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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 10:36 AM
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the BEST looking color on a third gen

ok im torn between a glossy black and viper yellow???? black cars are mean lookin but its gonna sooooo hard to make it look right (lots of hail damage) its silver now and looks pretty good but im sure that everyone on here has seen the BEST looking color for a thirdgen....

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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 10:42 AM
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I'd go with black. What's your interior color?

Oh, and your sig, I think someone said Camaro is a French word meaning friend or companion something like that.
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 11:38 AM
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Is it a camaro or a firebird? I'd probly say to get viper yellow, and the glossy black would be good to. Hey you can't go wrong, and about the "best" looking, i thik everyone would give ya a diff answer.
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 02:28 PM
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I am with Black over yellow any day of the week on a 3rd Gen. Just make sure it is a quality black paint job. BTW Camaro = French for commrade or military friend.
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 07:48 PM
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I'm voting for black of course, but Viper yellow with black heritage stripes would look killer. Just an idea for ya
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 08:07 PM
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Back in Black...
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 08:08 PM
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hmm well what color of interior would look good with a black car, i was gonna get all black interior with a yellar car with black stripes

do u guys have a pic of the "heritige" stripes??? i dont think ive see dem

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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 08:09 PM
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How about gloss black with viper yellow stripes:hail:
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 08:35 PM
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Originally posted by DoorMatt86

do u guys have a pic of the "heritige" stripes??? i dont think ive see dem

I'm sure you've seem them, but you probably didn't know that they had a name. Here's the only pic of a car with heritage stripes I have on my PC so far. I'm in the process of downloading all the pics I can.
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 08:45 PM
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I'd have to say I like my color the best.
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 09:24 PM
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Originally posted by Kj Rockz
Back in Black...
i hit the sack
its been so long i'm glad to be back
yes, i'm dead loose
from the noose
thats kept me hanging above all you's
looking at the sky, cuz its getting me high
forget the hearse cuz i'll NEVER DIE........................


sorry, i just had to
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Old Jul 12, 2002 | 02:27 AM
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No doubt...black.
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Old Jul 12, 2002 | 03:40 PM
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Originally posted by 1991tealRSt-topGuy


i hit the sack
its been so long i'm glad to be back
yes, i'm dead loose
from the noose
thats kept me hanging above all you's
looking at the sky, cuz its getting me high
forget the hearse cuz i'll NEVER DIE........................


sorry, i just had to
I got nine lives
Cat's eyes
Abusin' every one of them and running wild

Cause I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back
Yes, I'm back
Well, I'm back, back
I'm back in black
Yes, I'm back in black

I just couldn't let you stop there.
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Old Jul 12, 2002 | 06:24 PM
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Old Jul 12, 2002 | 09:06 PM
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Silver silver and silver......

But if I have to choose between black and yellow....

Yellow with black headlight sockets and black stripes on the bottom of the car. (look at my pic for the stripes)

Yellow with the black heritage stripes.

Black with really small yellow stripes along the bottom of the car (see pic again)

so many possibilities.....not enough car to test upon...
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Old Jul 13, 2002 | 02:05 AM
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dark metallic teal :-)

I've always wanted to paint my cars black, but I think they would look too dirty too often...black looks great when it's clean and shiny but when it's not it looks pretty bad....so I vote for the Yellow w/Black Stripes.
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Old Jul 13, 2002 | 01:27 PM
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I'd go with the black...I dont really like super bright colors like yellow. For me Imma paint my car gunmetal.
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Old Jul 13, 2002 | 02:18 PM
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Dont get prowler orange, it looks horrible on 3rd gens :lala:
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Old Jul 13, 2002 | 02:20 PM
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Originally posted by 86FyrBrd
Dont get prowler orange, it looks horrible on 3rd gens :lala:
I agree.

Another annoying thing is when you post a picture of your car in nearly every thread, related or not.

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Old Jul 13, 2002 | 03:46 PM
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Hey now, Im not that bad, I atleast post it when it relates.

I have noticed some people who just upload a pic for the hell of it when it TOTALLY doesnt relate.

and there is no pic of my car in the post, you all know the color.
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Old Jul 13, 2002 | 05:07 PM
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BLACK!!!!!!!!!
the word CAMARO means "fill this f**ker up again!"
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Old Jul 13, 2002 | 10:11 PM
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You need to copy this color...carndrvr's car (sp?). The most beautiful thirdgen on this green earth.
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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 12:39 AM
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Nuttin shines like Black

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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 01:01 AM
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Once you go black, you never go back! Trust me, I KNOW!!
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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 04:55 AM
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BLACK ONLY!

