B7 Blue

[G-man]

Looks like the Colour I was thinking of was not B5 after all. It was the B7 which was slightly darker/cooler looking.

What would B7 be related to in a charger?

Or is QQ1 it and QQ1 is -B5 ?

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[SG1022]

Do you have one of those sheets for the 73?

[tan top]

Do you have one of those sheets for the 73?

[69bronzeT5]

Sorry, I had pictures but stupid Photobucket decided I exceeded my bandwidth

[SG1022]

those photos are not showing up for me

[maxwellwedge]

Here is my 69 Swinger 340 - B7 with a White painted roof and B5 interior.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

A few B7 '69s in here

http://www.1969chargerregistry.com/gallery/69chargers

[472 R/T SE]

1.  I'm not positive on this '68.  It looks light.




2. & 3.  Both buddy's of mine, definitely 1969 B7




4.  Another buddy's B-7 1971.

[G-man]

Thanks for the colour Chart.

That definately the blue I was thinking on that GTX.

Has a little more grey in it than the QQ1... (has that more greyish/blue look)

Well... considering the colour Chart.

Is it safe to say that

CC1 (1968) is equivalent to B7 (1969-70) ?

Is it the same shade just they used different colour coding for the different year or is CC1 actually different from B7 and its not just the colour coding?

Would anyone actually have a real colour chart (meaning a poster 1 not just 1 on the computer?) is there a way to get me one real one or am I dreaming?

Im getting my first garage made... so im kinda excited... would like something Mopar to hang in there and the colour chart is just cool for the sake of iuno... its just cool.

[Road Dog]

I think the actual B7 and B5 Colors may have varied from diff years based on the actual paint formulas.

[maxwellwedge]

I think the actual B7 and B5 Colors may have varied from diff years based on the actual paint formulas.

Yup - More than that I think it was the consistency from batch to batch, plant to plant as well. 70 B5 and 71 B5 are definitely different colors (on purpose).

[6bblgt]

NONE of the blues carried over from 1968 to 1969 & 1968 "C" - medium blue metallic was a c-body only color.

[472 R/T SE]

Well there you have it.  Dan would know.

My '68 example is apparently a custom mix.  Too light for EE1 & too dark for QQ1.

[Todd Wilson]

My 71 is B7.........

[Road Dog]

Can't remember the years. All B5 are not the same. My 69 is B5 Bright Blue. There is no violet color in the mix. There is another B5 that has violet and it is a slightly darker shade of blue.Maybe someone hear can explain it more?

[G-man]

Ok

I understand B5 or B7 changed over the years so B7 on 1 car may look different from B7 on another car... that makes sense...

But If I order EG: CC1 (1968) blue or B7 blue (1969-70)... am I supposed to get the same colour... just different code for the year or is the actual colour meant to be different (not including every company gets slightly different shades) i mean if this was a perfect world and the colour worked out 100% all the time exactly the same... is cc1 and b7 the same thing just different number for the year or is it actually different colour like QQ1 vs CC1

[BrianShaughnessy]

Jersey Joe's B7 Chally.

[Todd Wilson]

Another thing about B7 is its hard to photograph. Depending on the lighting   it can look lighter or darker.


Todd

[6bblgt]

Original paint cars didn't vary from one to another, if they did a paint code or formula would be worthless.
Every surviving '69 Trim Selector that has not been abused over the past 40+ years ... B5 will match B5.
Modern paints have a difficult time replicating the original colors & appearance.  The old components do not exist.

1968 Charger blue choices were:
U - light blue metallic
Q - bright blue metallic
E - dark blue metallic

1969 Charger blue choices were: all NEW for '69
B3 - light blue metallic
B5 - bright blue metallic
B7 - medium blue metallic

1970 Charger blue choices were: all SAME as '69
EB3 - light blue metallic
EB5 - bright blue metallic
EB7 - dark blue metallic (notice name change, same paint formula)

1971 Charger blue choices were: all NEW for '71
GB2 - light blue metallic
GB5 - brite blue metallic
GB7 - dark blue metallic

[G-man]

QQ1 - bright blue metallic (1968) B5 - bright blue metallic (1969/70)

You saying these 2 colours were actually different to each other, it was not just the code that changed but the actual colour to?

So QQ1 is not B5 (though both bright they were actually different?)

[472 R/T SE]

Would anyone actually have a real colour chart (meaning a poster 1 not just 1 on the computer?) is there a way to get me one real one or am I dreaming?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968-DODGE-CORONET-CHARGER-DART-POLARA-PAINT-CHIPS-DZM5_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1e58cdd9cdQQitemZ130338904525QQptZMotorsQ5fManualsQ5fLiterature

[charger Downunder]

Hear is a good site to look up colour charts.
http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/

[Road Dog]

QQ1 - bright blue metallic (1968) B5 - bright blue metallic (1969/70)

You saying these 2 colours were actually different to each other, it was not just the code that changed but the actual colour to?

So QQ1 is not B5 (though both bright they were actually different?)

All I know is I went to bet my car painted years ago. I know the car was originally a B5 bright blue metallic. The paint folks mixed up B5 and it was darker than the original paint on my car, but matched the B5 on a buddy's convertible Roadrunner. This darker B5 had the violet in the mix. They found a B5 that had no violet and mixed it. It matched perfect to my car. So,I dunno. 

[G-man]

QQ1 - bright blue metallic (1968) B5 - bright blue metallic (1969/70)

You saying these 2 colours were actually different to each other, it was not just the code that changed but the actual colour to?

So QQ1 is not B5 (though both bright they were actually different?)

All I know is I went to bet my car painted years ago. I know the car was originally a B5 bright blue metallic. The paint folks mixed up B5 and it was darker than the original paint on my car, but matched the B5 on a buddy's convertible Roadrunner. This darker B5 had the violet in the mix. They found a B5 that had no violet and mixed it. It matched perfect to my car. So,I dunno.  

Uhm...

People said pretty much that 10 times already.... nobody has actually answered what I actually asked.

Im not asking whether the paint on the cars look slightly different or whether they have vioelt or not or whether u can or cant match the paint exactly.

Im asking back in 1968 they made a colour code called "QQ1". In 1969 they made a colour code called "B5"

Is B5/QQ1 meant to be the same (if everything was gotten correct - Just different code name for 68/69 for same colour) or did the 2 different code names designate 2 different colours just as B5 is different from B7.

That means if I had QQ1 for 68, someone else would have B5 to say they have a 69... is B5 supposed to look the same to QQ1 (b5 stating a '69' code) or they are different code names not because of the year change but because the actual colour is meant to be different and therefor QQ1 (1968) and B5 (1969) are not the same colour and are not even meant to be the same just like B5 is different from B7.