B7 Blue

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Brambles

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I'm interested in seeing pictures of your B7 blue cars. The Dart Swinger 340 I just bought is original B7 blue but because its not # matching drivetrain I don't know if I'm going to keep it that color or not.

Is B7 blue a rare color or are there hords of them made?

Thx

Brambles
 
I love the color myself. As far as rare, it is certainly less common than the B5 blue. A local has it on his 69 340, and I really like the way it helps highlight the body lines.

Grant
 
My duster was a B7 car as well. It has been repainted numerous times, now sporting a petty blue paint job that I cant stand! Here is a shot of the original B7 under the entry plate.

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I'm looking for some pics too... My 69 is currently white with a crappy paint job... I am debating on painting it back to the original B7 or black. I am currently gathering black interior parts, but I don't like the blue interior so I need to find a nice blend between black and blue for the interior.

Here is a pic of my B7 trunk.

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The light really effects B7 with all the flake.

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I'm interested in seeing pictures of your B7 blue cars. The Dart Swinger 340 I just bought is original B7 blue but because its not # matching drivetrain I don't know if I'm going to keep it that color or not.

Is B7 blue a rare color or are there hords of them made?

Thx

Brambles
There's a guy on FABO that just re-did his A56 cuda in it's B7 color after wrecking it and that B7 is about the best rendition (imo) that I've seen. Check out some recent pics in the customer restoration section.
 
There's a guy on FABO that just re-did his A56 cuda in it's B7 color after wrecking it and that B7 is about the best rendition (imo) that I've seen. Check out some recent pics in the customer restoration section.


LOL, this thread is 10 years old! Resurrection at it's finest!
 
I'm looking for some pics too... My 69 is currently white with a crappy paint job... I am debating on painting it back to the original B7 or black. I am currently gathering black interior parts, but I don't like the blue interior so I need to find a nice blend between black and blue for the interior.

Here is a pic of my B7 trunk.

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The trunk, jambs, floor, etc in my 1970 dart are the same color as that picture. A lighter blue. But the car was repainted at some point in a darker blue. The 1970 paint chip book for b7 is dark blue like the repaint. 1969 b7 paint chips show the lighter blue.

Did the color really change that much from year to year? I think my car was an early build or something and painted the earlier lighter blue and when it was repainted they used the darker 1970 color.
 
The trunk, jambs, floor, etc in my 1970 dart are the same color as that picture. A lighter blue. But the car was repainted at some point in a darker blue. The 1970 paint chip book for b7 is dark blue like the repaint. 1969 b7 paint chips show the lighter blue.

Did the color really change that much from year to year? I think my car was an early build or something and painted the earlier lighter blue and when it was repainted they used the darker 1970 color.
Different supplier of paint maybe
 
Different supplier of paint maybe

Look at the color difference in post #4 and post #5. Those are both untouched factory paint. That's a BIG difference in color. The shade of blue and metallic are different between the years.
 
This is what 69/70 B7 should look like. I took a pic because it’s what I’m debating putting my roadrunner back too.

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Look at the color difference in post #4 and post #5. Those are both untouched factory paint. That's a BIG difference in color. The shade of blue and metallic are different between the years.
Not sure if it matters but in '70 it was called EB7
 
B7 blue cars are uncommon.It is one of my favorite Mopar colors...
My A56 is Jamaican Blue, and as with most things, once you personally have something, they seem to appear everywhere. ie cars, colors whatever.
 
Look at the color difference in post #4 and post #5. Those are both untouched factory paint. That's a BIG difference in color. The shade of blue and metallic are different between the years.
Exactly, maybe different suppliers
 
B7 has lots of metallic, the painter makes a huge difference. Same mix as the old in the hand of a craftsman with modern paint products (base/clear) will be the difference in a splotchy look like most factory painted cars and beauty.

It is very light sensitive. A cloud overhead and its dark, full sun and pops like crazy! Le Hodge came over to see us in Carlisle this year to see the finished car he started for us and heard a passerby say what the heck color is that like B6 or something. He said Nope!

I agree that the mix changed per year but we have 69 mix and sprayed by a master.
 
Here are 69 B7 colors found deep in on tear down.

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Another B7/B5 interior and jeckle and hide. Cool truck and wish it was mine.

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Mine was 1974 factory B5 and I think it was re-sprayed very early in it's life with B7. That or it was a bad dark match of the B5. You can see the B5 coming out where it's chipped and where the side moulding was.
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