This has got to be rare!

Petty Blue (which is again, much lighter than Super Blue):

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The paint job used on every Plymouth Street Kit Car (there were no options):

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All the Dodge Aspen Street Kit Cars got this paint treatment:

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So my '72 Satellite Sebring was what I thought was Petty Blue, but it looked like the Charger that started this thread. What color I that?
 
On a Dodge, it's called Super Blue. On a Plymouth, it's Basin Street Blue. The paint code is B3 (TB3 on the data plate). Looking a little further, that color was actually used '72-'73 only.
 
well i knew about that red and that blue...i actualy find that blue rather ugly......ive seen them in petty blue as well as hemi orange...figures they wernt stock
 
Yeah, I'm not much a fan of the Plymouth colors either. Side note: the decals and front spoiler were shipped in the trunk and installed at the dealer. I've seen a couple originals displayed at shows over the years with the original decals lying in the trunk, never installed by the dealer.
 
The side-exit exhaust in that picture is not original. The factory exhaust was almost true duals: two cats, two mufflers, and the over-axle pipes then blended into one single big tailpipe on the passenger's side. The Super Coupes were the same way.

It's a damned shame they never made any 4-speed versions.
 
Some FYI - the Chrysler version of Petty Blue was exactly the same as the colour Petty created way back when. Rumour has it Petty's had to have a paint shop match their homemade colour when they found they couldn't duplicate it.
Benchtop chemistry can be a bitch. :)
The blue still used on the #43 car (when sponsors permit it) is still based on the original colour.
Most people consider Basin Street Blue or Super Blue to be the same as Petty Blue.... they're wrong, as Doc pointed out.
 
I had a 76 Volare Road Runner with a 360 2bbl and 3.21ish sure grip rear. That little car pulled like crazy, but wasn't as pretty as those Super Coupes.
 
If you've ever seen an actual Petty Blue car anywhere near a Super Blue car, they're really not even close other than both being shades of non-metallic blue.
 
Dr.Jass said:
Nope. The only year Petty blue was offered was in 1970, on Superbirds only as far as I'm aware. That's Super Blue, or Basin Street Blue on a Plymouth. Petty blue is quite a bit lighter. Petty eventually went to the Super Blue on some of his Dodges, but by that time it was already shot on thousands of Mopars.
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SuperBirds actually were available in "Corporate Blue" (paint code 999) besides the B5 blue. Rumor has it that Corporate Blue isn't true Petty Blue, but the shade of blue of the Pentastar.
 
That may be right, too... but it's a hell of a lot closer to Petty Blue than Super Blue. Personally, I think it is Petty Blue but, much like calling the 340 Six Pack Challenger the "T/A", they didn't want to have to pay royalties over a name.
 
restoman said:
Some FYI - the Chrysler version of Petty Blue was exactly the same as the colour Petty created way back when. Rumour has it Petty's had to have a paint shop match their homemade colour when they found they couldn't duplicate it.
Benchtop chemistry can be a bitch. :)
The blue still used on the #43 car (when sponsors permit it) is still based on the original colour.
Most people consider Basin Street Blue or Super Blue to be the same as Petty Blue.... they're wrong, as Doc pointed out.
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I've read that "Petty Blue" was a result of not having either enough white or blue paint to do the car so they mixed both together. The color came about around the time Richard started racing...I think, can't remember for sure.
 
I heard the same thing, there may have been a little red in it too. It's been a while since I read the article about it.
 
Richard also was ready to walk out of the STP office because they wanted the car Red, he wanted it Blue and he wasn't having any of it. They finally compromised.
 
You guys know your history details pretty good. :cool:

From Wikipedia

Petty Blue
Richard Petty's "Petty Blue" 1970 Plymouth Superbird on display


One of the most distinctive features of the #43 car is its color. Petty Blue, as it's called, was created by the Petty Family. According to Richard, the color was created by accident when they didn't have enough white or dark blue paint to cover the entire car. The resulting mix of white and blue proved to be very popular and remains on the #43 car to this day. [3] Rumors state that Richard Petty would not allow STP to sponsor his car unless he could keep it painted blue. A compromise was reached to paint the car half Petty Blue and half STP Red. Thus was born one of the most famous paint schemes in racing history.
 
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