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Just curious if any of the 1932 Colors & Combinations carried over into 1933? Specifically interested in the Code for Yellow & Black from 1932. Thanks for your assistance!!!

Several of the 1932 colors were carried over into 1933.

I've often heard the comment there was only one shade of black.

Believe it or not there are different shades of black.

How about the rest of the story. If it has another color with the black wouldn't that just be a darker shade of that color. Such as if it's white you have shades of gray or blue and you have dark blue or green etc. If not what color do you put in to get a different shade of black? The DuPont color chips I have probably have a couple hundred different colors, but only one black.

Dupont's black is not the same black as PPG's black and Acme's black will be a different black in appearance than the other two. When comparing one manufacturer's black against another manufacturer's black, one of the two will be a deeper looking black than the other or one may have a slightly gray cast to it in comparison. As the saying goes, "black is not black".

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There are three paint combination numbers in 1932 that list Primrose Yellow and black.They are #98, 123, and 124.
I don't see any 1933 combinations listing a yellow. I am sure the 1932 yellow combinations were for open cars only.
The black Chevrolet used on fenders back then was an enamel. Enamel blacks were of the lighter black variety.

Color combinations 98 and 123 were used on the open cars. Color combination 124 was used on the cabriolet and landau phaeton, which were closed cars.

I "saved" a photo of a '32 Chevy Five Passenger Coupe - Black over Yellow - the nicely dressed unit with the Bow Tie; that inspired my question in the first place. That is why I inquired in the first place. I'm not sure if it was/is original but it sure looks good!!! Thanks for the help, EH.

That color combination on a 1932 five-passenger coupe is not original. But, if you like that color then it is your choice.

If you were looking at a Canadian built car, it may very well be right. I'm not sure if '33 colours carried into '34...but one look at Burt Fulmore's Cabriolet sells yellow and black on me. A Canadian offering for 1934, not available in the USA...

Thanks guys for posting the info! Unknown Paint Code # on the "Bustle - Back": 1318 & Trim Code: #87. Of course these are Canadian, EH!!! So I understand, the US & Canadian Paint Codes are different - makes sense. Brewster - you sure post beautiful photos - must have something to do with the subject matter & your personal taste in cars? Guess I'll have to use a bit of creative licence & get the crayons out...............

There was a Primrose Yellow color combination listed for the Canadian closed cars in 1932.

Junkyard Dog - "There was a Primrose Yellow color combination listed for the Canadian closed cars in 1932".

So from my understanding of the above posts; there were 3 Shades of Primrose Yellow, then? Do any "paint codes" exist for these colors? Any Chevys available for comparison? Is there a specific placement or scheme laid out for the individual colors? The '33 Five Passenger Coupe I saw here on the forum could have been a US or Canadian model - no licence plate was visible. Thank you again!

In 1932 there were three color combinations of Primrose Yellow available, not three shades. At any rate, there is a modern cross over for Primrose Yellow that is rated as a "fair" match, and that is the 1962-65 Mercedes "Yellow". The code number is DB630 and the Acme number is 2993.

10 - 4 Junkyard!!! Thank you for the clarification on the paint situation and providing the codes. Finally, is there a diagram - for lack of a better term - as to what two tone color formats were available in 1933? Thanks again.