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Seems like a lot of work. I can't imagine what that would cost now. For plastic I guess one could now be 3d printed. I don't know what it would cost to get either chromed.
LOL, I'm now 65 and I had a QQ1 '68 RoadRunner when I was in high school and up untill I read about the color numbers recently I had always thought the entire number was the code for the Blue alone.
Never stop learning.
Well, as I said I have read that is what the code represents. I didn't have any reason to disagree with it because it worked for my car but I see your point. Maybe it is Roof 1st and then body and that may well be the case. One thing is for sure, it is Blue and White and 2 tone.
Here is a page...
The second Q is the color of the steel top under the vinyl, the vinyl is not part of this number. If you car was no vinyl it would still be QQ1. If it was 2 tone only paint no vinyl it could be like QW2. Blue/White-2 tone.
I recently learned this about the '68 color codes, the 1st letter - Q is the body color, the 2nd letter - Q is the roof color and the 3rd which is a digit - 1 means it is all 1 color. Of course this is on the steel, if there is a vinyl top that is not part of this number. A 2 tone car could be...
I'm planning to strip the anodizing off my '68 grill, polish and then have it clear powder coated to keep from having to polish all the time. I saw some headlights doors done that way at MOParty last year. He said they were had been done a couple years and they still looked good.