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Huck · 08-21-2002, 08:53 PM

I need to get some paint for my rockers etc. The truck is a 71 and is Red with just a hint of orange in it. Any idea of what or how I can find out what color it's called? My Jimmy is the same color.

Southpa · 08-21-2002, 09:24 PM

Do you have any reference to paint codes on the options list? Do you still have the options list? Usually a sticker on the inside door of the glove box. That is, if you are trying to track down original paint. Otherwise, take it to a paint shop and see if they can match it up.

**tkeduk8r** · 08-21-2002, 11:22 PM

Huck.. I think that color is called cardinal red and the paint code is like 73 or something like that... I had a 1980 blazer and was that color and the GM paint chips for that color were the same for a long time and I would bet that thats the same color.... some people actually call it orange, heck my fiends called it ernie orange after the muppet on sesame street... hope that helps.. i dont know if you have a base/clear or single stage paint, but sometimes taht can make a difference, check it out b4 you go to pick up the paint or have some one else squirt it....
--mike

**tkeduk8r** · 08-21-2002, 11:32 PM

heres a pic... see if its the same...
--mike

--I miss that truck... 250 I6, 4spw/ creeper 20 MPG and just hauled everything... 155,000 when i traded it off... went back the 250 in my new old 74 c10.....

JimKshortstep4x4 · 08-22-2002, 07:10 AM

The red color for Blazers is called "Crimson Red".

Jim

Huck · 08-22-2002, 07:54 AM

Here is the vehicle I'm redoing. Already have the rockers cut out and just need the inners before I weld , prime and shoot. Looks more red then the other, no? Is the color code actually on the glove box build option list?

johnnyp · 08-22-2002, 09:18 AM

Looks a lot like the color of of my 72 GMC. The colors are:

pure white, code 521
hugger orange, code 524

08-21-2002, 08:53 PM	#1
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	Anyone know the color I need to get some paint for my rockers etc. The truck is a 71 and is Red with just a hint of orange in it. Any idea of what or how I can find out what color it's called? My Jimmy is the same color.

08-21-2002, 09:24 PM	#2
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,410	Do you have any reference to paint codes on the options list? Do you still have the options list? Usually a sticker on the inside door of the glove box. That is, if you are trying to track down original paint. Otherwise, take it to a paint shop and see if they can match it up. __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first.

08-21-2002, 11:22 PM	#3
tkeduk8r Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Alexandria, MN Posts: 1,462	Huck.. I think that color is called cardinal red and the paint code is like 73 or something like that... I had a 1980 blazer and was that color and the GM paint chips for that color were the same for a long time and I would bet that thats the same color.... some people actually call it orange, heck my fiends called it ernie orange after the muppet on sesame street... hope that helps.. i dont know if you have a base/clear or single stage paint, but sometimes taht can make a difference, check it out b4 you go to pick up the paint or have some one else squirt it.... --mike __________________ 63 C20 2WD, 230/SM420/4.11 73K 68 C30 dump truck, 327,SM425,4.56 66K original 68 C10 2WD SWB Stepper, 250/3-tree/3.73 66K.... Wifes 68 Buick Skylark Custom Conv., 350/TH400/2.56 In our family since '79 69 GMC 1500 SWB 2WD, 350/TH350/3.73 posi... 70 K10 SWB 4X4 4-sp,ps, pb, tilt, buckets, console, sliding back window (Need AC parts) WIP 72 Chevy K20 4x4 350/350/205/4.56 donor 72 Vette 350/M21/3.70 posi, triple black and super fast 84 Olds Cutlass Brougham 350/2004r/4.11 was Dad's

08-21-2002, 11:32 PM	#4
tkeduk8r Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Alexandria, MN Posts: 1,462	heres a pic... see if its the same... --mike --I miss that truck... 250 I6, 4spw/ creeper 20 MPG and just hauled everything... 155,000 when i traded it off... went back the 250 in my new old 74 c10..... Attached Images __________________ 63 C20 2WD, 230/SM420/4.11 73K 68 C30 dump truck, 327,SM425,4.56 66K original 68 C10 2WD SWB Stepper, 250/3-tree/3.73 66K.... Wifes 68 Buick Skylark Custom Conv., 350/TH400/2.56 In our family since '79 69 GMC 1500 SWB 2WD, 350/TH350/3.73 posi... 70 K10 SWB 4X4 4-sp,ps, pb, tilt, buckets, console, sliding back window (Need AC parts) WIP 72 Chevy K20 4x4 350/350/205/4.56 donor 72 Vette 350/M21/3.70 posi, triple black and super fast 84 Olds Cutlass Brougham 350/2004r/4.11 was Dad's

08-22-2002, 07:54 AM	#6
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	Here is the vehicle I'm redoing. Already have the rockers cut out and just need the inners before I weld , prime and shoot. Looks more red then the other, no? Is the color code actually on the glove box build option list? Attached Images

08-22-2002, 07:10 AM	#5
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	The red color for Blazers is called "Crimson Red". Jim

08-22-2002, 09:18 AM	#7
johnnyp Keepin' It Stock Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Grand Island, Nebraska, USA Posts: 554	Looks a lot like the color of of my 72 GMC. The colors are: pure white, code 521 hugger orange, code 524 __________________ 72 Sierra Grande - Maych Forget about "do it right the first time". Do it wrong the first time to learn how, then do it right the second time.



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