Any Orange 69 chargers out there with a white tail stripe?

[1969chargerrtse]

I must of looked at over 500 Charger pictures on the net, and cannot find one Orange 69 charger with a white tail stripe.  I had a thought of going with a white stripe instead of a black stripe, but for the life of me I can't find a single car?  Is it that ugly of an combination?

Any pictures? 

[Rolling_Thunder]

the stripes are usually dark on light colors...     so i dont think it is even an option back in the day...     

[Brock Samson]

i dont see why you couldn't, though i dont think i've seen one either...
did you check the pics on Chris's '69 site?..

[Ghoste]

Don't know why but I keep thinking that there was a 69 500 out there with a white stripe?

[captnsim]

Not a 69 but orange. I can't remember where I stole this...maybe the 70 registry. 

[Ghoste]

Even though it's not a 69 you still get the idea if you squint slightly.

[1969chargerrtse]

i dont see why you couldn't, though i dont think i've seen one either...
did you check the pics on Chris's '69 site?..

That was my first stop.  Thanks.

[1969chargerrtse]

Not a 69 but orange. I can't remember where I stole this...maybe the 70 registry. 

Oh no, you didn't get permission?    Now how about without the vinyl top and a set of sport wheels?   
I like the look in red, not to sure about on orange.  Probably not.
Not for me, kinda remindes me of a creamsicle.

[Khyron]

That orange with white top and white stripe was the combo I was going to go with :drool:

[69_500]

Don't know why but I keep thinking that there was a 69 500 out there with a white stripe?

Not in orange there isn't.

[Magnumcharger]

Really, I think it comes down to finding a 1969 Charger R/T in orange, with a white interior.
I'll peruse my archive...

[Magnumcharger]

Bingo!

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I only have one true V2 car registered with a white interior...no vinyl & a black stripe....V21 car to boot.
None registered with a white top or a white stripe

Unrestored....

[Magnumcharger]

Its amazing how much better the 15 x 7 Magnum 500 wheels vs. the 14 x 6, add to the look of a 1969 Charger....

[69CoronetRT]

I only have one true V2 car registered with a white interior...no vinyl & a black stripe....V21 car to boot.
None registered with a white top or a white stripe

Chris, IIRC, isn't that car a real late SPD?

[1969chargerrtse]

Bingo!

Wow, thanks.  I like it, but I'm to afraid to make the switch.

[Khyron]

I only have one true V2 car registered with a white interior...no vinyl & a black stripe....V21 car to boot.
None registered with a white top or a white stripe

Unrestored....

That GL in the background have rocker moulding on it? NICE!

[68r/t]

I personally think that the white stripe looks the best

[nh_mopar_fan]

That orange with white top and white stripe was the combo I was going to go with :drool:

I like that look ALOT.

[Charger-Bodie]

I like the white stripe.

[Ghoste]

Don't know why but I keep thinking that there was a 69 500 out there with a white stripe?

Not in orange there isn't.

Do you know of any that may have been done that way (even say 20 years ago?) but of course not coded for it Danny?

[hemigeno]

Don't know why but I keep thinking that there was a 69 500 out there with a white stripe?

Not in orange there isn't.

Do you know of any that may have been done that way (even say 20 years ago?) but of course not coded for it Danny?

V2 wasn't introduced as a color until after the '69 Charger500 production ceased.  There was at least one 99 99 "Omaha" Orange Charger500 produced, but I don't recall off the top of my head which color its stripe is/was. 

There are several Daytonas that I know of with V2/white stripe combinations, and they look good:

[Ghoste]

No, no not coded for it; was there one out there years back that had been done that way?  I have this nagging thought in the back of my mind that someone did one that way but given the reliability of my memory I concede to the experts naturally.

[69CoronetRT]

Don't know why but I keep thinking that there was a 69 500 out there with a white stripe?

Not in orange there isn't.

Do you know of any that may have been done that way (even say 20 years ago?) but of course not coded for it Danny?

