Old Color codes

[Dirk]

Does anyone know if the 73 Chrysler color code JY3 (Honey Gold) is identical to Y3?
I can't find Jy3 for sale anywhere in Europe.
Thanks.

 

[CBODY67]

I believe the "J" is a model year designator, with "Y3" being the color designator? With "Y" meaning the basic color and "3" being the intensity of that color (low = lighter, higher = darker). If it is metallic in nature, the word "poly" will appear in the paint company designation.

www.tcpglobal.com and "Library" at www.hamtramck-historical.com can have chip charts, Chrysler Color and Trim Guides, and Chrysler Dealer Data Books which can have color-related information for particular model years.

CBODY67

 

[Dirk]

I believe the "J" is a model year designator, with "Y3" being the color designator? With "Y" meaning the basic color and "3" being the intensity of that color (low = lighter, higher = darker). If it is metallic in nature, the word "poly" will appear in the paint company designation.

www.tcpglobal.com and "Library" at www.hamtramck-historical.com can have chip charts, Chrysler Color and Trim Guides, and Chrysler Dealer Data Books which can have color-related information for particular model years.

CBODY67

Thx

 

[413]

Yes, so the first letter is very important to get the right color for the year.

DY3 is a pale cream
GY3 is curious yellow, a bright yellow/green
JY3 honey gold

So if you buy Y3 which one will you get?

And there in EB5 and GB5, different mixes of blue. Different colors

 

[MrMoparCHP]

Just tell them 1973 Y3 and you should be good to go.

This might help as well
Honey Gold 1973 - Paint Cross Reference


Alan

 

[413]

The paint store folks don't think the first letter means anything.

So tell them to look it up in the 1973 book.

 

[MrMoparCHP]

They also look at you funny when you ask for TT1, first of all TT1 is NOT a paint code, I wish people would stop calling 68 and older paint codes like that. The Paint Code is T, Body is T Top is T and the 1 is the option code for mono tone paint if it was a Two Tone car it might be TH2 Medium Copper/Dark Copper/Two Tone (1967)

Edit:
291 is the option code for mono tone paint
292 is the option code for two tone paint

27* is the option code for the roof
28* is the option code for the body

Roof/Body/Style



Alan