Original 68H color model until I can afford the real deal

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  1. 2nd Gen Buick Fan

    2nd Gen Buick Fan Platinum Level Contributor

    I'm trying a winter project this year. My 70GS has been Glacier White since 1986 (or before). I've wanted to know what the Burnished Saddle paint and Dark Gold vinyl would look like, so I bought 1:18 model and some color matched paints. I masked off the top and should get a coat of paint or two on tonight. Here is the "before" shot. 20200110_202856.jpg
     
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  2. 2nd Gen Buick Fan

    2nd Gen Buick Fan Platinum Level Contributor

    With four coats of Burnished Saddle.
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  3. 2nd Gen Buick Fan

    2nd Gen Buick Fan Platinum Level Contributor

    4 coats of paint. Starting to reassemble now. Dark Gold "vinyl" top is next.
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  4. 2nd Gen Buick Fan

    2nd Gen Buick Fan Platinum Level Contributor

    Kind of missed on the gold paint. I'll have to find something closer.
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  5. 2nd Gen Buick Fan

    2nd Gen Buick Fan Platinum Level Contributor

    Pretty close. Hello 1970!

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  6. kiwidave

    kiwidave Well-Known Member

    I love this. Great idea!
     
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  7. 2nd Gen Buick Fan

    2nd Gen Buick Fan Platinum Level Contributor

    It will be a few years before I can get the car painted and the top installed, but my dark gold top is here.
     

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  8. pbr400

    pbr400 68GS400

    BEA011DE-FC0A-4125-BCE3-11CCEDF933B6.png This is (was) Harvest Gold with the Gold vinyl top.
    Patrick
     
  9. 2nd Gen Buick Fan

    2nd Gen Buick Fan Platinum Level Contributor

    Thanks for posting the pic!
     
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  11. Hawken

    Hawken Hawken

    Back in "the day", each GM Division had at least one exclusive color beyond the group palette of colors shared (often with different names) .... Cadillac was diferent as it had almost all exclusive paint colors and names. Anyway, in the very late '60's to '70, Buick's exclusive color was the Burnished Saddle and they rally pushed the color promotionally. It has some gold/bronze undertones which shimmers differently in light compared to the other Divisions' metallic browns.
     
  12. 2nd Gen Buick Fan

    2nd Gen Buick Fan Platinum Level Contributor

    I've seen records that Burnished Saddle was the most common paint color for the GS in 1970.
     
  13. Hawken

    Hawken Hawken

    Also, and yo'd have to confirm this, but I recall reading somewhere that the gold color vinyl roof was stopped sometime in 1970 during the production run. So, if your car has a gold top, it might be one of the fewer that did.
     
  14. 2nd Gen Buick Fan

    2nd Gen Buick Fan Platinum Level Contributor

    From what I've read on this site, it was a mid-year change. My build date is 11D of 69.
     
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