'999' was used for any colour that was not on that year's colour chart. In some years Chrysler did use code '9' for a colour, but the code on a car painted single tone with '9' would be '991'. A '551' code would be a production colour. '5' was Charcoal Grey Metallic in 1967-68. The '1' at the ends means the paint scheme is montone, rather redundant when the roof and colour codes are the same. A '2' would mean the roof was painted a different colour from the body and '3' usually meant the side spear insert colour (eg. 1962 Polara 500) or saddle trim colour (eg, 1961-62 Lancer) was paint a different colour from the body. Thus a '551' code means : 5 - Roof Colour - Charcoal Grey Metallic 5 - Body Colour - Charcoal Grey Metallic 1 - Paint Style - Montone Bill Vancouver, BC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Napper" <i440toyou@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 4:54 AM Subject: RE: IML: paint > Bill ,go to your paint jobberand have him color map the car.The code may be > a special order color;most chrysler cars use a code :999 for special order > colors,the 551 may be the special order code. > > >From: "Bill Miller" <abmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: IML: paint > >Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:09:14 -0500 > > > >My 68 Crown 4 door hardtop body tag has 551 under paint. > >It is a very dark grey, there is nothing on the site paint chart or my 68 > >dealer brochure that looks right. I'm guessing that > >"charcoal grey metallic" is the cars color but can't find a chart that > >gives the number codes for the various colors. > >Can anyone help me out? Thank you > >Bill Miller > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm