just called me to tell me about a ram air iv firebird convertible that was just sold by Mark Schilling that was yellow with a green top and interior and my buddy said it was a ugly car and I told him i t was probably the only one built.

Some of these odd combos were also ordered by executives of various companies, and they wanted to fly their company colors. I'd bet most of these oddball color combos have a great story behind them. They most likely were not ordered for dealer stock.

A yellow RAIV car with green guts and top? Could have been an executive for John Deere, or perhaps affiliated with the Green Bay Packers, who knows.

[fatindian]

i have a 68 gto vert i'm restoring now and the color combo on it is primavera biege, gold top, and ivy green interior. it's a ys 400,th-400 w/ac,p/w,p/s,ralley guages w/in dash tach,chrome bumper, drum brake's,no posi or p/b. seems like a strange combo,and i'm torn between keeping it original or going white body with black top, int,endura,w/hide-a-way's. i still have time to decide but i have most of the parts for the latter. by the way, the wife like's latter! (lol)

[Peje]

Only 2.108 made with the chrome front bumper in 68.

[paint guy]

My 69 vert was originally parchment guts, white top and LIMELIGHT. I know some people love that color, but there was no way that car was going to end up the original color.

[muscle_collector]

so who on here would kick this ugly green convert out of their garage? (well actually BOSS and I both did )

[bigborehunter]

I've always understood that with GM cars, the seat color determined the convertible top color. If it was dark green guts, your top was dark green. Sure seems to be that way on GTOs. Are these special order combinations?

[Diego]

Top color was chosen by the buyer, just like paint and interior.

There's nothing wrong with beige and gold or green. These are common combos on passenger cars, a bit less common on performance cars.

[red1975pacer]

My 68 GTO {dealer exucutive car] June 2007 HPP cover car was originally ordered in Primavera with a white interior before being changed to Merridian Turq when restored. I aliways said I would change it back to Primavera if I ever had it repainted. After seeing the beige conv in this thread, Im not so sure anymore. Primavera just doesnt "pop"

[trishieldchief]

Originally Posted by paint guy

My 69 vert was originally parchment guts, white top and LIMELIGHT. I know some people love that color, but there was no way that car was going to end up the original color.

That is a beautiful color combo ,give it a chance.

[webfoot]

Originally Posted by Diego

Top color was chosen by the buyer, just like paint and interior.

Mine was ordered with white top and black interior.

[paint guy]

Originally Posted by trishieldchief

That is a beautiful color combo ,give it a chance.

The car has been painted for a couple of years now. I have since seen other cars painted the same color and it reaffirmed my decision. I'm sure there are just as many out there who don't like red as there are who don't like limelight green. If it would have been a judge vert, I probably would've gone a 69 original color, (maybe black) but it still wouldn't have been limelight.

[The Boss]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

so who on here would kick this ugly green convert out of their garage? (well actually BOSS and I both did )

It never made it into my garage, in fact it never made it to my house!

It was so late when I got it home the night before Ron came to pick it up that it was just easier to drop it at the house I was building at the time.

Turned out really nice, huh?

[muscle_collector]

yea it did. I actually love that palisade green color.

[erikgto]

My 70 vert was orginally Sierra Yellow (aka primer beige) with sandlewood (beige) guts and a gold top (beige when I bought it) which n my book is THE ugliest and bland combo I've ever seen on a GTO vert. YUCK!
It might have looked a bit better with black guts and top, but I'm not going original on the colors during the restoration.
It's going to be a slightly restomodded GTO so I'm not worried about it not being 100% factory original.
It'll be either a color close to orbit orange or some bright blue color combined with a black top and interior.
BTW I do like Palisade green, but I don't like colors that are too bland.
I see waaaay too many boring bland modern cars at work everyday so that's why I like my classics bright and colorfull.

[marxjunk]

I have a 70 Palisade post car GT37...its still orig paint etc and hidious...but after seeing the Judge above..i dunno..kinda like it...it has a dark green interior cant remeber the code..bench, auto, discs, a/c, chrome around the window posts

i think i could really like Paisade,,,espcially with eyebrows

[ts3189]

my 68 vert was originally meridian turquiose with black gut and white top now red,black,black. will go back to original next time.