New Member 70 SS Paint Code

RFinney · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:04 pm Post subject: New Member 70 SS Paint Code

Recently purchased a 70 SS El Camino. The Paint code on the cowl tag is "- 8". Right below the paint code the tag is stamped LO755. I can't find this information decoded anywhere. Partial dismantling of the car yeilds traces of Hugger Orange but all the info I have read tells me there is no orange in 70. One book tells me this is possibly a special paint code but to date no one has decoded these. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
rickeyfinney@wildblue.net

87ElCamino · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject: Re: New Member 70 SS Paint Code

RFinney · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject: Paint Code

I had thirty year younger eyes take a look and the cowl tag reads as follows:

l
ST70 13680 B967068BDY
TR 756 - BPNT
2C B LO755

The character above the D appears to be a lower case L.
The car has the round gages and holes in the fenders for the SS emblems, bucket seats, console, TH400, 12 bolt 3.73 rear, a/c, pb, ps, tilt wheel. Am I correct in assuming, if the heater box has never been off the car then the original color will be behind it?

Thanks

87ElCamino · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Paint Code

ST = Style
70 = year
13680 = El Camino Custom V8
B = built in Baltimore
967068 BDY = Production body number
TR = trim
756 = Black vinyl bucket seats
BPNT = ? Usually the paint code
2C B LO755 - Numbers under the paint code were a notation to the assembly line workers that the vehicle is not a standard issue item.

Z71 · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:22 am Post subject:

Z71 · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:23 am Post subject:

RFinney · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject:

Thanks everyone. I suppose the build sheet is the only way to document the color. I will have my twelve year old set up a website to show the restoration progress.

Rick