Topic: 1968 Hardtop red or back
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Soda Blasting will be through on Monday. I decided to go Rally Red PPG paint. The original color.
Now should I paint the hardtop black or the same color as the car. The convt. top is black. What did they do in 1968??????? The hardtop is black now.
Did GMC put out the hardtops in the car color or basic black.
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I beleive the hardtops were available either in the car color, or with a black vinyl covering
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Correct...it's your money and you can have the top painted whatever color you like, but to be correct, it should be either body color or have vinyl covering.
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YA...hardtop would be either body color, or a black vinyl covering...
I don't think I've ever seen a car with a top painted a different, complimenting color....might be kinda neat!
I don't think I've ever seen a car with a top painted a different, complimenting color....might be kinda neat!
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Just an added opinion here;
A friend of mine has a red '68 Vert. The hard top is also red.
Every time I see it with the red hard top on I think how much better it would look if the hard top were black.
So there!!! 
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I agree they came either body color or black vinyl, but I have seen earlier cars in a contrasting color, and it looked good. My orange '71 has black vinyl and looks sharp. Do whatever you want. It is easy to change down the road if you change your mind.
Larry
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Once owned a 1968, 3 deuces convertible that had both tops. the hard top had the black vinyl on it and I always loved it because you could clean it an apply stuff to it and it would look great.
Manchstershark...he picked up hard top at Carlisle and has the same problem...
Rich, how many C3VR members does it take to install a hardtop?
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I guess the install questions are answered now..
Thanks.
Rich
I guess the install questions are answered now..
Thanks.
Rich
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