Vin tag decode help please

70dart340 said

But they usually rolled over to the next letter to reflect the new model year. Maybe 1969 D5 Blue was the same color, but all the paint code sources show 1970 as EB5 Blue Fire Poly. My interior is EB7 dark (Jamaican Blue) Again, I'm not trying to be a dick, just trying to get all the history on my car correct. My build sheet for paint, roof, and wheels show EB5 Blue, Blue Poly Fire. I'll show a redacted picture of my build sheet. Paul.

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My 69 runner is bahama yellow ( dodge called it butterscotch) with a paint code of 96. It could also have been 96E, or 99. It was,at most, a half year color in 69, and not available on anything (unless maybe a VERY special order, mopar did stuff like that) in 1970.
So when they brought back the color in 71, with no changes, it was indicated on the tag as EL5, even though it would normally be a "G" color by year, because it debuted in 69 (note the 96 E code).