I recently acquired a 1932 5-window coupe. It was a standard, but of course the hood doors are chrome! It was restored in the 60's and the lacquer paint is peeling off in places and heavily cracked in others. It has a cream pin stripe much like on a 31, but added on the molding above the rear fender across the sill molding and the bottom of the hood.
The paint color combination codes is 92. Serge Blue and Black. My car was built in the spring of 32. I have the Duco spec sheet and a 3 window drawing from The Filling Station. The description refers to a Cream Medium and a St Germain pinstripe. outer and inner. From the drawing it appears the moulding from the hood below the window across and down the curved edge of the trunk is supposed to have a 1/16 St. Germain red strip down the middle and a 1/32 Cream Medium stripe in the groove above and below the molding. The upper body moldings appear to have a 1/32 Cream Medium stripe again in the groove on both sides without the St. Germain red.
I found an older thread where a gentleman said his was a spring car and original paint only had a single stripe. I have not been able to find a triple stripe in any photos of original or restored cars. Did Chevrolet ever produce the triple stripe in the drawing and description or do you think someone decided the labor was too much and just reverted to the 1931 striping procedure?
I am going to guess that when it was restored they decided the original pin stripping was more than they wanted to attempt. My car is the same paint code and I sent a copy of the drawings for striping to a shop for a quote and they declined the job due to it's difficulty. My car is a January build but there were no remains of original striping .
The 1932 Deluxe models did have two outside stripes and a center stripe. A paint diagram can be purchased from the Filling Station with details. The outside stripes were about 1/2 way from the center to the groove.
Some 1932 cars had stripes on the fenders. I don't know if there ever was a consensus among the "experts" that determined the time period and/or factories that had them. Many years ago there were NOS fenders that had the stripes and others that didn't.
So, a car could be "correct" either way it seems. The drawing does show the stripe on the fender as well. I was hoping that somebody might have a photo of a car with the triple stripe.
Another question. The paint diagram says the background of the gages would be body color. Blue in my case. My car has the silver patterned decal. It appears original, but could have been applied in the 60s restoration. Any clue what is correct on the dash?
The "standard" cars had the painted gauge background. The Deluxe had the decal. The interior moldings on the standard were simple and straight. The Deluxe had a shallow "V" shape. The sewing on the Deluxe door panels matched the shape of the moldings. The Fisher Body plate Interior number would indicate the seat fabric and whether standard or Deluxe.
Mine was a standard. The interior door trim below the window is straight. The instrument background just looks worn as if it has always been there.
My trim tag says 16 for upholstery (Grey Mohair?) and 92 for paint (Black and Serge Blue). I would guess my upholstery was replaced in the 60s restoration.
I found a video of a green 4 door deluxe that is said to be original. It has the 3 stripe pinstripe. It has the gold stripe on the fenders. Was this a deluxe feature? The inset at the top of it's dash has silver screws and looks almost like it is woodgrain. Again, deluxe. I presume the standard was black like the rest of the dash. The link below is my interior.
Tried to access your link for the interior. "site can't be reached". Wondering if spelling error? I have a "32 deluxe coupe. would really like to see photos.
