What color is this Challenger? • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **Cgillies86** » 27 Jul 2004 17:18

I plan on painting my 1970 Dodge Challenger very soon. I plan on painting it the same as this orange challenger shown below. What color is this actually called and what is the color code?

by **dave-r** » 28 Jul 2004 9:37

That is EV2 Hemi Orange. Check out the thread on engine enamal for the formula.

by **Cgillies86** » 28 Jul 2004 13:46

Are you sure that is Hemi Orange? You said your Challenger was Hemi Orange, However, This challenger looks alot more orange than your Challenger does. So maybe this is the race Hemi Orange? Is there a different color code for race Hemi Orange?

by **Brant** » 28 Jul 2004 15:34

Check out the thread Dave mentioned (engine enamel). He mentions the difficulty in capturing the true Hemi color in various lighting conditions. I've come across the pics you posted and I've previously labeled them as hemi orange. Actually, I think there was a huge write up on that car - I'll see if I have it at my Mon-Fri, Home.

I was at a friends last night, he had his 71 340 chally convert, Hemi orange. It is the same color as your posted pics - when standing beside it. But, in all the restor pics - it is redish like the pic you posted of Daves car. It's all in the lighting! Cloudy, pour lighting conditions make it hard to capture yellow, making it appear red.

I must say, a hemi orange e-body is very impressive when it's starring at you. Good choice!

by **dave-r** » 28 Jul 2004 18:11

Exactly Brant!

The difference in the color in the two photos is mine was taken on a dull overcast day (well this is England!) and the other in low angle sunlight. Mine looks just the same as that other one when the sun shines.

It is not just the pigment either. A lot of people do not realise that the Hemi Orange used on the car body is actually a metallic. It has a slightly translusent pigment and very, very fine metalflake in it. So when the sun shines it really comes alive!

by **Brant** » 28 Jul 2004 19:46

Funny you mentioned about the slite metallic flake, cause I noticed it last night (up close). I was under the impression hemi orange (body) was a flat color. It's definetly a color that catches your attention in person - I was very impressed! I've been trying to chose between black, plum crazy, and hemi-orange. (and trust me I've exhausted all other color choices) :roll:

by **Cgillies86** » 31 Jul 2004 4:41

Ok, These are some pics from 2 Fast 2 Furious. That is exaclty how I want my Challenger to look. So I want to be 100% sure that this is Hemi Orange. Are you guys positive that this is Hemi Orange? Because i don't want to spend all that money and have it not look like that. Will the formula that I poseted below work fine to get The Hemi Orange I am looking for? Sorry for the repetition but I just want to be sure.

Thanks!

by **spitfire9137** » 31 Jul 2004 12:05

Just to make sure, thats not challenger is not burnt orange is it?

by **Cgillies86** » 31 Jul 2004 16:27

Here a few Challengers that are Painted Go Mango code EK2. I don't know if this is the same color as the Challenger in 2 Fast 2 Furious it is to hard to tell.

by **71_DEPUTY** » 31 Jul 2004 18:11

mine is EV2 color and it does change in different lightning conditions!!!

by **dave-r** » 02 Aug 2004 13:25

2F2F car is Hemi Orange.

by **Brant** » 02 Sep 2004 18:56

dave, in another posting, we discussed there being a fine metallic in the paint of H-orange. For discussion purposes, is the AM11 Medium Aluminum ingredient in the DuPont formula posted above, the metallic you speak of? I'm just curious how body guys measure the metalic flake as I would assume there are many sizes of flake available. How does one specify metallic? Thought I'd ask cause I don't know. how was the DuPont formula found cause I may need it for PPG paint? I'm on a search!

Read you were going to paint over your bumble bee stripe this winter?

by **dave-r** » 03 Sep 2004 9:13

Brant wrote: is the AM11 Medium Aluminum ingredient in the DuPont formula posted above, the metallic you speak of?

Yes that's it. I really do not know ANYTHING about paint and how it is mixed or applied. You need to talk to a body guy.

