Paint Color

[KiDD3]

Anyone have the "official" color of this? As far as I know, this is the original color. Seafoam seems to be too light. Ideas?

[KiDD3]

I guess would someone maybe have the paint chip sample sheet from back then?

[thirdstreettito]

That is "Medium Green" from 1970.

[special-K]

^What he said.#518

[thirdstreettito]

Originally Posted by special-K

^What he said.#518

Yeah, and thank God for AutoColor Library.

[jeremy zander]

My 1970 chevy 3/4 4x4 is the same color, it grows on you after a while....

[special-K]

I have seen some B A utiful trucks of all sorts in this color.I think it`s one of those good ole truck colors and it`s an evolution of the classic Seafoam.It looks great with white 2-tone and white accents,as well as great with chrome.It`s a traditional look on stock solid paint trucks and gives a factory body look to a modified truck.

[mrein3]

I agree with everybody above. Medium metallic green. A buddy had a 67 that I swear was the same color only without the metal flake. The photo of my truck below ain't the best but it is all I have on this computer at this time. You can see what shiny new meduim metallic green looks like on the door and fender next to faded old medium metallic green on the box.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by KiDD3

Anyone have the "official" color of this? As far as I know, this is the original color. Seafoam seems to be too light. Ideas?

I thought that's the #503 paint???

[fatboys69]

Looks like the same color as mine, got a can from NAPA and I'll post the numbers tonite when I get home.

[KiDD3]

I dunno, seems a shade lighter than medium green, yet 2 shades darker than seafoam. I can't venture to say it had any metallic in it...but after almost 40 years I guess maybe it faded a little

[Rod]

I'm saying Light Green for 1969 RPO 503

[kanuck]

Here mine, 1969, repainted in it's original color. Don't have the code though.

[special-K]

Here we go with everyone seeing a different color on different monitor on an aged color that has other colors very close.We need to know the year,that`s original paint.I don`t see it as metallic at all.It`s a`69 or`70 and the codes are different.The color I see would be #518 Medium Green if it`s a`70 and #503 Light Green if it`s a`69.If it was a`70 and a poly (metallic) it would be #529 Medium Blue-Green Poly.In`69 there was no green poly .There was a GMC-only color,#511 Turquoise Poly.
Seafoam was a`50s color,although simular to later greens.

[chevy29267truck]

paint codes for green trucks from 67-72 chevy trucks

light,green 67 is 503 dark,green 505 medium,green 70 is 518
dark,olive 71 is 504 glenwood,green 72 is 505

the paint codes are in the catalog called obsolete chevy parts CO in GA the codes are from 1960-1972

[chevy29267truck]

if any one eles wants too know a paint code for a diffent color just ask me ok guys and ladys

[KiDD3]

I guess my bad, it's a 71.

[special-K]

Hmmm...I figured it was a 69/70 because it`s original paint,a Custom/10(mid-level),and has bright wingvents which would be mid-level-up.In`71 a Custom/10 would be the base level with black wingvents.The Custom Deluxe took over as the mid-level and had the bright window trim.I figured the windshield could have been replaced and the plain gasket was used for ease of install,as many have been.
The codes on the same color vary from solid paint to two tones.I`m trying to stay on the year of this truck and the same color to keep it less confusing.There are two Medium Greens for`71:518 and 507.It`s tough to tell the shades compared to your old paint.A good paint supplier should be abole to pull up enough info to get you what you need.It`s the kind of thing where it`s best to be laying you eye on the real thing.
Try to get other members with medium green`71s to give what their code is.You can look at their paint and judge if that`s what you`re looking for.