1960 color option

[Mopar_Mudder]

Just picked up a 1960 Fury for my son. He is 15 and this is his first go at restoring his own car. Well it is his first car of any kind.

Wondering what the factory color options and combination were. He is thinking either all black, black with the lower head light area white, or red and white. What dictated the color of the roof?

Currently the car is coded KJ3

 

[CBODY67]

Just to satisfy my curiosity, I looked at the www.eatondetroitspring.com website (fill the vehicle info for the box on the front page, when the next page appears, with the info in the upper tool bar, click on the vehicle logo under "Links"), the sales brochure just shows "white" as the headlight/fender flare color, as it also matched the top color on the two-tone cars with a white roof. If no two-tone, everything was body color. No inro at www.hamtramck-historical.com/library , fwiw. NOt sure if white was the only two-tine top color that year?

I always liked the styling on the 1960 Plymouths and other Chrysler Corp cars. Can be a neat project!

Just some thoughts,
CBODY67

 

[Mopar_Mudder]

Well the car right now is original and is Turquiose Metallic lower (head light area), Aqua Mist main body and Turquiose Metallic roof.

So I would have thought the paint code on the tag would read KJK, not KJ3. Don't know what the 3 stands for. So white is not the only lower color.

 

[FredNY66]

The footer of these paintchips may explain it.

 

[58Belvedere]

1960 Color Codes - Plymouth Paint Cross-Reference

 

[Jim 68cuda]

I believe any tasteful combination of paint colors were available as two tone.

 

[69CoronetRT]

Well the car right now is original and is Turquiose Metallic lower (head light area), Aqua Mist main body and Turquiose Metallic roof.

So I would have thought the paint code on the tag would read KJK, not KJ3. Don't know what the 3 stands for. So white is not the only lower color.

The '3' indicates the car got the Sportone paint configuration that included those two colors.

There were at least 33 two-tone and Sportone combinations offered in a wide variety of colors.

 

[69CoronetRT]

No info at www.hamtramck-historical.com/library , fwiw.

I have the 60 Plymouth CT book. I simply haven't scanned and posted it.....

 

[Mopar_Mudder]

I have the 60 Plymouth CT book. I simply haven't scanned and posted it.....

Wow that would be a great resource if you can get it scanned someday. That is exactly what I have been looking for.

 

[58Belvedere]

Red and white

 

[58Belvedere]

Black:

 

[58Belvedere]

Black with white:

 

[58Belvedere]

Red and white View attachment 728467

 

[marko]

Well the car right now is original and is Turquiose Metallic lower (head light area), Aqua Mist main body and Turquiose Metallic roof.

So I would have thought the paint code on the tag would read KJK, not KJ3. Don't know what the 3 stands for. So white is not the only lower color.

what colour is the interior ?


with that colour combo id be keeping it turquoise............. too many get painted black or red.

but his car his choice

 

[Ram Fury]

Lads --
My SonoRamic Commando Powered '60 Fury at the 2023 Colorado Concours d'Elegance. That is virtually the original exterior and interior: Twilight Blue Metallic and Oyster White. Interior same shades.
Joe Godec

 

[Big_John]

Just picked up a 1960 Fury for my son. He is 15 and this is his first go at restoring his own car. Well it is his first car of any kind.

Wondering what the factory color options and combination were. He is thinking either all black, black with the lower head light area white, or red and white. What dictated the color of the roof?

Currently the car is coded KJ3

I love black cars. I had to swear off them because black shows EVERYTHING. Any little fingerprint, smudge, dust, pollen (especially pollen) etc. shows and you spend more time cleaning than having fun. Bodywork has to be perfect. I still love black cars.

That car is turquoise and blue. That's an amazing combo. I had a Q5 turquoise Roadrunner and everyone loved the color... And tell this to your son... Especially the ladies. They loved that color.

His car, his decision. My 2 cents.

 

[mopar preferred]

A black vehicle isn't a car, its a career.
I love a black car, as long as it isn't mine.