Special Paint?

[jimmydiesel]

The paint code on my glove box door just says special. I dont know what is special about it it's all one color, light blue. Can someone educate me on what it means?

[Longhorn Man]

probably just an off color, a shade not provided under the normal options provided by the truck assembly line.

[byrd]

Some very nice options on that spid.
Is the oil bath and overdrive still there?

[jimmydiesel]

Ya it's 100% complete and original. It was parked since the 80's until I picked it up a couple months ago. The only things that had been changed on it were the filters, battery and tires.

[webbes]

We need pictures

[jimmydiesel]

Would it say special because the interior is a different color than the ext? I've got the radio I just took it out to work behind the dash easier.

[tcb-1]

Originally Posted by byrd

Some very nice options on that spid.
Is the oil bath and overdrive still there?

I was thinking the same thing. nicely optioned rig.

I believe the interior color was standard across the board for 67. hope I'm not sticking my foot in my mouth though??

[Longhorn Man]

nope, no foot in mouth, you are absolutly right. unless otherwise optioned the int was fawn in 67. just like the fact the heater was listed on the SPID... even though it was standard... another 67 only item.

I dont know what is special about it it's all one color, light blue.

With the exception of the dark blue on the bottom.
I think the special paint is becouse of the odd color combo. you could get any 2 colors for the 2 tone, but white was the normal recomended color that GM would use as the defult.
Another odd thing, there is no paint color listed on that spid at all.
Yet another oddity, the 4.11 rear gear is automatic with the overdrive tranny, yet they listed it.

[SOON2BLAZE]

What tranny is in that?

[ChevLoRay]

Wasn't the overdrive just something in the tail housing? The transmission would be just a regular 3-speed, with the overdrive added to it. OD should work in any gear, or it used to be that way.

Late-model OD transmissions were just modified 4-speed gearboxes. Older 4-speed transmissions, like the SM420 and SM 465, were granny-low gearboxes without any synchronizers on first and second.

Seems like one of the new features of the '67's was the fully-synchronized 3-speed. I don't know if the '67 OD transmission was based on the "new" gearbox, or on the prior-year models gearboxes.

[jimmydiesel]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

With the exception of the dark blue on the bottom.
I think the special paint is becouse of the odd color combo. you could get any 2 colors for the 2 tone, but white was the normal recomended color that GM would use as the defult.

I know it kinda looks like it in the picture but it really is one color the bottom is just less sunbeat than the top. The overdrive looks to be a seperate unit attached to the trans.