Trunk lid

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Years Owned: My first Toronado was a 1968 W-34 with the bucket seats and center console... (weeps gently) It was a New England rustbucket in 1982 after less than 14 years. So sad. But it is what infected me and before I knew it I had another '68, a '69, a '70 and eventually inherited a friend's '67 and another friends '73. After buying my brand new Grand Prix in 1988 I retired the last of my Toronados and pulled the 455 I had rebuilt along the way and put it into storage in a friend's barn where it is to this day.
In Mid September of 2010 I happened to see a repeat of the show where Jay Leno did his 66 Toronado and had an instant remission of the disease which resulted in my purchase of a 1969 in very good condition. I am now in the process of fully rehabilitating it and hope to have it on the road in the spring of 2011.
Location: Gig Harbor, WA

Re: Trunk lid

Postby xgecko » Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:35 pm

Yup. There is a paint decoding key somewhere on the web...

http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?year=1969&model=Oldsmobile&rows=50

I can't decide if it is Aztec Gold or Autumn Gold.

According to this key from our site my car is 77 which the paint key says is Autumn Gold. So there you have it.

There is a number to the left of the letters PNT on the vin plate which has this code. What does yours show?
I have my Fuel Injected Toronado. Life is good! 8-)
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Re: Trunk lid

Postby project02 » Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:28 am

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Here's the data tag. I didn't see any of the codes listed on the data plate. Perhaps there is another plate somewhere?

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Years Owned: My first Toronado was a 1968 W-34 with the bucket seats and center console... (weeps gently) It was a New England rustbucket in 1982 after less than 14 years. So sad. But it is what infected me and before I knew it I had another '68, a '69, a '70 and eventually inherited a friend's '67 and another friends '73. After buying my brand new Grand Prix in 1988 I retired the last of my Toronados and pulled the 455 I had rebuilt along the way and put it into storage in a friend's barn where it is to this day.
In Mid September of 2010 I happened to see a repeat of the show where Jay Leno did his 66 Toronado and had an instant remission of the disease which resulted in my purchase of a 1969 in very good condition. I am now in the process of fully rehabilitating it and hope to have it on the road in the spring of 2011.
Location: Gig Harbor, WA

Re: Trunk lid

Postby xgecko » Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:57 am

Strange. I wonder how that came to be? Your plate clearly shows 03 for the PNT code so what is the color for that code?

Aha! It appears to be a special order color:

X-03 - Nugget Gold Metallic** (23211)

http://automotivemileposts.com/toronado/paint1969toronado.html
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Re: Trunk lid

Postby project02 » Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:34 am

Wow a special order color! I wonder how rare this color is?

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xgecko
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Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:21 pm
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Years Owned: My first Toronado was a 1968 W-34 with the bucket seats and center console... (weeps gently) It was a New England rustbucket in 1982 after less than 14 years. So sad. But it is what infected me and before I knew it I had another '68, a '69, a '70 and eventually inherited a friend's '67 and another friends '73. After buying my brand new Grand Prix in 1988 I retired the last of my Toronados and pulled the 455 I had rebuilt along the way and put it into storage in a friend's barn where it is to this day.
In Mid September of 2010 I happened to see a repeat of the show where Jay Leno did his 66 Toronado and had an instant remission of the disease which resulted in my purchase of a 1969 in very good condition. I am now in the process of fully rehabilitating it and hope to have it on the road in the spring of 2011.
Location: Gig Harbor, WA

Re: Trunk lid

Postby xgecko » Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:49 am

What is most strange is that it looks in the photos to be the same color I have. I wonder if it has been repainted or if the color just does not translate well in digital pics?
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Re: Trunk lid

Postby project02 » Wed Jun 18, 2014 12:13 pm

I don't think its a repaint. The paint is consistent over the body and door jambs. The paint under some of the interior panels matches as well. Just from looking at in person, I would say it's slightly darker than yours.

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Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:21 pm
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Years Owned: My first Toronado was a 1968 W-34 with the bucket seats and center console... (weeps gently) It was a New England rustbucket in 1982 after less than 14 years. So sad. But it is what infected me and before I knew it I had another '68, a '69, a '70 and eventually inherited a friend's '67 and another friends '73. After buying my brand new Grand Prix in 1988 I retired the last of my Toronados and pulled the 455 I had rebuilt along the way and put it into storage in a friend's barn where it is to this day.
In Mid September of 2010 I happened to see a repeat of the show where Jay Leno did his 66 Toronado and had an instant remission of the disease which resulted in my purchase of a 1969 in very good condition. I am now in the process of fully rehabilitating it and hope to have it on the road in the spring of 2011.
Location: Gig Harbor, WA

Re: Trunk lid

Postby xgecko » Wed Jun 18, 2014 12:52 pm

That may well be the case although mine has been repainted at least once or more.
I have my Fuel Injected Toronado. Life is good! 8-)
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