Bllue Paint on GTSS

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   I recently found a 73 GTSS that shows on the Marti report the Blue paint was special order with no paint code. It is a very dark blue, it also has a blue vinyl roof on it. Any suggestions on how to find out exactly what color this is.

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hamilton7711 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 16-June-2023 Location: Humble, TX Status: Offline Points: 59	Post Options Post Reply Quote hamilton7711 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Bllue Paint on GTSS Posted: 23-May-2024 at 12:41AM
	I recently found a 73 GTSS that shows on the Marti report the Blue paint was special order with no paint code. It is a very dark blue, it also has a blue vinyl roof on it. Any suggestions on how to find out exactly what color this is.

peter.jenerette Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 08-February-2023 Location: Nevada, TX Status: Offline Points: 1054	Post Options Post Reply Quote peter.jenerette Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23-May-2024 at 1:52AM
	My 72 was special order paint; i searched and searched, some said the SO number would help you find it; this was not accurate. It wasn't on my build sheet either. Even the Marti Report didn't identify the paint code... I ended up having the paint shop use the "color camera" on an known original paint location of the car, taking that result and blending a variety of shades until the correct match was found.
	Pete Jenerette 1972 Gran Torino (H-Code - 4R70W) 2022 F250 XLT 7.3 2003 Thunderbird

hamilton7711 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 16-June-2023 Location: Humble, TX Status: Offline Points: 59	Post Options Post Reply Quote hamilton7711 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23-May-2024 at 2:20AM
	Thanks for the assist

Rockatansky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30-July-2010 Location: On The Road Status: Offline Points: 6398	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rockatansky Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24-May-2024 at 5:52AM
	search the paint color charts for 1971-73 https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=832bfc491017b489&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWILZQLnucDawAzEO_b0EiNqI0dZjTg:1716568818793&q=1972+ford+paint+colors&uds=ADvngMiGLhdYDQs1-lZyGVldjvbtEZdSwzZmrKbKzxwZKyBtVJ1JfbaUBMLVdIQg2fMBiiWUIAbINMiw3l3uQPWhSjSFkwuiXfF9OLjnY01xkI_jZds95ZcJSRqm2HbrZJHdIrRkma4J2TznLgGhXlLVUtyAImkcFfeH2ZnyOpcFrP9j39BAKOZjcv_9K-uSTWGHvkw1kBlMaoajsO-J69NYnwXRBTfJ-x7oNAyRsEVc2XayB0osYVsanVgQgrHt8XUl2GmeOopdRh3by_ZOUBhY539KG25evQOT68Ke-FCQoVlupLKU0EQwpRE2tR_VatGElu4w0NsQ-kRKqaaq2ShLB73XeTq69A&udm=2&prmd=isvnmbt&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiJz7SV3aaGAxXJlYkEHTCUD7IQtKgLegQIFRAB&biw=1440&bih=739&dpr=1 here's a couple color codes for Dark Blues that don't appear on the charts, there may be others https://tamcopaint.com/products/ford-bright-dark-blue-metallic-d-3k-5210-1972-1975-oem-high-impact-single-stage https://tamcopaint.com/products/ford-dark-blue-lk-8161-oem-ag-series-single-stage
	72 GT Ute

hamilton7711 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 16-June-2023 Location: Humble, TX Status: Offline Points: 59	Post Options Post Reply Quote hamilton7711 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25-May-2024 at 1:10AM
	Thanks I will check on that.