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Interior color scheme for silver/green 82 Corvette
Hello,
I picked up an 82 Corvette to restore for my driving pleasure. I've completed most of the mechanical and body work. I've chosen to stay with the silver/green exterior and silver/green interior. It is not the collector edition model. The interior needs to be totally redone and I'm looking for ideas on what I could to with it. It is definitely coming back to life. I've been unable to find a similarly colored model to look at. This last weekend I attended a mostly Corvette show that had a few 81/82 collector edition models with a nice interior plans. One was a two tone silver/black exterior with tan interior. Various colors of tan, light to dark, were used on the seat backs and across the door panels. I don't know if this was a factory or after-market design. I kind of like it better than the solid color scheme. Have you seen a silver/green exterior and interior model? What did it look like? Were there any options to spruce it up? I have a few color samples along the gray, and green to blue line. I'm trying to figure out what will look nice for the doors and interior carpet. The seats are planned to be restored to the vinyl green original but I still have time to change my mind on that. I've also considered having the seats embroidered but haven't found any inspiration along that line yet. I'm new to restoring a car and to Corvettes in general. I've always wanted one and the color and style that I found was too much to resist. I'm hooked and starting to enjoy restoring a car rather than buying something new off the lot. Thanks in advance, David |
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> > Have you seen a silver/green exterior and interior >model? What did it look like? Were there any options >to spruce it up? > There are two of them in my "General" Area....and BOTH get quite a lot of looks because they come off as truly good looking cars... But I was under the impression that the exterior color was rather rare BUT I just now "consulted" my Black Book and discovered that in 82 there were 5 other colors that had lower production numbers....so much for me being any kind of expert... Go to www.C3VR.com pull out your wallet and plunk down 10 bucks for a years membership...IF you do not get 1- bucks worth of info off the forums within a week I would be very surprised... Seriously the site used to be completely free but within the last year then started charging $ 9.95 a year for standard memberships....I have gotten enough information off the C3 forums over the years that I skipped right to a lifetime membership... Should be no problem to just ask for someone to e=mail you color photos of the interior on Code 40 82 Corvettes... Lots of Luck... Bob Griffiths 68 SS 396 Chevelle 64 72 76 79 & 95 Corvettes .... > I have a few color samples along the gray, and green >to blue line. I'm trying to figure out what will look >nice for the doors and interior carpet. The seats are >planned to be restored to the vinyl green original but >I still have time to change my mind on that. > > I've also considered having the seats embroidered >but haven't found any inspiration along that line yet. > > I'm new to restoring a car and to Corvettes in general. >I've always wanted one and the color and style that I >found was too much to resist. I'm hooked and starting to >enjoy restoring a car rather than buying something new >off the lot. > > Thanks in advance, > > David |
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:06:47 UTC, Bob G. > wrote:
> > > > > Have you seen a silver/green exterior and interior > >model? What did it look like? Were there any options > >to spruce it up? > > > > There are two of them in my "General" Area....and BOTH get quite a lot > of looks because they come off as truly good looking cars... > > But I was under the impression that the exterior color was rather rare > BUT I just now "consulted" my Black Book and discovered that in 82 > there were 5 other colors that had lower production numbers....so much > for me being any kind of expert... > > Go to www.C3VR.com pull out your wallet and plunk down 10 bucks for a > years membership...IF you do not get 1- bucks worth of info off the > forums within a week I would be very surprised... Seriously the > site used to be completely free but within the last year then started > charging $ 9.95 a year for standard memberships....I have gotten > enough information off the C3 forums over the years that I skipped > right to a lifetime membership... > > Should be no problem to just ask for someone to e=mail you color > photos of the interior on Code 40 82 Corvettes... > > Lots of Luck... > > Bob Griffiths > 68 SS 396 Chevelle > 64 72 76 79 & 95 Corvettes > ... > > > > > > I have a few color samples along the gray, and green > >to blue line. I'm trying to figure out what will look > >nice for the doors and interior carpet. The seats are > >planned to be restored to the vinyl green original but > >I still have time to change my mind on that. > > > > I've also considered having the seats embroidered > >but haven't found any inspiration along that line yet. > > > > I'm new to restoring a car and to Corvettes in general. > >I've always wanted one and the color and style that I > >found was too much to resist. I'm hooked and starting to > >enjoy restoring a car rather than buying something new > >off the lot. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > David > Thank you, Bob. C3VR has been mildly helpful so far. They have lots of good pictures and plenty of active people. The organization takes a while to sift through. I've found lots of good ideas there. My Corvette gets its last coat of clearcoat today. It looks fantastic. If it all comes together in time I'll take it on this year's Power Tour. Sadly the local Corvette dealership lost my order for recovering the seats and other items I had on order. I have friends coming down in three weeks and I'd prefer not to show them a wonderful new looking Corvette and see that we move it around by sitting on a milk crate. Thank you, David |
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