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Originally Posted by DavidS
How did your dad know about the options? Did one of the sales guys tell him how to order it, or did he have one of the 1968 brochures?
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My father had a heck of a time ordering the car at Walt Johnson Chevrolet in Windsor Locks. The salesperson didn't seem to know much. Basically, my Dad had to give them all the RPO numbers and say "just get me this car". The backstory is that my Mom & Dad owned several Corvairs before getting new cars in 68 . My Dad got the Camaro and my Mom got a Malibu with a 307 & automatic (both in matching Ash Gold!). Anyhow, having owned the Corvairs, my Dad ended up knowing a few people at Chevrolet. He tried to get them to build him a stripe-delete Z28 convertible, but with a 327 (he didn't like the high-revving nature of the 302). Obviously, they denied his request, but he found all the right RPOs to order to get exactly what he wanted. The only thing he couldn't get was the M22 'rock crusher' because they only made it in a close ratio and not the wide ratio my Dad wanted.
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Originally Posted by DavidS
What color is the interior?
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Ah, yes, the interior. My arch nemesis. The original interior was Ivy Gold, which matched the Ash Gold exterior. It turned brown & blotchy over the years from the sun. It needed to be replaced - badly. So, I tried to get interior parts to match. Not one supplier has a true match for Ivy Gold (which actually has a slight metallic finish to the soft vinyl). I tried for years (literally), working with the different upholstery manufacturers. The problem is that if the interior isn't the right color Ivy Gold, then it looks really goofy next to the exterior Ash Gold. I even looked into having a custom batch of vinyl made. What it came down to was that I was never going to get a nice looking Ivy Gold interior.
So, I made a decision. I decided to change the interior color to black with houndstooth seat inserts. I always loved the look of the black houndstooth interior with the Ash Gold exterior. Yes, I know that houndstooth was not an option for convertibles, but it looks very sharp. My Dad & I talked about it extensively before I did it. He told me, "It's your car now, and if that is the way you want it, then go for it." Both my Mom & Dad have seen the actual interior that is going in the car, and they both admit that it is very nice looking and agree it was a good decision.