Re: Ruby Red in 1965?
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Re: Ruby Red in 1965?





The exterior colour was painted first, covering the sides, roof, front, rear, cowl, underhood fenders, hood, radiator crossmember, trunk lid, trunk floor, interior floor and anything that came in the way of the paint sprayer.

The body was then masked for the interior paint, sometimes called "upper door frame", in a gloss finish which was used in 1965 on -
- lower instrument panel
- ash tray
- glove box lid
- steering column and gearshift control
- side and upper windshield garnish mouldings
- roof rail
- backlight garnish mouldings
- sedan and wagon centre pillar
- wagon seat and floor panel components

Various interior parts were finished in a suede finish, in a colour matching the above gloss colour -
- upper instrument panel
- lower windshield garnish mouldings
- defroster vents
- instrument panel A/C discharge vents
- instrument panel radio speaker grille

plus a low gloss finish that was used on -
- bucket seat tracks
- B pillars
- rear radio speaker grille

For 1965, although there were 16 exterior colours -
A - Gold Metallic
B - Black
C - Blue
D - Medium Blue Metallic
E - Dark Blue Metallic
H - Copper Metallic
J - Light Turquoise
K - Medium Turquoise Metallic
L - Dark Turquoise Metallic
N - Pale Silver Metallic
N - Barracuda Silver Metallic *
P - Ruby Red
S - Ivory
T - Medium Red Metallic
W - White
X - Light Tan
Y - Medium Tan Metallic
* - mid-year intro for Barracuda only

There were but ten gloss interior colours -
- Black
- Medium Turquoise Metallic
- Medium Blue Metallic
- Medium Tan Metallic
- Light Gold Metallic
- Dark Gold Metallic
- Medium Gold Metallic
- Silver Metallic
- Red
- Dark Red Metallic

six suede interior colours -
- Black
- Dark Blue
- Dark Turquoise
- Dark Tan
- Dark Gold
- Dark Red

and nine low-gloss interior colours -
- Silver Metallic
- Black
- Dark Turquoise Metallic
- Medium Turquoise Metallic
- Dark Blue Metallic
- Medium Blue Metallic
- Medium Tan Metallic
- Light Gold Metallic
- Dark Red Metallic

Bill
Vancouver, BC




----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sutherland" <pluckedchickens@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:53 PM
Subject: RE: Ruby Red in 1965?





Thanks for the info Bill!

So the red paint in the interior stayed the same for 64 and 65 but they changed the exterior red for the 65's?

That's odd, I would think that they would paint all the base metal the same color and all at once!



To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
From: wwatson6@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Ruby Red in 1965?
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:02:46 -0800



The Ruby Red used on 1965 Plymouths and Red on Dodges (code P) was Ditzler
71433.    The interior red was Dark Red Metallic on the C body (71355) and
Red on the B body models (71203).

The exterior Ruby Red used on 1964 Plymouths and Red on Dodges (code P) was
71203, and was the same colour used on interior parts, although it was
called Majestic Red.

So, no, the exterior red used on 1964 Plymouths and Dodges (A & B) is not
the same exterior red as used on 1965 Plymouth and Dodges (A, B & C),
although it is the same red as used on the interiors of 1964 Plymouths and
Dodges as well as the interiors of 1965 Plymouth and Dodge B body models.

By the way, the 1964 71203 red was used on Canadian-built late production
(starting May) 1964 Plymouths and Dodges (code N - Flame Red #2) and again
in 1965 (code N - Highland Red).   The early 1964 Flame Red #1 was Ditzler
71006, used by Chrysler of Canada from 1961 through late 1964, and was first
used in 1960 on U.S.-built Dodges.  Ditzler's 71433 was never used on
Canadian-built Chryco cars.

Bill
Vancouver, BC



----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sutherland" <pluckedchickens@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:33 AM
Subject: Ruby Red in 1965?




Is the bright red used on '65 B-bodies (paint and trim) the same color that
was used on the '64 B-bodies?

Thanks,
Doug
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