Well here in Canada the Pontiac and Chevrolet use the same paint codes. I can not see why they would change anything for export. But you never know. Any one chime in ?

 

Ian

thanks guys! could be the colour are the same just different names! will cross reference colour codes....

koolconvertible wrote:

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I think artesian torquoise is the colour code I am after!

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 This helps the search.

"Artesian Turquoise" is the 1965 Chevrolet paint (K) name used both in North America and in Australia for that colour. 

Holden called the colour for their Pontiac "Reef Turquoise"  which is the same code (K)

The same name "Reef Turquoise" is used in the American Pontiac (K)

Both North American Chevrolet and Pontiac, and the Aussie Chevrolets and Pontiacs  use the same Dupont number  for the paint... 4628L, 181-97217 

So  it looks like all the Chevrolets and Pontiacs on both sides of the pond are identical in paint match...at least for this one.

My car is silver mink (code 587-1704). To the best of my knowledge, the only other car in the GM world with that colour option was the original Holden Monaro (HK model) of 1968-71. I've always assumed that Pontiacs exported CKD to Australia were painted at the Australian assembly plant, in Holden colours.

Another issue is that the formula for the original paint code won't produce the desired colour, because modern tints are stronger. Can anyone confirm this, or is this a paintshop fiction to excuse a poor colour match? 

I would love to find photos of what a CKD Pontiac looked like for shipping. Just how disassembled where they? Where they shipped in a giant box with a photo of the assembled car on the front with "Skill Level 3" printed on them? Were all the parts on a giant sprue that you had to trim away with a big knife? Did you have to scrape away the plating where the cement must go?

Seriously though I'd be interested in knowing just how knocked down these cars were.

Canadian Poncho wrote:

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I would love to find photos of what a CKD Pontiac looked like for shipping. Just how disassembled where they? Where they shipped in a giant box with a photo of the assembled car on the front with "Skill Level 3" printed on them? Were all the parts on a giant sprue that you had to trim away with a big knife? Did you have to scrape away the plating where the cement must go?

Seriously though I'd be interested in knowing just how knocked down these cars were.

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 Here's an article that gives a little more insight into the CKD cars once in Australia.

http://www.ozgm.com/1959_retro_1.htm