Re: unusual '56 Color "Flamingo"

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/2/9 15:49:31

I can't answer the question directly but in prior years, especially 1954, they did small batches of cars in non-stock schemes to test public reaction. The most well-known of these is perhaps the 1954 Amythest/Carnation combination applied to Pacifics, for which they used a special paint code letter on the VN plate not previously used; for 1954 I seem to recall it was "R" which stood for a non-stock color but not a specific one, i.e. regardless of the non-stock color it was indicated as "R".

So if a 55/56 car was so painted at the factory, I'd expect the paint code letter to be one not already used, like "I" or "O" or "U" or "W", or maybe something like "WW". Of course if an actual car in this color can't be found, this may be near impossible to track down by the usual routes.