71gsx455-4spd Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) I'm trying to determine if the color of this Special is factory, or non-factory. I bought it from a friend, but forgot to take a picture of the trim tag (doh!). I haven't picked it up yet and it's 2 hours away. From what I can see from the color chart, it seems like maybe Ridge Green? At least that might look closest.http://forums.aaca.org/attachments/f115/218077d1381509908-1953-buick-skylark-paint-interior-color-gm_1953_buick_ppg_76x-p1.jpg Edited May 9, 2015 by 71gsx455-4spd (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1953mack Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) It is not any one of three OEM greens that were a standard paint color choice for any 1953 Buick Special 40 Series Model and I seriously doubt that it was a special order. If it was a special order for an extra charge, it would be noted on the fifth line on your BODY BY FISHER Number Plate. It would read: PAINT NO. BX (followed by a code number). BX = special order. Ridge Green was not a metallic paint. There were only two 2-tone combinations with a white top and a green bottom: Paint Code #80 = Majestic White over Balsam Green and Paint Code #84 = Majestic White over Pinehurst Green. All one color Ridge Green would show a Paint Code #60 on your Number Plate. Yours is most likely a non-Buick Apple Green paint that matches who knows what. To give you a better idea, here's a link for a knockout air-conditioned 1953 Buick 76R that looks like a Majestic White over a Ridge Green paint job. http://gomotors.net/Buick/Buick-Roadmaster-Riviera/photos.html?pic=13Al MalachowskiBCA #8965"500 Miles West of Flint" Edited May 10, 2015 by 1953mack (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71gsx455-4spd Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 Thanks, AlIt seems a few owners back someone liked the shade it's painted. I'm anxious to find out what the data plate says. I'll post when I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Is that a Special, or is it a Super? Not that it matters for the color question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1953mack Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 FWIW. 1953 Specials have rear quarter panels.....Supers have rear fenders.....plus the grilles are different. Al MalachowskiBCA #8965"500 Miles West of Flint" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Is that a Special, or is it a Super? Not that it matters for the color question. It is a Special. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71gsx455-4spd Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Yep, a Special. Interesting to learn about Fenders vs. Quarters on the two models. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Yep, a Special. Interesting to learn about Fenders vs. Quarters on the two models. Thanks. '51, '52 & '53 were that way. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Thanks Al and Ben. I didn't know that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71gsx455-4spd Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) Looks like the original color was Tyler Blue. Does one code mean top and bottom were all code 59? Edited May 23, 2015 by 71gsx455-4spd (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1953mack Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 - 1953 Buick Paint Code 59 = the same color Tyler Blue for the upper and lower body. - For 1953, all Buick Paint Codes were a two-digit number. Each of the 18 two-tone color combinations, for an extra charge, had their own two-digit code number. - 1953 Buick Paint Code 69 = a Shell Grey upper (top only on 1953's) and Tyler Blue lower body. Note that the color separation point on 1953 two-tones was NOT at the sweep spear trim. - There were no other two-tone options using Tyler Blue for 1953 Buicks. Hope this answers your question. Al MalachowskiBCA #8965"500 Miles West of Flint" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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