Correct Color for Bengal Chargers - Once and for All

I am going down to the shop tomorrow to talk about what color I am painting my 'cuda. I want to paint it the same orange as the Bengal Chargers.

The question of what color is correct has come up a couple of times here on Moparts. After searching through the archives, here is what I found:

Some state Bengal Chargers were "Tiger Orange" with the PPG code 60326.

Some state they were "Omaha Orange" with a PPG paint code of 60242.

And some state they were "Omaha Orange" with a PPG paint code of 60436.

Which is it?

Not sure if this will help, but you may need to find the code on the Michigan highway department vehicals back in the late 60's?


Fifty "Bengal" Chargers were special ordered by Cincinnati Dodge dealer Tom Kneer to commemorate the Cincinnati Bengals' first year in the American Football League (AFL). All of the cars were painted "Tiger" orange and had black "Bengal" Stripes, black vinyl tops and black interiors. The cars were optioned with a variety of equipment.

As a devoted football fan, Tom Kneer was very excited to learn that his city would have an AFL expansion team beginning with the 1968 season. He decided to build a special car to celebrate the event. He envisioned mating the sleek new form of the '68 Charger with badgethe feline "Bengal" name and team colors - a match that couldn't miss.

Tom found out from Barry Buse (one of the team owners and a close friend) that the team's primary colors would be orange and black. In 1968, Orange paint was not available as an option on Chrysler Corporation passenger cars, so Tom selected an orange paint currently being used as a fleet color for Dodge trucks. The color he chose was originally developed for use on Michigan State Highway vehicles

I think you'd save yourself a lot of trouble to use EK2 Go Mango.

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I think you'd save yourself a lot of trouble to use EK2 Go Mango.

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EK2 Go Mango/ Vitamin C.....is basicaly the same formulation for Hemi Orange without the metalliac agent/binder,......Omaha Orange, or Competition Orange as it's sometimes refered to is different........the PPG (original supplier to Chrysler) code for Omaha Orange is DRA60436,......you should be able to cross-link that number to another paint brand/manufacturer, depending on your choice of finish material

Mike