<VV> Evening Orchid Paint/Color

[Harry Yarnell]

Pontiac also offered Evening Orchid (paint code P) in '65, but they called 
it Iris Mist. No other GM division offered this color.
 Ya know, they've taken some of the magic out of buying a new car these 
days. Colors are no longer Evening Orchid, Tuxedo Black, Ermine white, Roman 
Red, or Tahitian Turquoise. Now it's Teal, med red metallic, white, etc. 
Yuck...
Obviously they fired the color guy. These old names conjour up grand vistas, 
fueling our car buying enthusiasm.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman Garage and Orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Pitchford" <jay.pitchford at gmail.com>
To: "Dennis Pleau" <dpleau at wavecable.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 6:15 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Evening Orchid Paint/Color


> While maybe some other GM body styles would look good in E O, many would
> look silly or be a tad too much E O as Seth said. The LM Corvair body 
> lines
> in that color, on the other hand, just oozes sexiness.
>
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Dennis Pleau <dpleau at wavecable.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Wendell Walker in CNM claims to have custom ordered a 65 Pontiac wagon in 
>> E
>> O.  As I said it is a pretty color, but it didn't hold up well
>>
>> dp
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Sethracer at aol.com
>> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 8:17 PM
>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Evening Orchid Paint/Color
>>
>> As I also recall, the Evening Orchid color was only available on Chevy
>> models in the USA in 1965. It was available on the Corvair, Chevelle and
>> full
>> size Chevy - Maybe on the Chevy II as well. Never on the Corvette. I 
>> always
>>
>> thought the 1965 Impala Wagon was one of the most beautiful wagons ever
>> built.  How about one of those in Evening Orchid? I have to admit, that 
>> is
>> a
>>
>> lot of  Evening Orchid, though! My dream big-wagon would be the late-65
>> Caprice with a  396/Turbo Hydro. What a great vintage car tow-vehicle
>> (updated
>> suspension  and Brakes, of course).  Comfort in the front, play room in 
>> the
>> back (so to  speak).
>>
>> Seth  Emerson
>>
>> C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro,  Corvette
>>
>>
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