'71 charger

[dodgecharger71]

This may not be "performance" talk but I just wanted some input from other people. I want to paint my '71 charger blue when the time comes but I cant really decide on a specific blue. The hood, stripes down the side, and go spoiler are going to be flat black and its going to have a black vinyl top. The interior would also be black as well. I just saw a 2012 challenger with the "blue streak" paint job and was thinking it would look good on my '71 charger. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

[340_GTS]

Yep. The original "B5" Blue, that's the best color for these. They called it True Blue Metallic, Blue Fire Met., or Bright Blue Met. back in '69/'71. I personally don't like "new car" colors on old cars. And the B5 blue on the 2011 Dodges is not exactly like this:

[dodgecharger71]

yeah i see your point that is very true. The charger is/was originally B5 blue, you can see the color perfectly in spots in the engine compartment. I like B5 blue but was there any blue that was a little darker other than B5?

[340_GTS]

There was a "B7" blue that is a little darker. It was called Evening Blue, Jamaica Blue, or Dark Blue Met.

[buckneccid]

Another option; I talked to my paint mixing guy, and asked that he use the coarsest metallic he could instead of the original metallic when he did the mix. I came out with a blue much darker than the original blue, with some nice metallic when you looked close.

I can't find a scanned pic of the '69 Superbee I had it on right now, but I'll look later and try and get a pic of it scanned.

[bronco9588]

Dude... I am a little bias cause my car is Petty Blue. The story goes that Richard Petty had half a car worth of white paint and half a car worth of blue paint. He mixed the two together and came out with something like STP blue. You prolly knew that story, but I like the history behind the paint. Moreover, your car benefits from Petty's favorite car: 3rd Gen Charger. It defiantly is a Mopar color and a very pure paint.

[dodgecharger71]

@Buckneccid that sounds like it came out pretty sweet, that would defientely be something I'll look into.
@ Bronco I've always liked Petty Blue and I do like the way Petty's charger looked back in the day. I just dont know how the blue will look in contrast with the black stripes and hood. But anythings possible!