I went to a 55-57 Chevy show, probably 30 years ago. I had (have) a 57 sport coupe, originally Sierra gold/Adobe beige (really, a copper penny color). Silver when I got it, I painted it a pale yellow and white.
But I had decided to go back to the original color, so I was looking at sg/ab cars in particular.
There were three Sierra gold 57s, parked side by side by side. All three were different shades, all three would have looked correct, sitting by themselves. I have NO idea which one was "right". Any one of them could have been the 56 version of the same color.
I've got a feeling that the not-quite-the-right-shade happens a lot!
