Painting my 69 RT - any idea of the color code of Nash Bridges cuda?

[DPL]

Hello everyone,

I am just about ready to paint my 69 Charger RT.  Its been a long time coming.

I'm not concerned about originality with this car - I want to make something unique and special.

The color choice I am making is the same color used on Nash Bridges 71 cuda.  The car will have a white top, white interior, white RT stripe.

I've dug through the web only to find the color is referred to as School Bus Yellow.  My paint guy says he has 47 shaded of SBY.

If anyone knows the paint code I should be looking for, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!

DPL

[hemi-hampton]

As far as I know the color was suppose to be Curious Yellow code #GY3 but when originally painted this color it came out to light on film so they redid it a darker color so it would look right on film or something like that.  What it looks like in person & on film/TV is 2 different things. LEON.

[jaak]

Although, i don't know the paint code, as leon said directors, etc, wasnt happy with the way curious yellow looked on film so they repainted the cars. The only thing I have ever read is they used Sherwin Williams "School bus Yellow". No code was given but I read that in a book about tv/movie cars. On a side note they said Don Johnson's personal favorite was a built 360/4 speed car, that was used for up close filming, and all the "sounds" of the car was recorded off a car that had a 440 with flowmasters. But in my opinion that color looks alot like mopars butterscotch/bahama yellow.

Jason

[69*F5*SE]

I was never too thrilled of that color on that Cuda.   

[Mike DC]

   

My cousin actually worked as a PA on that show for a couple years. 

He has said the Cudas didn't look very appealing in person partly because of that paint shade.  He said it was sort of a maize color.  It had more of an orange/tan tint than what showed up on TV.  It was definitely chosen for its looks on developed & printed film and nothing else. 



As a GL fan, I can vouch for the fact that film can tint colors A LOT more than you'd ever expect.  It can literally cause enough of a shade/tint difference to make Vitamin-C orange look like Hemi Orange sometimes. 

The real problem is that orange/yellow/red is too close to a skin color.  And when doing the color timing/printing, the film processing people always have to make the skin tones look perfect or else it's too obvious & objectionable.  But that often means sacrificing the correctness of other things on the film that are near to skin tones.





Unless you've got some specific reason to want that exact color (for a Nash replica, or a car that's also being used on film, or something?), then I wouldn't go after that specific yellow. 

If you just want a brighter & higher-impact yellow than the factory Plymouth shade, then you'd probably be much happier choosing one some other way.  (Modern 'Vettes have a really good one, for example.) 

 

[DPL]

Excellent points.  Mike, I agree, I saw an 07 vette yesterday that was a very nice high impact yellow.

I am the fortunate owner of a 68 super bee and I recently restored it, painted to its original yellow (sunfire) and I like it but for this car I want something deeper to offset the white roof and interior.

I am looking into the butterscotch/bahama yellow now. 

Awesome feedback people.  Thank you

[bearbqd]

If you really want that color, one of the members on www.cuda-challenger.com owned that very Cuda (the main one used on the show) for some time. He recently sold it. I forget his name, but if you post this same thread over there. The members will have you hooked up with him in no time.

[DPL]

Hey everyone, the car has color!

I ended up going with the tri stage Lamborghini pearl yellow.  As this was my first spray, I borrowed a SATA gun which was awesome.  Other than a few runs in the clear, it turned out incredible.  Inside the shop it looks yellow but in the sun it looks more orange.  The pictures don't do it justice.

Thank you all for giving me the advice along the way.  Next step is to finish the color sanding and then 4 stages of polishing!

[hemi-hampton]

Different, Never seen that color on a Charger Before, Not sure I ever seen it on anything before. Will stand out in the crowd now. Looks good LEON.

[jaak]

Looks great man!!!!     

Jason

[tan top]

  looks nice  good work 

[Mike DC]

Wow.   


If you had it in your head that you wanted something like how the Nash Cuda looked on the TV screen, I think you got it.   

[miamivice]

WOW

That color looks great on your charger. Keep us posted with progress pictures.  Are you going to put a white top on it?

[DPL]

Definitely.  White top, white interior, white stripe.  I'm searching for the best tire/wheel combo and am liking the 18" billet magnums from American Racing.  They are damn expensive though...

Thanks for the comments.  I will definitely keep you posted on my progress.

[eje91]

That Tri-Stage Lamborghini Pearl Yellow looks awesome!  Great job.

May I ask for exact Lambo paint code?  I would like to have a '71 Cuda clone built or might end up having a modern Challenger turned into a 'Cuda with the HXC Performance shaker hood, fenders, etc.  Either way, that Nash Bridges color will be used, and you've hit on it with that paint choice.

Thanks!

[Brock Samson]

 I bet we'd all like to see some recent finished pics,.. hint, hint,.. 

[Brock Samson]

  ooops,..  my bad... sorry,.. 

[DPL]

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,58198.0.html

[69bronzeT5]

Darren, the car looks fantastic. I saw it at the Mopar Madness show last month

[TylerCharger69]

As a GL fan, I can vouch for the fact that film can tint colors A LOT more than you'd ever expect.  It can literally cause enough of a shade/tint difference to make Vitamin-C orange look like Hemi Orange sometimes.




I agree with that quote as it affected my paint job.  I chose a color for my GL based on how it looks on t.v.  Well...I now realize that the color is quite a bit lighter....Mikepmcs was kind enough to send me a paint chip he shot himself (bc/cc) of Big Bad Orange (An AMC color)which was used on the 2005 movie.  (By the way....thanks again, Mike) The color on the DVD looks like mine, but when compared with the paint chip in person......major difference!!!!