Gun Metal Grey
 

Just curious about this color. I haven't seen it on many cars. What years was it available on and was it available on both F-bodies? I have seen it on more Firebirds and only on 1 camaro. Pics would be nice if you could post them. Thanks.

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91 z-28 305 700R4
3.73 gears out back
T-Tops and Black all over.

http://abacus.sj.ipixmedia.com/abc/M...e3d596/i-1.JPG

Not one of GM's better color choices. https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/redface.gif https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/redface.gif

Here is my 89 RS. I plan to repaint it the
same color. I think its a really nice color. I plan on getting an SS hood and maybe black racing stripes.

http://www.wildbillschiefs.com/images/89camaro.jpg

i like it but it works better with stipes or something. nice understated car good for a sleeper https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/smile.gif

wow i like that 89 RS. put on some nice rims and you've got a car you don't see very often.

im gonna paint my car just like that, with black stripes. just like elonor in gone in sixty seconds, yeah its a mustang but that paintjob is wicked nice

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90 RS 305 tbi, 4 3/4" cowl Hood, Edelbrock TES headers, Flowmaster exhaust, Crane roller cam, comp roller rockers, vortec heads/intake, ported tbi, w/new injectors, MSD probillet Distributer/ coil, 1 inch tbi spacer, air foil, 14x4 k&n flat base air cleaner, Rebuilt 700r4 w/ B&M shift kit, B&M Megashifter, 3.23 posi, 2 12 RF's with mtx amp, top of line alpine cd player, soon to have 90-91 gfx, z-28 wing, new paintjob, rims, and all new lowered suspension.

Nice paint Bill

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89 Formula Firebird
Red with T-tops
5.0 305 FI
Soon to be a 400small block

it may not be the prettiest color, but you can spray paint(duplicolor) any scratches, rust spots(with proper prep of course!), and nobody but you will know.. unless you spray too much and it runs.. but if you spray it right.. no one will ever know. Hell half the hood on the 87 was out of a freakin spray can.

Anthony

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previous ride: 87 Camaro LT
350, A4.Comp Cams 268H, Edelbrock Preformer intake, Hedman Headers and y-pipe, gutted cat, No AIR/smog pump. 14x3" Open element K&N, Q-jet w/ D hanger and DA rods, adjusted AV spring tension and quick can.

Current ride: 1992 Camaro RS, K&N, Flowmaster, 305, T5, Black, T-tops, 84k miles.

Anyone know what years it was available?

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91 z-28 305 700R4
3.73 gears out back
T-Tops and Black all over.

gun metal grey looks better on the birds in my opinion, Especialy early GTA's. i thought about painting mine that color

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- David
88' GTA 5.7L TPI MODS---> air foil, K&N, Shift Kit, 180* therm, TB bypass, Gutted CAT, Flowmaster 80 Series Muffler added to Unkown CatBack, Ported Intake
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http://www.geocities.com/david_angel_16

Thanks for the compliments on color guys. I looked on my extra can of paint I had mixed and it said it was from 88-91. I havn't seen to many cars this color at all. I plan to get 17" ROH Snyper Rims and then this is where i need your help. I am repainting it the same color. Do I go with a Cowl hood or SS? Do I put black racing stripes on or not? WHat kind of spoiler should I get??
Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Thanks!

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1989 Camaro RS
305 TBI
Gunmetal Metalic Paint
Grey Interior
4th Gen Seats
145mph Speedo
Kenwood eXcelon head unit
eXcelon front and rear speakers

It was on my 87, and I'm fairly certain I've seen it on many earlier years as well. I'm sure if you post in the History/Restoration board someone will know.

Anthony

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previous ride: 87 Camaro LT
350, A4.Comp Cams 268H, Edelbrock Preformer intake, Hedman Headers and y-pipe, gutted cat, No AIR/smog pump. 14x3" Open element K&N, Q-jet w/ D hanger and DA rods, adjusted AV spring tension and quick can.

Current ride: 1992 Camaro RS, K&N, Flowmaster, 305, T5, Black, T-tops, 84k miles.