V2 wasn't introduced as a color until after the '69 Charger500 production ceased.  There was at least one 99 99 "Omaha" Orange Charger500 produced, but I don't recall off the top of my head which color its stripe is/was. 

There are several Daytonas that I know of with V2/white stripe combinations, and they look good:

Geno, what's the earliest V2 Daytona you know about? I did some checking on Super Bees and besides the A12 cars, the earliest Bee I have on file is 4/30. I have one R/T convertible in the first week of May. I'm just curious as to when non A12 cars started to recieve the color.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I only have one true V2 car registered with a white interior...no vinyl & a black stripe....V21 car to boot.
None registered with a white top or a white stripe

Chris, IIRC, isn't that car a real late SPD?

Actually its fairly early for a V2 & V21 car....4/28/69

It also has a special VON of 967314

PS---the earliest "legit" V2 car I have is 3/17/69 which also has an odd 940447 VON which I thought was reserved for the A12 cars?

I say "legit" because I have an earlier car 1/21/69 that has a very hard to read tag....might be Y2...also has no special VON to indicate a special order color etc...

These are both 383 XP cars

The earliest V2 Daytona's I have are on 4/27/69 (5 total on the same day)

[hemigeno]

Here's the skinny on V2 HemiOrange availability...

Project Engineering Transmittal EE-110, dated 3/7/69, was sent out to Lynch Road, St. Louis, Hamtramck and Los Angeles assembly plants.  That transmittal references Manual Page Number C-2 and C-3.

I dug through and found Sheet C-3 in the "E" Series Sales Code Manual, which actually shows the date the change was incorporated into the Production line.  That date is March 26, 1969... shows that the paint codes V2 HemiOrange for Dart/Coronet/Chargers was added on 2/27/69.  Paint code K2 for Plymouth B-bodies was added the same day on a change made to Sheet C-2.  While the paint availability was added to Chrysler's home office documentation on that day, the change was not sent out to the actual factories that same day.  The transmittal which records when this particular change was sent out to Lynch Road, St. Louis, Los Angeles and Hamtramck Assembly Plants was dated 3/7/69 as noted above.

Theoretically, no Dart (L), Coronet(W) or Charger(X) would have been sprayed out with V2 Hemi Orange paint (incidentally, K2 for Plymouth B-bodies was mentioned on the same sheets on the same dates) prior to 3/26/69  3/7/69.  I'd be real skeptical of any car coded V2 prior to that time.  99 Special Order paint is another story, but V2 should not appear anywhere until right around that time. 

When the first car in that color appeared, I dunno.  Chris is correct though, there are several Daytonas coded V2 with an SPD of 4/27/69, when a batch of about 100 Daytonas were scheduled to be built.

edited by hemigeno

[69_500]

The one 99 99 paint code 500 that I have seen had a black stripe on it the 2 times I"ve seen it. However I have been told that there may be a 2nd 99 99 paint code 500 as well, but I have yet to confirm this with any viewings of the car. If/when I do get to see I'll sure let you guys know.

I can think of a few 500's that were sprayed an orange color back in the day, but can't seem to find any pictures of one with a white stripe though.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

The one I have registered on 3/17/69 has a 940 special order VON...here is a pic of the tag that I remembered I had....

Looking at it now it looks a bit suspect (not the part where I wiped out the last 6 of the VIN)

[1969chargerrtse]

The one I have registered on 3/17/69 has a 940 special order VON...here is a pic of the tag that I remembered I had....

Looking at it now it looks a bit suspect (not the part where I wiped out the last 6 of the VIN)

I'm not half as educated as you guys, and the first thing I thought when I saw that tag was, it looks like the repro one on my car. Perfect and flat with sharp corners.

[1969chargerrtse]

I'm surprised to read how many of you like the white stripe?  Cool.  Is it me or does that car have the emblems on it also, ironically the reason I'm changing mine.

