Was black an offered color in 72 It's not on the color chart

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  1. 2791 lark custo

    2791 lark custo Gold Level Contributor

    I am thinking of painting my car black. I found an online color chart for 72 buick, but no black. I have a hard time believing that threre has ever been a year or make that didn't have black as a chioce. I don't see many black skylarks.

    Does any one know for shure? If it was offered can you let me know the code?
     
    2791 lark custo, Feb 15, 2011
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  2. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    That would be code 19. Sales code A. There were 123 Buick gs's made in black in 72.
     
    CJay, Feb 15, 2011
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  3. 2791 lark custo

    2791 lark custo Gold Level Contributor

    Thanks Jason I looked everwhere and could not find that info.

    CODE 19
     
    2791 lark custo, Feb 15, 2011
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  4. tatorhead

    tatorhead Well-Known Member

    Yes it was. I ordered a new '72 GS in black.
     
    tatorhead, Feb 16, 2011
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  5. BlackGold

    BlackGold Well-Known Member

    GM had always used code 19 for black. It is quite common for the paint chip charts to not have a chip for black, presumably because we all know what it looks like. They usually do list code 19, though.
     
    BlackGold, Feb 16, 2011
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  6. 2791 lark custo

    2791 lark custo Gold Level Contributor

    thanks brian
     
    2791 lark custo, Feb 16, 2011
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  7. 71Stage2

    71Stage2 71stage2

    Brian is correct about the paint chip. Does not show one for 71' either.

    ken
     
    71Stage2, Feb 16, 2011
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  8. 71Stage2

    71Stage2 71stage2

    Hey Jason Cook. How many all black GS's (stage 1's ) were made in 71" I have one of them.
    Thanks, Ken
     
    71Stage2, Feb 16, 2011
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  9. BlackGold

    BlackGold Well-Known Member

    For example:

    AutoColorLibrary shows the PPG paint chip chart. At the bottom right corner of the Skylark/LeSabre/etc colors, but before the Opel colors, you see:

    19 9300
    Regal Black

    but there's no paint chip. 19 is the GM code. 9300 is the PPG code. If it were a R-M chart, you'd see a code other than 9300.
     
    BlackGold, Feb 16, 2011
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  10. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    Yes I noticed 71 was the same way. I actually have the chart for 71 and there is no chip of black but there is the paint code if you really look. I guess they figured why waste it as black is black.
     
    copperheadgs1, Feb 17, 2011
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  11. RJS

    RJS Silver Level contributor

    I'd love to know too!! Mine's triple Black GS Stage car. Ron
     
    RJS, Feb 17, 2011
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  12. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member


    Well, there were 181 total black GS coupes made in 71. I can narrow it down considerably though. I see your car has sport mirrors. Did they come from the factory? And where was the car made?
     
    CJay, Feb 17, 2011
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  13. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    Here's my black 71. Although Im sorry to say, its not originally black. But, its 1 of 11 Sandpiper beige cars built in Framingham :bglasses:

    When I was getting the car painted, I was undeceided for quite a while. Finally the body shop needed an answer. When I told them black, they said they needed two more weeks of block sanding:Dou:
     

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  14. bhambulldog

    bhambulldog 1955 76-RoadmasterRiviera

    :laugh:Always is long time. Before always(1955-1959), GM used letters for paint codes.
    1955-B/F/F=Dover White/Colonial Blue/Colonial Blue

    (Carlsbad)Black= A
     
    bhambulldog, Feb 17, 2011
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  15. BlackGold

    BlackGold Well-Known Member

    You're right. Never say never. Or always. Actually, it looks to me like GM didn't switch from letter to number codes until the 1969 model year.
     
    BlackGold, Feb 18, 2011
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  16. bhambulldog

    bhambulldog 1955 76-RoadmasterRiviera

    Maybe. I don't know about those new cars.:laugh::TU:
    Before 55; paint codes were numbers.
     
    bhambulldog, Feb 18, 2011
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  17. RJS

    RJS Silver Level contributor

    Those mirrors are off the car, I replaced them with correct NOS chrome one's. My car was made in Flint if I remember right, weren't all Stage 1's???
     
    RJS, Feb 18, 2011
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  18. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member


    If it was a 70, yes. But they made hardtop Stage 1's in Framingham and Freemont in 71.

    They made 128 black GS's in Flint in 71. If it had came with sport mirrors from the factory, it would of been 1 of 52
     
    CJay, Feb 18, 2011
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  19. RJS

    RJS Silver Level contributor

    WOW thanks:beer, I double checked the data plate and it is an "H" so Flint it is!!! :) Your car looks HOT:TU: with those Good Years. I hope to put those on mine this summer too. Ron
     
    RJS, Feb 18, 2011
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  20. robs71redriv

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    robs71redriv, Aug 27, 2011
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