B7 Blue

[6bblgt]

in '68 paint codes were a single digit -'69 two digits - '70 three digitds

"Q" is a different color/shade than "B5" 

[41husk]

Maybe  I am mistaken, but every 68 paint code chart list several colors with double digits.  I am pretty sure my car is QQ1 and when I ordered the paint, both times my 68 was painted I used QQ1 as the code, but then I don't try to appear to know every thing, so I could be wrong

[Troy]

Well, on a 68 fender tag you'll see a three character code. However it breaks down to three individual codes which means the paint code is a single letter. The first character is the roof color, second is the body color, and the third designates monotone or two tone paint. Since Chargers (talking about 68 here) were always monotone the first two characters will be the same and the last is always a "1". Of course, I haven't looked at any fenders tags for cars that had a painted roof option to see how they are structured.

Once again, QQ1 in 68 is NOT the same color as B5 in 69 even though they are both called "bright blue metallic".

Troy

[41husk]

I agree Troy, but infact QQ1 (or Q1) is different from can to can.  I used PPG both paint job and will swear from eye site and pics one is lighter than the other

[G-man]

Ok

So conclusion is...

The codes have different names because they are different in colour also. Which means the actual QQ1 colour was not offered in 1969, it was replaced by B5 which is actually different. So if you wanted all the colours available then in 1969 you would need to have B5, B7 and QQ1 as an option.

Right?

[Troy]

There is no QQ1 in 1969 so that wouldn't be an option. For shades of blue in 1060 there was a Q5 turquoise and a B3 light blue to go along with the B5 and B7. The color chart shows a Q4 but I'm not sure it was available on a Charger. You could get B7 on a 1969 Charger so I still have no idea what the original question was. Do you want to know the equivalent 1968 color to B7 in 1969?

Troy

[G-man]

Yeah the equivalent QQ1 in 69...

Thats why i asked whether it was the same colour just different coding for the year or whether the actual colour was different.

If I put all the colour charts in 1 piece (1968-70) I cant eliminate QQ1 and say "B5 is the same thing" can I as it isnt the same and QQ1 is a colour that was not available after 68.

I just looked at all the colour codes for 68 and 69 and not one colour code is the same...

Does that mean all 1968 Colours are different from 1969 and no colour was the exact same in 69 as 68?

[Troy]

White and black probably look the same.

Troy

[6bblgt]

none of the blues were the same 1968 to 1969
white wasn't the same 1968 to 1969
black was

yellow was the same even though the paint code changed '68 - S, '69 - Y2, '70 - DY2 are all the same;
although by '70 it was a Plymouth c-body only color.

1969 Q4 was a '69 only & c-body only color.

[G-man]

Thank you!

Never knew any of that. Now I know. Great.