"ImportRS" I am afraid to ask just "How do you know"?

Anyway BLACK on BLACK in BLACK if you want to look MEAN. Trust me I know too. Just prepare to be a detail expert because you will be cleaning your car a lot.:hail:
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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 07:19 AM
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Black loos cheap and all the paint, dent and etc problems show. It's too cheap a color, too many on street. Yellow is distinct and rare and looks great on original factory type jobs. Andy
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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 08:09 AM
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If I had to choose between black and yellow, I'd definitely choose black... I'm not to keen about yellow on any car. If it was a Camaro, put silver striping along the ground effects (like on an IROC). If it was a Firebird, just go completely black.

Silver is also another nice-looking color but I think it looks best on a Firebird with a little bit of metal-flake... very unique.

Out of all the ThirdGen colors that I've seen, I'd have to say that I like my color the best . It's called "IROC Blue" and to my knowledge, the shade has changed over the years -- my particular shade was used for the 1985-86 model years.

(Ignore my rusted tailpipes, I've replaced those since that picture was taken...)
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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 10:45 AM
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Black loos cheap and all the paint, dent and etc problems show. It's too cheap a color, too many on street. Yellow is distinct and rare and looks great on original factory type jobs. Andy

A Cheap color? I see yellow cars all the time.


Doormatt, go with whatever you like best

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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 10:53 AM
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Hugger or Prowler orange..I have two black cars right now and I've had 4 all together. I do like black but when I do get another thirdgen I plan on painting it hugger orange and if it's a Z28 possibly white stripes. I see black cars all the time even though they look great i'd like to have something different myself.
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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 11:36 AM
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I love my balck car but you can look up Maniaac, he has a Sunset Orange looking car and it looks good.

Here are some of my other choices:
Electron Blue (C5 Corvette)
Sebring Silver (C5 Corvette)
Torch Red (C4 Corvette?)
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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 11:49 AM
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black

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...rd+formula+350
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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 11:55 AM
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Baaaaamm!

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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 06:08 PM
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YELLOW!! seriously why go with what everyone says, be different and get yellow! If you have seen the mean yellow Z, you will know what I am talking about.
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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 08:21 PM
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What about BLACK :rockon: or black with yellow heriatage stripes?
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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 12:37 AM
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ELECTRON BLUE
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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 02:24 AM
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Black

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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 03:02 AM
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Black
wow...that pics really really makes me want to paint my car black.
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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 03:10 AM
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I'm biased, but I vote for hunter green. Green means go, and go means fast.
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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 04:52 AM
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[B]YELLOW!





See sig DoorMatt!
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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 09:03 AM
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There is no certain best looking color, the best color on a thirdgen is what that owner wants, i had a red thirdgen and i liked it, but i wrecked it, then i just happened to buy a black formula, they that got wrecked (someone hit me this time), and now i just happened to buy this car and that is black, when i look to buy a car i dont really mind the color, i look at condition and options stuff like that.

As long as it is a thirdgen, i love them no matter what color.
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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 09:19 AM
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Pannyless... get that girl off the hood she might scratch it up. haha between yellow and black I would go with black. But the 91-92 metallic dark red is my fav on a third gen.
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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 01:53 PM
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3rdGens look best in White, Black and Silver. Any other color I'd have to judge on a car-by-car basis. I had a black IROC vert and it was a pain to keep clean. White is a lot easier to maintain . . .

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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 02:17 PM
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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 09:40 PM
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I'm particular to white myself, cause I have a white car....but the latest issue of Super Chevy magazine has a 1990 blue iroc that is one of the meanest lookin cars ever. I would definetely go with that blue!

and the the above singing of Back in Black......AC/DC RULES!!!!!!
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Old Jul 16, 2002 | 03:34 PM
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white only with stripes or somthin just straight up looks plain
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Old Jul 16, 2002 | 06:30 PM
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Check out the name and the sig that should tell ya.
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Old Jul 16, 2002 | 07:54 PM
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... fade to black...
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Old Jul 16, 2002 | 09:24 PM
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i like competiton yellow,tahts what mine is,im repainting it this week,and adding black metallic flames.
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