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Chad.S

Chad.S

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What orange did they put on the duke's car?
it doesn't seem to be hemi orange to me. At least the one in the shop. It's a non metallic brighter orange. imo.
 
From a website dedicated to the General Lee Car:

The color is 1975 Corvette "Flame Red" or also known as "Orange Flame" Trust me on this cause I have a replica and I've talked to some of the guys that actually built them for TV. Here is the code,DuPont 1975 Flame Red 43462K code 70 or PPG Deltron Acrylic Urethane(DAV2764) C-70-WA-4667 They used this definetly during the last 3 seasons on Dukes and on the Georgia episodes cars.
 
seems like the flame red i know of is way to red. Must be a different color than the one i'm thinking of.
 
It's the flame red. They started painting them that color after the first few cars were done with hemi orange. The hemi orange was too dark on film.
 
Interesting and helpful.. Myself however will stay away from the pink as suggested by one of the guys. lol.
 
http://www.generalleefanclub.com/build/paincode.html

The Veluzat eraAndre and Renaud Veluzat built General Lees for WB from the 2nd season into the 4th season. Viewers can also see two "Georgia" cars used often up into the early second season. LEE 3 and a specially caged car never appearing (but built) in Georgia were used heavily in early California episodes. The Veluzats were somewhat inconsistent in how they built the cars, so this is when the most variations from specification are found. The paint was GM code 70, Flame Red (still orange, just the name of the color),

Unlike the TV show era Lees, the movie cars used aftermarket graphic kits. The movie gave them new credibility and are no longer considered to be an inaccurate choice. Otherwise, except for the white letters on the Goodrich Radial T/A tires, the exterior of the movie's "close-up" General Lees varied little from the TV show cars. The paint was Big Bad Orange (an American Motors Corporation color) rather than Corvette Flame Red;
 
[QUOTE='68 Coronet R/T;10255]And the debate rages. Personally I think the General Lee clones are a waste of a good Dodge Charger.[/QUOTE]

Have to agree with you on that!
 
As a typical kid in the late 70's I'd have to say those cars aren't good for anything else but General Lee clones.
 
Brad J.;12746 said:
As a typical kid in the late 70's I'd have to say those cars aren't good for anything else but General Lee clones.
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Yeah, its understandable since the EPA began restricting the car manufacturers in the early 70s and caused them to lower compression ratios and add smog controls, etc. By the late 70s most cars were all show and no go.
My first ride in a 68 Dodge Charger R/T was an unforgettable experience. A car so powerful it would throw you into the seat while accelerating and you could hardly pull yourself forward at all until it shifted gears. It could bury the 150 mph speedometer without much effort at all and swallow gasoline at an astounding rate. LOL
Later I road in a 68 Plymouth GTX and it was the same heart pounding, adrenalin pumping experience. Those cars would smoke the rear tires right off the rims if you didn't let off the throttle some.
I guess that's why I bought my Coronet R/T when I saw it sitting in a field. Its also why I have to laugh when I see a four cylinder Honda with with a big muffler trying to sound powerful. Give me a ground shaking big block any day.
 
There's disposable cars nowadays, I look at the amount of technology invested and the lifespan designed into these newer cars and think to myself.....40-50 years from now nobody will be restoring these 2011 cars-just to many parts that won't be available and way more than the aftermarket can keep up with. Chances are there will still be running model T's though and 68 Coronet R/T's if you can still buy gas.
 
Getting ready to mix up this color, i put in code 70 and it brings up 1990 torch red, anybody know for sure if that is the same color? Just emailed pro-spray but wondering if anybody out there knows for sure. Wouldn't surprise me if they changed name and kept same code.
 
You will know right away when you look at the toners going in. Both systems I use show 1975 GM code 70 as being a very orange color with just a bit of white to mellow it out. One system uses reddish yellow, orange, and a bit of red and white, and the other uses just orange, "sun yellow," and white.
 
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