1971 GS STG 1 convertible

2020 does seem to be down year, go figure, lol. Just searched Mecum results which goes back many years with 2018 good with many $70s. Will need to wait for sale as it seems to me a fine example of a car with less than 80 made should bring in more than 40-50. I have over 50 in it. thanks for all the input however

 

Barret Jackson shows this car as being sold for about 40 k

 

Are all your cars registered & insured???

 

I saw this car at the Mecum Dallas auction back in 2012. You have done a lot of nice work since then. Did Erik Larson help you with it?

 

He did and did a great job thus far bringing it back to its original condition. When I bought it from that Dallas buyer I thought it would never have gotten this far. I would be content if I could find 2 more original wheels, re chrome bumpers and find the allusive BB trans for her.

 

With an 02B build date, this would not be a dealer zone car. I believe the zone cars were all early builds. The one I had was 08C and had a vin below 1000. Very cool car with the SCO.

 

It is definitely not a 71 Zone Demonstrator car, but may be the only 71 Flame Orange car built (that I know of).

 

Are you sure it is flame orange? Would they have had that '72 color mixed this early? Was thinking it looks more like Hugger Orange (Chevy) / Carousel Red (Pontiac) from 1969-70.

 

They are not the same. GM mix codes are different and I think Flame Orange has some metal flake. Hugger Orange is also brighter. Pontiac had this in '72 as well and called it Sundance Orange.

 

It definitely has metal flake in it. It’s a beautiful color. It lights up when the sun hits it. Check out the difference in this photo.

 

Yes the sunlight you can def see it, it's almost a gold color flake.

 

I've been told it really changes appearances based on how the sun hits it.

Are you going to the Nationals in May (if it happens)? Would ove to see your car (and of course finally meet in person).

I think a lot of us wanted to pull the trigger on it.

I didn't know that. I was just questioning this yesterday on '71 Burnished Cinnamon Poly which I always thought was a metallic. Ironically both of the '71's I've owned (still have one) were this color & both were re-painted once & neither had any metallic so they were just an ugly brown. Even the PPG paint color chip (online) doesn't look to have any metallic. Was parked next to a new Ford Explorer & it has a similar (lighter) color w/a LOT of metallic (too much for an old car) & looked really good.

 

Yes my Flame Orange has the gold in it and what you have looks dead on correct , I have seen so many Flame Orange cars that the color is wrong because they are too red looking, it’s a tough color to duplicate.
Also when you park next to a Chevy Hugger Orange it make this color look almost brown it’s so different, I know because my 1970 Z28 is factory Hugger.

 

This is a picture of my 72 flame orange.

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There were some threads on flame orange a few years back, do believe I posted the color mixing quantities in there. I know when I did my car (2006) we matched it to the inside of the trunklid/front cowl (original paint), took several tries (first time we ordered got plain old hugger orange), took quite a few attempts to get the proper spray out, PPG got involved and even changed their color, now (well last I heard anyway) if you order 1972 Buick Flame orange in Deltron 2000 you get my color mix exactly. It is one of the heaviest metallics GM did in that era I was told, and the color ranges from blindingly bright orange in the light to quite dark at night. You can take pictures with 3 different cameras and get 3 different colors, monitors change it too so you can't judge anyone's color by what you see online. That said this link shows my car at various times and gives a good idea of how the sun changes it. Neat color for sure.

http://fixjet.ca/done.html