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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 04:45 PM
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Anyone know this Blue paint code?


I am getting ready to paint a 78 F150 4x4 and like the color of this truck. Does anyone know what paint code this is?
 
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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 05:28 PM
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That truck is a '67, judging by the lack of marker lights. You could check the available colors for '67, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's a custom color, or from a different vehicle manufacturer's line, or something like that.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 09:18 PM
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looks like harbor blue
 
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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 10:16 PM
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Also looks like Bahama Blue (and even has a Grabber Blue hue) from the Bronco/Truck lineup of a few years later. Lots of early Broncos painted Bahama Blue and look a lot like that truck.
Very nice color by the way!

Here's a thread on classicbroncos that, if you can make your way through it, has many of the original color charts shown, along with some Broncos in those colors.
Unfortunately there can be quite a variation in how a color looks, depending on who mixed the paint and what brand's information they were using.
Here's the discussion: Master Color Thread

But more unfortunately still, Ford had a nasty (stupid nasty!) habit of changing everything up from year to year.
What was named one color one year, was the same color with a different name and/or paint code the next year. Or the same paint code and/or color name was a completely different color the next! Yikes, what a mess.
A good example were the Stroppe Baja Broncos. They were made from like '71 to '74 or something like that, with the same paint color combo of Red lower, White upper and (sometimes) a Blue top panel. The red was Poppy Red one year, Calypso Coral another year, and I think a third name for other years, but was the same color!
The white always stayed Wimbledon White fortunately. One color they have not changed in 40 years I guess. Not so much for many of the others though.

Good luck.

Paul
 
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Old Jun 30, 2018 | 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by meangreen92
That truck is a '67, judging by the lack of marker lights. You could check the available colors for '67, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's a custom color, or from a different vehicle manufacturer's line, or something like that.
Thank you Meangreen92.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2018 | 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 1TonBasecamp
Also looks like Bahama Blue (and even has a Grabber Blue hue) from the Bronco/Truck lineup of a few years later. Lots of early Broncos painted Bahama Blue and look a lot like that truck.
Very nice color by the way!

Here's a thread on classicbroncos that, if you can make your way through it, has many of the original color charts shown, along with some Broncos in those colors.
Unfortunately there can be quite a variation in how a color looks, depending on who mixed the paint and what brand's information they were using.
Here's the discussion: Master Color Thread

But more unfortunately still, Ford had a nasty (stupid nasty!) habit of changing everything up from year to year.
What was named one color one year, was the same color with a different name and/or paint code the next year. Or the same paint code and/or color name was a completely different color the next! Yikes, what a mess.
A good example were the Stroppe Baja Broncos. They were made from like '71 to '74 or something like that, with the same paint color combo of Red lower, White upper and (sometimes) a Blue top panel. The red was Poppy Red one year, Calypso Coral another year, and I think a third name for other years, but was the same color!
The white always stayed Wimbledon White fortunately. One color they have not changed in 40 years I guess. Not so much for many of the others though.

Good luck.

Paul
Thank you Paul. I will look through these.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2018 | 07:18 AM
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Looks like Bahama to me. Supposedly same as grabber blue. Believe it's code I in 77 at least. Like many colors it will look different depending on age and any contrasting colors.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2018 | 08:29 PM
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I checked the Ford truck colors for 1976. There were four blues. None matched your photo.
 
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I will say that Grabber Blue on a 70's ish Maverick with some low body line white or black strips looks great.
 
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