From 1969 to 1973 buyers of all new domestic Chrysler cars could order their new cars with special, extra-cost paint. These are the High Impact Paint (HIP) colors.
The High Impact Paint option cost around $15.00, depending on the model. These colors can be found on everything from compact 4-doors to top-of-the-line full-size C-bodies, but are most often found on musclecars. And the names are as colorful as the paints.
The following is a list of the ten most popular optional High Impact Paints, along with a best-effort representation of the color scanned from original paint chips.
| Paint Code |
Dodge Name |
Chrysler/ Imperial/
Plymouth Name |
DuPont Lucite® Code |
DuPont Centari® Code |
DuPont Dulux®
Code |
PPG Ditzler® Code |
Years offered |
| FC7 |
Plum Crazy |
In-Violet |
5182LM |
5182AW |
5182DH |
2210 |
1970
1971 |
| EF6 |
Bright Green |
Rallye Green |
4987L |
|
4987D |
|
1969 Spring Color Only |
| FJ5 |
Sublime |
Lime Light |
5181L |
5181A |
5181D |
|
1970
|
| FJ6 |
Green Go |
Sassy Grass |
5127L |
5127A |
5127D |
2259 |
1970
1971 |
| EK2 |
Go Mango |
Vitamin C |
5065LH |
5065AH |
5065DH |
|
1969
1970 |
| EL5 |
Butterscotch |
Bahama Yellow |
5267L |
5267A |
5267D |
2325 |
1969
1970
1971 |
| FM3 |
Panther Pink |
Moulin Rouge |
|
|
|
2260 |
1970 Spring Color Only
1971 Special Order Only |
| EV2 |
Hemi Orange |
Tor Red |
5067LH |
5067A |
5067DH |
2186 |
1969
1970
1971
1972 |
| FY1 |
Top Banana |
Lemon Twist |
5180L |
5180A |
5180D |
|
1970
1971
1972
1973 |
| GY3 |
Citron Yella |
Curious Yellow |
5308LH |
5308AH |
5308DH |
2320 |
1971
|
And finally, here is a list of 9 paint names that
were allegedly rejected by Chrysler executives:
Catch Me Copper
Unforseeable Fuicha
Statutory Grape
Gang Green
Well Red
Cost Of Living Rose
Fisher Body Rust
Hi-Ho Silver
Frank Lloyd White
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