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color of 426 Hemi by Petty #1788261 03/25/15 06:03 PM 03/25/15 06:03 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,020 Howell, Michigan H Hemidavey OP super stock
Hemidavey OP super stock H Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,020 Howell, Michigan	Looking for the right color to repaint my Hemi engine. It was built by Maurice Petty for the King in 1970. I had sprayed it Race Hemi Orange but later realized it should be blue. Any help would be great.

Re: color of 426 Hemi by Petty [Re: Hemidavey] #1788262 03/25/15 06:52 PM 03/25/15 06:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 33,186 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy I Win
stumpy I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 33,186 Grand Prairie,Texas	Why not go right to the horses mouth and Email Petty enterprises?

Re: color of 426 Hemi by Petty [Re: stumpy] #1788263 03/25/15 09:12 PM 03/25/15 09:12 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 464 C cmansell mopar
cmansell mopar C Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 464	ford blue 8471146-petty013.JPG (206 downloads)

Re: color of 426 Hemi by Petty [Re: cmansell] #1788264 03/26/15 04:38 PM 03/26/15 04:38 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 464 C cmansell mopar
cmansell mopar C Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 464	one more 8471881-petty012.JPG (189 downloads)

Re: color of 426 Hemi by Petty [Re: cmansell] #1788265 03/26/15 08:34 PM 03/26/15 08:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,438 Oklahoma City OK Cudajon pro stock
Cudajon pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,438 Oklahoma City OK	I believe NAPA can mix it for you. It's called Petty Blue. Neat story on where the color came from. When Richard built his first car to race against his Dad (Lee) he didn't have enough paint of a different color than Lee's but he did have a little bit of white and a blue so he mixed them together to get enough to paint his car. Thus was born Petty Blue. Petty Blue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J3K94cRC1c

Re: color of 426 Hemi by Petty [Re: cmansell] #1788266 03/26/15 08:35 PM 03/26/15 08:35 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,859 Arlington, Texas B bobby66 master
bobby66 master B Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,859 Arlington, Texas	Quote: one more Sweet.

Re: color of 426 Hemi by Petty [Re: Cudajon] #1788267 03/26/15 10:15 PM 03/26/15 10:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,655 western PA M mopar4ya master
mopar4ya master M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,655 western PA	Quote: I believe NAPA can mix it for you. It's called Petty Blue. Neat story on where the color came from. When Richard built his first car to race against his Dad (Lee) he didn't have enough paint of a different color than Lee's but he did have a little bit of white and a blue so he mixed them together to get enough to paint his car. Thus was born Petty Blue. Petty Blue I believe you will find this true for the color on the car, not on the engine. Dan

Re: color of 426 Hemi by Petty [Re: mopar4ya] #1788268 03/27/15 10:01 AM 03/27/15 10:01 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,438 Oklahoma City OK Cudajon pro stock
Cudajon pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,438 Oklahoma City OK	Well, My "genuine" Danbury Mint model of the superbird shows the engine to be Petty Blue and only the air cleaner to be ford blue. But I don't know, I was just saying where petty Blue could be got. I like Hemi orange myself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J3K94cRC1c

Re: color of 426 Hemi by Petty [Re: cmansell] #1788269 03/27/15 11:18 AM 03/27/15 11:18 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 8,828 Houston, Tx hemi68charger master
hemi68charger master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 8,828 Houston, Tx	Quote: ford blue Left over paint from the '69 season..... Troy Houston Mopar Connection Club '69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)

Re: color of 426 Hemi by Petty [Re: hemi68charger] #1788270 03/27/15 12:40 PM 03/27/15 12:40 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,916 usa L lewtot184 master
lewtot184 master L Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,916 usa	the only people i knew of who painted their hemi's ford blue was sox&martin. it's been my understanding that jake king was a ford guy and didn't like chrysler; protest paint job,.... .

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