Does GTO restoration guide help? Gotta be same color as gto?

Would only be the same as 1964 gto tho

Beaumont67SD wrote:

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Hi Barry - I read your Biography and your first 1967 Beaumont SD was loaded, with most rare options...neat !!
quote - Bought my first Beaumont (a 1967 SD) in 1972. I was the 2nd owner. It was Bolero Red with Black Vinyl Top. 396/350 HP. 400 THM transmission (column shift!). Factory Disc brakes, factory tach, bucket seats with head rests and bumper guards It also had a low fuel indicator light and an adjustable speed warning indicator.

I like to try and put a few in perspective, considering the 1967 Sport Deluxe is 1 of 451:
- I remember reading the 4 piston Factory Disc brakes option, on 40 of these Beaumont's / so on 1/10 of the Big Blocks.....40 of 451 ratio

Hope you don't mine me asking, but your former car brings up the rare of the rare:
Bolero Red.............................................x of 451 (stunning hardtop color)
bumper guards.......................................x of 451
head rests..............................................x of 451
low fuel indicator light..............................x of 451 (more in other models ?)
adjustable speed warning indicator.............x of 451
Factory Disc brakes.................................40 of 451

^^^^ Got any stats, I'd be most interested.
A former Beaumont collector (Ross Clarke, ON.) told me (mid 1980's) he only seen 2 of these ivory ball speedometers (ever).
- one was in a '67 SD and the other was the one he handed me from his parts bin...and I quickly purchased it, for my future Sport Deluxe

Also, I be interested in the correct dash paint, as well.

- I going to make a wild quess here: could the dash paint be the same color as on the lower recesses of the '67 only Beaumont rocker trim? (maybe that's been documented, somewhere)

 Thks...Larry

Hi Larry,

I have no idea how many 67 SD's had the options of the one I owned. I do know there were a couple of other ones around my area back then and they did not have the options that mine had. You might find out some of what you seek on this site.

Cheers,

Barry 

-- Edited by Beaumont67SD on Friday 9th of January 2015 10:37:22 PM

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ak 67sd wrote:

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How bad is your dash that you have to paint it out? Do you know any interior designers? They'd have a suitcase full of paint samples, you could pick the book that matches the closest, then match it to your stock dash...then have an automotive paint mixed off that sample... It would be a shame to paint it black.

ak

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 Hi ak

The dash had already been painted black when I bought the car. I've got the dash out right now so I was hoping to put it back to original. I can get a matching color made at General Paint, but can't get it in an aerosol can from them. I'll figure something out.

 

Hey Brian,

Thanks for the heads up. I'll check that color out.

Just wondering if anyone had found if the XF-50 Field Blue was a good match or if there was another alternative.

Was the 67 dash a different colour than the 66?

Hello all. I'd forgotten all about this post from 2015! In my search I couldn't find the Tamiya X-50 Field blue, which I think is very close to original. The paint I could find was "Tamiya AS-3 Gray Green (Luftwaffe)" in small aerosol cans. (It's model airplane paint in the original colors used on WW2 planes.) It's pretty close to original and I am very happy with it. I found it at a Hobby store in Abbotsford, BC. I think either of these 2 Tamiya paints are very close.

Tamiya XF50 Field Blue 81750

Color: Field Blue (XF-50) item # 81750
Tamiya acrylic paints are made from water-soluble acrylic resins and are excellent for either brush painting or air-brushing.

These paints can be used on styrene resins, Styrofoam, wood, plus all of the common model plastics.

The paint covers well, flows smoothly, and can be blended easily. Prior to curing, paint can be washed away with plain water.
When airbrushing make sure to use any of the following Tamiya thinners: 81020, 81030, 81040, 81520, 87077.
X designated colors have a glossy finish while XF designated colors are flat finish.
The paint can be thinned for airbrushing using Tamiya X-20A Acrylic thinner.
The paint can be also thinned for airbrushing using Tamiya Lacquer Thinner. Using Tamiya Lacquer Thinner will yield faster drying results and a harder finish.
For better paint brushing results use Tamiya Paint Retarder (87114) for a smoother brushstroke free finish.

Yes the AS3 item #86503 spray paint looks dam close also.

-- Edited by Brian on Sunday 7th of October 2018 09:33:12 PM

-- Edited by Brian on Sunday 7th of October 2018 09:52:34 PM

Hey addicted! - thank you so much!!!

Not sure how long it took you to find that paint match but I grabbed some from a model store and I think it looks great. 

it is a bit flat so I did a coat of the XF50 Field Blue with a coat of X35 Semi Gloss Clear over top.

(I wonder if the XF50 is a Flat and you found just X50?)

I thought I would post some pictures so others could see the colour.

My dash housing had been painted black (previous owner) including the heater controls.

My housing had bad chrome and an extra hole for a manual choke as well - so I bought a replacement 67 housing from OPGI (it says the Parts Place on the back).

I needed to paint the heater controls to match.