[hemigeno]

Here's the skinny on V2 HemiOrange availability...

Project Engineering Transmittal EE-110, dated 3/7/69, was sent out to Lynch Road, St. Louis, Hamtramck and Los Angeles assembly plants.  That transmittal references Manual Page Number C-2 and C-3.

I dug through and found Sheet C-3 in the "E" Series Sales Code Manual, which actually shows the date the change was incorporated into the Production line.  That date is March 26, 1969... shows that the paint codes V2 HemiOrange for Dart/Coronet/Chargers was added on 2/27/69.  Paint code K2 for Plymouth B-bodies was added the same day on a change made to Sheet C-2.  While the paint availability was added to Chrysler's home office documentation on that day, the change was not sent out to the actual factories that same day.  The transmittal which records when this particular change was sent out to Lynch Road, St. Louis, Los Angeles and Hamtramck Assembly Plants was dated 3/7/69 as noted above.

Theoretically, no Dart (L), Coronet(W) or Charger(X) would have been sprayed out with V2 Hemi Orange paint (incidentally, K2 for Plymouth B-bodies was mentioned on the same sheets on the same dates) prior to 3/26/69  3/7/69.  I'd be real skeptical of any car coded V2 prior to that time.  99 Special Order paint is another story, but V2 should not appear anywhere until right around that time. 

When the first car in that color appeared, I dunno.  Chris is correct though, there are several Daytonas coded V2 with an SPD of 4/27/69, when a batch of about 100 Daytonas were scheduled to be built.

edited by hemigeno

OK, I need to back up and correct something.  All the document reference numbers are the same, but the sheet dated 3/26/69 has multiple changes listed to it - the last one of which was indeed dated 3/26/69.  All the other changes had an earlier date listed, which I didn't notice while typing the first reply.      Chrysler constantly sent out revised sheets to the assembly plants throughout the model year, and they often sent the same sheet multiple times.  Every time a line change was made, they sent out a new copy of the same sheet with the intention of having the old sheet pulled out, discarded, and replaced with the new/revised sheet.  I keyed in on the wrong date, as the V2 and K2 paint changes were not the last change made to Sheet C-2 and C-3.  That's my mistake.

The line change which introduced V2 HemiOrange (and K2 Vitamin C) paint as being available was actually dated 2/27/69.  It was included in a transmittal to the respective assembly plants on the 3/7/69 date I mentioned above.  They sent yet another copy of C-2 and C-3 out to the plants on 3/26/69, but by then the V2 and K2 changes had already been made.

What all this means, and I apologize for being so wordy and confusing, is that a Dart/Coronet/Charger built sometime after 3/7/69 could theoretically have had V2 (or K2 for Plymouth B-bodies) HemiOrange paint.  The tag that Chris posted a picture of could be a replacement tag from a car with those codes, but I agree it seems a little "too nice".  That 940xxx VON is a headscratcher too.

Sorry for the screwup...  I'll edit my earlier reply also...

[Magnumcharger]

I like Creamsicles....and that pretty well says it all!

[1969chargerrtse]

I like Creamsicles....and that pretty well says it all!

They are good, just not sure they make good car colors.

[Stretch]

I too very much like the V2 with the white tail stripe!

[moparstuart]

I too very much like the V2 with the white tail stripe!

    me too

[CB]

I like the red with white stripe/interior/top... like mine was back then

[69CoronetRT]

What all this means, and I apologize for being so wordy and confusing, is that a Dart/Coronet/Charger built sometime after 3/7/69 could theoretically have had V2 (or K2 for Plymouth B-bodies) HemiOrange paint.  The tag that Chris posted a picture of could be a replacement tag from a car with those codes, but I agree it seems a little "too nice".  That 940xxx VON is a headscratcher too.

Geno, very nice documentation. Thanks for sharing it.

The earliest K2 cars I have on file are an A12 RR with a 329 SPD, so you really don't know when it was built, and a STL built RR also with 329.