[DanaProsky]

On my Challenger, I was under the impression that GY3 Citron Yella was a Hi-Impact Color, but according to Jim Schilds book "Original Challenger & Barracuda 1970-1974 The Restorers Guide" on page 64, only EV2,FJ6,FC7,and FY1 are listed as Hi-Impact colors. Is this a mistake in his book? If any color is Hi-Impact, GY3 is.

[dave-r]

The "High Impact" colours were a group of paints that cost extra. $13.85 in 1971 to be precise.

So if Y3 cost extra it was one of the High Impact colours. If it could be had as standard then it wasn't.

[DanaProsky]

Some info that has posted on this board indicates that it (GY3) is Hi-Impact, but the book does not list it as such, so I guess until I see a window label for a GY3 car, we will not know for sure.

[dave-r]

I can't find any evidence for it but I have always thought "Top Banana" (Y1) was the only yellow High Impact colour.

[DanaProsky]

I think I found the answer, Here is chart I found on this message board that goes back to 2006, and it does show GY3 as a High Impact Color. It is very small print, so I dont know if you can see it or not. ( Maybe nobody cares )

[dave-r]

Yeah I can see it. But can we trust that list? It could be where the confusion is from. How do you define a high impact colour? Anything that is bright? The ones you had to pay extra to get?

I don't know the answer. Lets hope someone comes along that does know.

[KISSAlien]

According the the 1971 Challenger brochure GY3 is an extra cost paint so it is a High Impact color.

By the way, the numbers on that list are not correct.

[DanaProsky]

I got the list from someone on this board. Is there a list that shows paint production numbers or sales numbers that is accurate?

[dave-r]

No such thing as accurate production numbers. They kept aproximate percentages of how many cars were a particular colour.

These things you see where they say "only 75 cars were painted this colour" are a load of bull.