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Old Jul 19, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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Color names?

Do the paint colors on 3rdGen cars have names? I don't mean the paint code, but a name for the color (ie. Marina Blue, Marlboro Red, Plum Crazy)

Do they have names, or is it just blue, white, black....?
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Old Jul 19, 2003 | 08:40 PM
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Ya, some of them did. Purple Haze in 1992 comes to mind.
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Old Jul 19, 2003 | 08:41 PM
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Yup, they do. The RPO decoder should have them listed.

<--- Medium Maui Blue Metallic
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Old Jul 19, 2003 | 10:01 PM
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Bright Red.
Code 81.
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Old Jul 20, 2003 | 03:15 AM
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Cool... anyone know what the name (if any) was used for the 'off-white' color for an '83 Camaro?
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Old Jul 20, 2003 | 11:18 AM
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The White Book only lists it as Beige, code no. 59
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Old Jul 20, 2003 | 05:47 PM
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Mine is refered to as Artic White
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Old Jul 20, 2003 | 06:37 PM
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I've seen a biege painted car... it isn't that color. Must be arctic white
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Old Jul 20, 2003 | 08:30 PM
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My car is black, I don't think it has a funky name. But my mom's car comes up as Bright Dark Teal Metallic.

Bright Dark?!?!? Now there's an oxymoron!!!
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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 02:35 AM
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Bright Dark?!?!? Now there's an oxymoron!!!
LOL... wonder if GM ever caught on to that...
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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 11:20 PM
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My color is Charcoal #82......
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