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64-65 = race (almost yellow)
66-68 = early (lighter orange)
69-71 = late (darker orange)




I would like to clarify this earlier post of mine concerning "race hemi orange" paint. The last time I bought a MP can of that was in the late 80's and it was very light orange. It certainly wasn't correct for a street hemi. The "street hemi orange" they sold was much darker than any original paint items I had at the time. A would assume the "race hemi" paint they still sell today is the light orange color and if that isn't correct for the 64-65 cars than it's not correct for anything. Unless MP has reformulated their paints... nobody makes the 66-68 hemi paint in a can. The "street hemi" orange that MP sells is closer in color to 69-71 Hemi and 440. Since hemis were assembled and painted in a totally different plant with a different vat of paint than other BB HP motors there is going to be a slight difference in color.