Build Bheet Numbers

[texasbird]

I have the build sheet for my 70 RR the body paint code Is 999, the roof paint is 999 also. The wheel paint code is 999. I have the ralleye wheels silver on the car. Would the paint be silver? The car is painted sub lime green with black vinyl top. From what information I have gathered it was built in late 69 but don't recognized the code on the engine tag.
Can someone clear this up for me.
Thanks

 

[RJS]

999 was a special paint code,
999 in both places means body and roof. 999 on wheels would have to mean wheels too so check what wheel cover it came with on Broad Cast sheet if you have it. Must be dog dishes not rallyes.
Rallyes were never anything but Argent color.
Ron

 

[68X426]

For 1970 the 999 code would not have been a Plymouth Hi Impact color or Silver. The six Hi Impacts all had number codes assigned for 1970, as did Silver.

Sassy Green - J6/2259
Vitamin C - K2/2201
Tor Red - V2/2186
Lemon Twist - Y1/2211
Moulin Rouge - M5/2260
Lime Light - J5/2125
and
Silver - A4/2016

999 would have been another color not on the Ditzler/PPG color charts. You have something rare on your hands, and you have to do detective work on the car body (looking for original color clues in hidden away locations).

Possibility is that it was a color similar to Lime Light but not J5.

 

[Photon440]

Which of the six colours was In-Violet?

 

[RJS]

I did state that wrong so I corrected my previous post.

In -Violet is FC7

 

[MoparBill]

You may be able to find the original color under the carpet, under the package tray, behind door panels, under the windshield gasket, under the trunk or door weatherstrip...that's assuming the car has been repainted. 999 paint code is not very common, be sure to document whatever color you find-take lots of pics!!

 

[69Coronetrt]

For 1970 the 999 code would not have been a Plymouth Hi Impact color or Silver. The six Hi Impacts all had number Silver - A4/2016.

EA4 Silver was not a standard color for 70. Therefore any EA4 car would code 999.

 

[68X426]

I missed two of the '70 Hi Impacts: In Violet F7 and Bahama Yellow E5. (Curious Yellow Y3 is in '71)

EA4 Silver was not a standard color for 70. Therefore any EA4 car would code 999.

A4 Silver Poly was a standard color for 1970 Plymouth.

EA4 Silver Metallic (sometimes called Platinum) was not.

Why would a color with an assigned number code in the Chrysler system be sprayed on a Plymouth and also re-coded as 999? I'm not saying I know, I'm confused. Just pointing out that 999 was for "one-off" colors, NOA (Not Otherwise Available), and non-Chrysler colors.

So, if for example, EA4 was available on the Imperial (and I think it was) then why use 999 to track the color and not just use EA4?

The older I get the less I know.:icon_scratch:

 

[68X426]

I just saw that the tag you posted for the GTX shows it's a St. Louis build. That might be one answer, that STL was more active using 999 on their sheets and tags than other factories.

At least in '68 cars I've met many more 999 tags from STL than all other factories (though always rare). Were Imperials produced in STL in '70? If not, and EA4 was an Imperial color, then STL used 999 for the Silver Metallic?

Just one possibility.

 

[moparstuart]

EA4 Silver was not a standard color for 70. Therefore any EA4 car would code 999.

is that rogers car love it

 

[69Coronetrt]

EA4 Silver Metallic (sometimes called Platinum) was not.

Thanks. I should have been more clear....

EA4 was not a standard color for B bodies and the car in question is a RR.
EA4 was available on other model lines like C bodies.

Generally, the 999 paint code was used for any non standard color even if the color was available on other Chrysler cars. This is a very good example of that policy.

The opposite would be if you wanted your Monaco painted FC7. You could get it but it would code 999 as FC7 would be a non standard color for the Monaco.

There are some differences and nuances in how paint was coded among plants, but, STL wouldn't be that much different than other plants. the general rule would be to code 999. I tend to find more 999 cars from LA than any other plant (discounting cop cars, fleet cars and the true colors "not available in the Chrysler line up" special pant cars)

STL produced B bodies for 1970.

 

[69Coronetrt]

is that rogers car?

Yes. I saw it at the MN show earler this month.

 

[moparstuart]

Yes. I saw it at the MN show earler this month.

roger wilson is a great guy and if you wanna know anything about 70 plmouth b bodies he is the man
he has a 70 GTX registry too

 

[texasbird]

Thanks for the info. My fender tag reads like this

26124 183159
122 083 676
C250 26
999 V88 N96
999 P6xa TX9 C12 J01084
E87 D21 RM23 VOA 180480


I can figure out most of the codes but don't know what these code are

26124 183159 C250 V88 C12 J01084 VOA. I know the V is 440+6 the 0 is 70 but don't know what plant is A.

Thanks for your time and assistance.

 

[68X426]

A is Lynch Road

Road Runners (68-70) were only built at Lynch, St. Louis and LA.


For future reference:

A = Lynch Road Assembly (Detroit, MI)
B = Hamtramck Assembly Plant (Hamtramck, MI)
C = Jefferson Assembly Plant (Detroit, MI)
D = Belvedere Assembly Plant (Belvedere, IL)
E = Los Angeles Assembly Plant (Los Angeles, CA)
F = Newark Assembly Plant (Newark, DE)
G = St. Louis Assembly Plant (St. Louis, MO)
P = Export
R = Windsor Assembly Plant (Windsor, Ontario, Canada)

Good tool here for tag codes: http://www.mymopar.com/6971opcodes.htm

 

[696pack]

The good news is that you can paint your car any color under the sun available and it will be correct with that paint code.

If you are a purist and you want to paint it the color it came from the factory then take pictures of the original paint is a hidden area as your proof as the burden of proof is on you in that case.

 

[69Coronetrt]

26124 183159 C250 V88 C12 J01084 VOA. I know the V is 440+6 the 0 is 70 but don't know what plant is A.

Thanks for your time and assistance.

26= gate
124= base
183150=sequence

All are related to the body in white (initial assembling the different unibody components)

C250= the actual paint color code. Is the car now something like Limelight? If you look at an unpainted area of the car, it is a light blue?

V88= stripe delete code.

C12 = scheduled production date of November 12, 1969

J01084 = Vehicle order number.

 

[69Coronetrt]

The good news is that you can paint your car any color under the sun available and it will be correct with that paint code.

(Hi D. Long time no see.)

Kind of...we know the C250 is the paint code. We know it was a non standard color by the 999 code, but I don't think I've ever seen documentation as to what color C250 actually was.

 

[texasbird]

Man,thanks you for the help. 69 Coronetrt next to the brake master cylinder it looks like it had a leak and on the fender wall where the paint pealed under the lime green is a light blue.

 

[696pack]

(Hi D. Long time no see.)

Kind of...we know the C250 is the paint code. We know it was a non standard color by the 999 code, but I don't think I've ever seen documentation as to what color C250 actually was.

Me either. Who knows it may be some code available only to auto manufactures in the day that was only known between the paint manufacturer and the auto factories. We will likely never know. We DO know it is NOT a known Mopar paint code in that year.

That is why I like 99, 999 special paint code cars. Once the evidence of it's original color is gone it gives the owner license to paint it any color he wants (that was available in the day) and no one can say it is wrong.