<VV> Color My Vair -- Update

[Norm Witte]

Uh, I guess I should have read the other replies first.  Not the first time I have gone down that road. 

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Norm Witte 
DeWitt, Michigan 
'65 Corsa 180 convertible 
'65 Corsa 140 coupe 
www.wittelaw.com/personal 

The Internet: a fantastic new technology that combines the accuracy of fourth-hand hearsay with the excitement of typing. 

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From: norman.witte at comcast.net (Norm Witte) 

> Here in Lansing there are lots of stories about people who ordered Oldsmobiles 
> with nonstandard color schemes. I wonder if this wasn't a special order color. 
> One thing you might consider is to find out whether Fisher Body used 911 in some 
> other make or model. If you ever did decide to repaint the car, it might be 
> worth it to be careful in stripping to see if any trace of the original paint is 
> underneath the current color. 
> 
> -- 
> Norm Witte 
> DeWitt, Michigan 
> '65 Corsa 180 convertible 
> '65 Corsa 140 coupe 
> www.wittelaw.com/personal 
> 
> The Internet: a fantastic new technology that combines the accuracy of 
> fourth-hand hearsay with the excitement of typing. 
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Secular" 
> 
> 
> Hi Norm: 
> 
> This is the third time I've checked the Fisher Body tag on my 1960 Monza...and 
> among other codes, it says: 
> 
> Paint 911 
> 
> I know the car [some time in the past] was completely painted metallic green [by 
> the original owner] and I've already checked in: 
> 
> 1- http://www.corvaircorsa.com/pntcpc60.html 
> 
> 2- Chassis & Body Parts Catalog - Chevrolet Corvair 1960-69 
> 
> 3- Corsa Tech Guide (both volumes) 
> 
> I have not found anything which divulges the original color for code "911" - 
> 
> Incidentally, I'm just curious & I don't intend to repaint the car but, even 
> looking under the dash...next to the steering column, no trace of the original 
> color are found :) 
> 
> Regards, 
> 
> 
> Tony 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Norm Witte" 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 9:53 PM 
> Subject: Color My Vair -- Update 
> 
> 
> >I have posted a lot of pictures today and received a number from VV members as 
> well. I would like to post more from other VV members' collections, and 
> appreciate any corrections. Nothing at all yet for '68. 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Norm Witte 
> > DeWitt, Michigan 
> > '65 Corsa 180 convertible 
> > '65 Corsa 140 coupe 
> > www.wittelaw.com/personal 
> > 
> > The Internet: a fantastic new technology that combines the accuracy of 
> fourth-hand hearsay with the excitement of typing. 
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