If you want gunmetal, go with the gun metal color that dodge puts on the viper--that color is great! It's still sort of sleeperish, but it is an excellent deep, glossy, metallic paint. It just looks good. "Gray" will not even go through your head when you see the dodge gunmetal.

get a cowl hood, a z28 high rise wing, and some black stripes. also get an alarm, cause ill be snooping around your area after you get it all done https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/wink.gif i'd get some torque thrust 2's or some 18x8 come iroc rims.

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90 RS 305 tbi, 4 3/4" cowl Hood, Edelbrock TES headers, Flowmaster exhaust, Crane roller cam, comp roller rockers, vortec heads/intake, ported tbi, w/new injectors, MSD probillet Distributer/ coil, 1 inch tbi spacer, air foil, 14x4 k&n flat base air cleaner, Rebuilt 700r4 w/ B&M shift kit, B&M Megashifter, 3.23 posi, 2 12 RF's with mtx amp, top of line alpine cd player, soon to have 90-91 gfx, z-28 wing, new paintjob, rims, and all new lowered suspension.

HERE YA GO MINE :
https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/rideimages/swild.jpg

https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/rideimages/Burnout.jpg

http://wsphotofews.excite.com/029/Wc/OX/7v/Qq56546.jpg

Remember, medium gray is the most common and most often confused with color for the Camaros. Gunmetal isn't even listed in the Camaro White Book as being available.

have you seen the gunmetal Viper? very nice! I think you should use the paint scheme from it instead of going with black stirpes. I dont remeber exactly, but they were another shade of silver or pewter. Helluva lot a better than black stripes. Look for that viper..it was some kinda special edition option. my 2 cents

If Mine were a solid color it'd look just like Bill K's, but i have the 2 tone option like un4gvn. I have the silver/black stripe though instead of the orange. I'll have a pic up in a day or 2.

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88 Camaro (The mighty LO3 SC!)
305TBI/700R4/2.73/123,XXX miles
14" Open Element and Flowmaster 80 seires

Next up: headers and gears

[This message has been edited by HrdRockA4305 (edited November 19, 2001).]

This one might be more silver than gunmetal, but I think it looks real good. Something looks odd about those hood blisters though. They look like stock '91-'92 pieces, but something isn't right.
http://www.mcmullenargus.com/gallery/photos/6245_b.jpg
http://www.mcmullenargus.com/gallery/photos/5773_b.jpg

I am curious as to the viper color combo you are talking about. I am posting 2 pictures of grey vipers. Please tell me if either of these are the ones your reffering to..

http://www.wildbillschiefs.com/viper.jpg
http://www.wildbillschiefs.com/viper2.jpg

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1989 Camaro RS
305 TBI
Gunmetal Metalic Paint
Grey Interior
4th Gen Seats
145mph Speedo
Kenwood eXcelon head unit
eXcelon front and rear speakers

RSFreak

Arn't the hood blisters to far apart on that picture you posted. I think thats what looks weird. They are supposed to be closer together..

Just my thoughts.



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1989 Camaro RS
305 TBI
Gunmetal Metalic Paint
Grey Interior
4th Gen Seats
145mph Speedo
Kenwood eXcelon head unit
eXcelon front and rear speakers

I like the gun metal grey color, it makes me think of a gun. A metal gun.

I thouht that it was a dark bluish grey like the second Viper. The others just look grey or silver.

I like the gun metal grey color, it makes me think of a gun. A metal gun.

I thought that it was a dark bluish grey like the second Viper. The others just look grey or silver.


oops

[This message has been edited by PhantomChamp (edited November 19, 2001).]

Yeah, I think thats it. They do look father apart than a stock '91-'92 Z28.

They are too far apart. From the looks of it they just bolted them onto a flat hood.

Kat

they are too far apart, that is definately a stock flat hood

The second one is the one I was talking about. I saw it in motor trend and I don't think it had stripes like that one. However, like squirleybird was saying, I think a lighter shade of silver/pewter could look really good. It would look best, IMO, if the stripes were very close to the rest of the paint, so that you have to be pretty close to see them. I have seen several black cars with really dark gray stripes and I think it looks better than plain black. The stripes on the viper color would be the same way I think. Keep in mind, they should be very close.

Of course you could just not get stripes and save a LOT of $$$.

