Found some paperwork that goes with car. Originally purchased in Charlotte North Carolina on 4/26/72 from a dealer by the name of Folgers
I haven't heard back from the guy I thought might be interested. If I do then we'll go from there if it's still available. If I was in the market, I'd love to have it. GLWS.
Tom I am waiting on reply from Buickcub, waiting 48hrs as per forum rules. Did send you a PM about your questions
Bill Nice talking to you, stepping aside so if someone is ready to purchase they can Hoping to have time to drive up and see it in a couple of weeks if it is available. Tom you are up Kerry
Nice car! Apparently paint code 75 was available for all cars so no SCO required. Info on PPG paint chip page. It seems like there would be more cars around that were this color.
There were only 23 total produced with this color in 1972 according to Mike Trom's reference guide. 19 hardtops and 4 convertibles.
Bill’s car is paint code 73, Vintage Red which was riviera only. 75 is fire red, available on all models.
For some reason, the PPG chart doesn't show Riviera only colors for '72 like it does for '70 & '71 but I believe 18 (Charcoal Mist), 45 (Emerald Green), & 73 (Vintage Red) were. I'm sure there were others.
This may be difficult to see, but this is the color chart from the 1972 brochure. Someone may have a better picture of it. Vintage Red is last on the list and is noted as an additional Riviera color.
Interesting that Black wasn't a standard Skylark or Riviera color. Certainly a lot of '72 GS's were ordered in black. I wonder if that was a mistake on the brochure?
Actually I looked into Black Muscle cars because there seemed to be so many and found that mostly they were overwhelmingly repainted............The reason I believe came from a lot of Older Guys who were around for that golden age of muscle cars........and I quote....” The only people who bought or owned Black cars back then were Gangsters”..... made perfect sense to me!
There does seem to be a lot of original black '72 GS's. Black cars were however associated w/gangsters. At one time, black undercover cop cars (at least here in MD) were a rarity. I once knew a State Trooper who had one and I guess it was a big deal that he was able to get it. Now they're quite common.
