[sluggo]

Hi, I have a 68 convertible gto. On the body tag for paint and top it says G8. Does that mean gold car with a gold top? There is a black top on the car now that is pretty beat up and need to change it. I never saw a gold top before. Thanks

[Stuart]

There's a 1968 color and interior brochure here: http://oldcarbrochures.org/United%20...iac/index.html It shows 8 = gold top.

[sluggo]

I wonder if the 8 is for the convertible boot, the piece that holds top to truck lid. I have that and it is ivy a good color. I looked at a bunch of places and can only find a white or black main convertible top.

[dmorg1]

Here is a handy 68 Usage Chart







Dave

[north]

The boot (tonneau cover) color always matched the interior seat color, not the convertible top.

[Peter Serio]

On 1960s and early 70s GM cars post #5 I agree with 100%! The boot color should match the interior (seat) color regardless of the top color.

When they are selling new convertibles GM would often give the customer 3 or 4 choices of folding top color depending on the car's paint color.

After 8 or 10 years or more the aftermarket would always offer you a white and/or a black top as a replacement item but trying to get a new top in one of the other colors is often not possible after 50+ years.

[Greg Reid]

G8 is gold with a gold top. Click on the year at the top of the page and follow the links to decode colors, interior, etc.
https://www.ultimategto.com

[north]

That gold top was great looking on certain colors, in 69 they dropped the Gold and Teal tops and instead used Dark Blue and Dark Green (neither were actually dark).