I guess not doing stripes would probably save alot of money... Umm what color shade are you guys refferring to then? You don't think I should repaint it Gun Metal?? I bet your thinking of that Dodge Light Silver color like they put on those concords or whatever?? Is that what U mean? If you could show me the shade of grey I would appreciate it.
I think your refferring to ghost stripes cort351w. I suppose that would look cool. Would you got lighter paint and darker stripes or the other way???

THANKS!


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1989 Camaro RS
305 TBI
Gunmetal Metalic Paint
Grey Interior
4th Gen Seats
145mph Speedo
Kenwood eXcelon head unit
eXcelon front and rear speakers

The '91-'92 Z28 hood is also flat, so the blisters should have looked right if they were spaced properly.

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'91 Camaro RS - TBI 305 - medium garnet - '91-'92 Z28 wheels - leather - all power options (except power seat) - t-tops - Clarion head unit - Pioneer 4way 200watt 6x9s - Rockford Fosgate Punch amp and 2 Fosgate 12" subs - Edelbrock open element w/ K&N filter - Random Technology highflow cat - some free mods, more coming soon... http://cascadecrew.org/sigs/sig11.gif

NO that is incorrect the 91-92 Z hood is not flat. It is exactly the same hood as on Irocs and they simply replaced the lovers with the power blisters that are larger than the lovers. And stick out around the indents in the hood. Trust me I own one.

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91 z-28 305 700R4
3.73 gears out back
T-Tops and Black all over.

My 88 IROC's gunmetal gray. I put black stripes on it.....it looks
c o c k.

BTW...I think RSFREAK's hood looks way better than the close together stock blisters.

My .02

Kelly

here's my `89 GTA, stock paint still.

http://members.aol.com/cantphademe88/gta.jpg

I think gunmetal gray looks bad ***. Thats the color I'm going to be painting my car when the time comes.

The dark grey colour on the viper's is called Steel Grey. Its got a slight bluish tinge to it. The Silvery grey colour from Chrysler is called Platinum

Here's my wife's bird... 89 Gunmetal Gray....

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Crack kills:D

:eek: This post is 9 months old!

not sure if I have the same color, but what the heck!

Its a bad pic, and bad paint, and no motor, but SHE WILL BE BACK!
http://members.aol.com/metalmalltla/88gta1.jpg

Hehe... once again, an opp to post my pic. Gunmetal Grey 91 GTA. At first, I wasn't too crazy about the color but it grows on you. I love this color now.

http://members.aol.com/firebirdgtaboy/GTA/GTA1.jpg

The color just states "I mean business."

Fred

GMG happens to be one of my favorite colors for our cars, right next to black. My car is presently that color, 2 tone with silver GFX. I'm planning on a full repaint in about 2 years, keeping the gunmetal but going solid instaed of 2 tone.

Seeing as it needs a door and quarter panel repainted to fix a couple of very deep scratches properly, not to mention I plan on adding 91/92 GFX, a 91-92 Z28 wing, and a 2 1/2 cowl hood, I might as well do it all at once and just repaint the whole dang car. I also want to do it with silver racing stripes like I saw in a photoshopped picture. This is what I want.... but with a regular cowl hood, and I'm lookin for S10 Extreme wheels too. Its a long way off though.... need a new motor first. Then I'll worry about looks.

Oh yeah.... this one's mine.

Can't let Hard Rock show off his car without showing off its twin...

:D

People are finally finding the search button :D

I really like GMG. I plan to powdercoat my 18" rims GMG (5 star 2000 Cobra R knockoffs). I will also be painting my calipers GMG and I will have a single fat GMG stripe up the middle of my car. This is all going on a black hardtop B4C with a black interior and grey accents

Should hold me over till I save up enough for the EVO II ... then things will get out of hand!!

The bottom of my Camaro is gunmetal grey, and I think it's a great color.

However I think if I were painting my car differently, I couldnt manage the whole car being that color....the bottom would have to be silver : )


All of you have wonderful cars, too. Can't wait to get mine back from the paint shop.

:eek: I know its not Third gen but. Can we get some pix of the other side of that garage?:)

Here is my baby.. I hope to Get new Pics Soon!