Yep my Bee stripe will be no more after this winter.

by **spitfire9137** » 03 Sep 2004 13:00

It is measured and mixed by weight. Most of newer mixtures they should be able to look up in a paint book, don't know about older ones.

by **NZ440R/T** » 13 Sep 2004 5:00

Dave I'm pretty sure you color is not the same as the posted HEMI orange car, there are a few other cars in dull light and they look nothing like yours??? :shock:

Orange is Orange, Red is red.

by **dave-r** » 13 Sep 2004 8:03

You been looking at those girly web pages again mate? Something has effected your eyes! :shock:

What colour is the paint in this photo I took for Christer the other day? Orange or red?

It is my car again only taken with a flash camera and a longer exposure. So is my car red or orange?

by **NZ440R/T** » 14 Sep 2004 9:01

Orange!!!! You english get so moody. :lol:

Just 90% of your photos look red....not even close to HEMI orange, but, yes that shows the color better....

Am I wrong, yes. You really need to take that bad boy out and get some HEMI ORANGE color photos.

by **dave-r** » 14 Sep 2004 9:31

NZ440R/T wrote:Orange!!!! You english get so moody.

Mate I have been called a "Grumpy Old Man" so many times this last few months the handle is starting to fit. Must be since my 45th birthday.

BUT! I bumped into a new student here in the Uni yesterday and he asked me what course I was on!

So that fed my ego very nicely to know that at least I am a damn good looking grumpy old man. :lol:

Now if only a young female student had said that my head would be too big to get through the door this morning! :lol:

As for taking the Chally out for some better photos I am afraid that is out of the question now. The headers have gone. A combination of cheap Hedman headers and header wrap equates to a very low lifespan. :cry:

So that is it for this year.

Good news is that next year it will be wearing NEW Hemi Orange paint so I will take some photos then.

by **JackT** » 15 Sep 2004 1:35

The full name of the color denoted by the code EV2 is "Hemi Orange Iridescent". This means it has extremely small metalic particles in the paint that really do not show up very well except in direct sunlight. When it catches dear old Sol's rays, the paint lights up to a degree that would make you swear it's something else.

Dave's car is EV2 as is mine. Go to the member's car pics and look at JackT's JS23V0B and see what you think.

by **NZ440R/T** » 15 Sep 2004 6:30

LMAO!!!

What course, that would be cool, what did you say?

"Ummmm, I'm actually passing through to the college on the next street."

Yeah I see your point, I jst thought I'd post what I thought instead of agreeing on how it looks "exactly" like the HEMI orange because you have to agree in most of the photos it looks pretty red. In saying that the color of Daves Challenger is nice either way I was merely pointing out or asking why the difference. Looks like you've given that Challenger heaps Dave, good effort. So are you saying it's time for a restification??

Any plans for another MoPar Dave? :?:

Another Challenger? Or is your bad boy enough at the moment.

by **dave-r** » 15 Sep 2004 8:07

Mate I can't afford this one let alone another! :shock:

There are lots of Mopars I would love to own (as well as the Challenger) but I don't have that sort of money and I don't have anywhere to park another car. That's the problem with living in a crowded city center. A bigger house with enough room to park a lot of cars would cost me about $500,000 USD and on my wages that is just too much. :cry:

I really would like to build a hemi powered '32 Ford Hot Rod one day though. :roll:

by **JackT** » 16 Sep 2004 1:56

I have another one in the works stripped down and in the paint shop right now..... JS29U0E that has received a 484 cam, 10 to 1 pistons for today's crappy gas, the six-pack the MOPAR gods really wanted it to have to go with the original skidplated K-frame, heavy connecting rods and off-set harmonic balancer, and a shaker hood because I wanted one on this car. TTI headers will be following along with electronic ignition and it will be painted it's original color, A9 Charcoal Iridescent, a color exclusive to Imperials that year. A most excellent stereo will be selected in the future and in progress pics will be following soon.

by **dave-r** » 16 Sep 2004 7:42

Looking forward to seeing that one Jack.

by **Brant** » 07 Feb 2005 19:30

Sorry for bringing this back, but I wanted to add some pics and I feel they could be of further use to this thread to others. Below are some beautiful examples of Hemi-orange paint. These examples represent what I see when I stand beside one, and I'm sure many hemi-orange car owners would agree that what is shown here is why hemi-orange RULES!

Pictures are of a coronet - I think 67. It's an absolutely stunning color. Click pic for full effect.