dave-r wrote:The first letter in the code (F) is just the year code for that paint as they did sometimes change the colour slightly from year to year. Y1 is the actual colour code and yes Dodge and Plymouth (and usually the Chrysler brand too) used different names for the same colours.
Actually the first letter is the year the paint code was introduced. In this case F= 1970. So FY1 is FY1 no matter what year. So you have to be careful when just using the 2 digit code. If you ask for B5 paint, do you mean EB5, GB5, or KB5. They are different.
There was no difference between the brands for the same paint code, other than the marketing names. So Dodge FY1 is the same as Plymouth FY1, they just have different names. Also, Dodge just called in Banana, not Top Banana. Some later corporate documents do refer to it as Top Banana, but if you look at the brochures and the Color & Trim Selector it is just called Banana.