need help with a paint code

[iwannacorvette]

i'm looking at purchasing a 1968 corvette,but when i checked out the paint code it does not seem to exist.the code on the car is 985,the car has been repainted so i don't know what the original color is.i've since learned that in 1968 ten cars were painted with non-standard colors.could this be one of them.i've checked with a ppg and a dupont distributer but they were of no help.can anyone tell me what color this car is supposed to be.

 

[CQRT]

Here are the paint codes for 1968 - - there's 974 and 976 but no 75.... perhaps some of the NCRS pro's can offer insight. Welcome to the Board, eh ?

OEM Code Color Valspar Code PPG Code DuPont Code Code Azko Code WA Code

972 Polar White W041 8631 4714 1802 2517 3627 GMA70:10 3465
900 Tuxedo Black K090 9300 99 946 - 3069 - -
976 LeMans Blue Metallic L1679 13549 4908 - - 3921 GMA68:71 3742
978 International Blue Metallic L2982 13550 4909 - - - GMA68:978 3743
983 British Green Metallic G1203 43795 4949 - - - GMA68:983 3829
984 Safari Yellow Y476L 81621 4906 - - - GMA68:984 3795
974 Rally Red R1163L 71491 4688 1744 2453 7794 GMA66:974 3395
986 Silverstone Silver Metallic S501 8596 4907 - - - - 3796
988 Cordovan Maroon Metallic R1141 50775 4915 - - - - 3821
992 Corvette Bronze Metallic B2408 22969 4910 - - - GMA68:992 -

 

[JohnZ]

"985" wasn't used as a paint code - take another look at the trim tag and see if it's really 983, 984, 986, or 988. If it was originally painted a non-Corvette color, the trim tag would show "Spec" for the paint code.

 

[jeff72]

John,

How about for the interior? I've run into a similar problem with my 72. Interior paint code is 412. No manufacturer of reproduction paints offer it. They only offer "medium blue" 375 which is way off. The car is a base car so it seems strange that they would use a unique color. I have found the code listed in some corvette specs sites -but not the actual color on the after market.

jeff