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Well I bought my car in Maryland, the body is Blue with Black fenders, I want to repaint the car and change all window gaskets, But I cannot find the color code, should I just re-paint the same navy blue with Blk fenders?

1936 Model 1011
Body Serial is 1374
Trim 180
Paint 607

Thanks Marco Sr.

Maybe not in Canada, but I thought in 1936 the cars were mono-color, all blue or all black. Or grey, green, tan,& Etc. Mine was and is all black.

For US cars navy blue was the only blue offered and black fenders only was not offered.

Thanks, J and Gene, but this is where I get confused, I found these pages (97-101) in this book,

( https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/do...mation-kits/Chevrolet/1936-Chevrolet.pdf)

Page 98 shows Fenders Black. etc, sorry gentlemen but I am not an expert just a man who fell in love with the 36 chevy Master Sedan

Then it would seem that fenders where black unless the buyer went for the extra cost option of having them body color. So black fenders would be as correct as body color fenders. I'd go original personally.

1934 was theast year for black fenders abd it was extra cost to have the fenders painted body color.
My DuPont color chart lists body and sheet metal (fenders) same color.
I would suspect an owner had the fenders painted black somw where in the last 80 years.

I couldn't find page #s beyound mid 70s, but did find a page showing body colors. And saw no reference to black fenders. If you can post an image of the page you found it might help me at least.

So Chevrolet must have made a "last minute" change in production specifications then?
It would seen so given that the OP attached a link to an actual Chevrolet Engineering Department document dated August 20 1935 that specified black fenders unless ordered body color at extra cost.
Or maybe it was a change made at some point during the 1936 model year production?

Maybe an overcapasity of black paint for Canada, and a way to add an upgrade.

The pages he is referring to are page 98 for the fenders and page 100 for the body colors.
You will note on the page referring to everything colored black, there is an asterisk beside fenders, and below is the explanation that fenders can be ordered body color at extra cost.

Ole, if you can help me with the GM Canadian paint code 607?

I'm sorry, I don't have information on what colors the paint codes translate to...
but I'm sure other VCCA members here do and if they see this I'm sure they will help out.

I do however have a little 1940 Canadian paint information that another member who goes by the name rabaut was kind enough to share with me.
The color you end up looking for may have been used in 1940 as well, so the following may help:

Is there any way to find Canadian GM code 607? I have look and call into Canada and no luck.

Canadian paint code 607 is Oshawa Blue. The whole car would be that colour, including fenders. Yours may have been re-painted, or replaced with NOS parts which came in flat black...

Hi brewster

Would you be willing to share the source of your information by any chance?
It sure would come in handy as this type of info seems to be as rare as hen's teeth up here.
Thanks

I have a CIL colour index book from 1960 that was used for matching older Canadian GM paints with their modern paint colours. All of the names and data tag codes are listed. Unfortunately I don't have any CIL paint from 1960 to brew up the original colours! Watch the factory assembly of 1936 Chevrolets video. You'll see that Masters came down the line with the rear fenders already attached to the body before they are mated to the frame at the body drop. The whole line shows cars in solid colours. It was the depression, and people weren't forking over extra dough on paint, especially on a low cost Chevrolet.

Thank you for the information, I might just paint the whole car Oshawa Blue, but I do like the fenders Black too.

Again Thank You

Just buy enough blue paint to do the fenders if you change your mind.