1962 to 1965 Chrysler Corporation’s Mopar Paint Codes
So, you want to paint your Mopar? Here are paint codes to help you restore your 1962 to 1965 Mopar to original factory beauty.
Other paint data in progress.
Interior and Exterior Mopar Paint
All paint, including interior paint: Color Correct (formerly Mopaint). Call Rob at 1-732-846-1044 for correct interior and exterior paint, based on the factory formula AND using the correct pigments to mix the paint, unlike other contemporary paint suppliers that use different pigments than were used in 1962 to 1965, making their colors off. Interior color matching also needs correct type of paint: gloss, flat, mat and suede depending on area, and they have the codes for that too. (Thanks to Herb McCurdy for this information.)
Engine paint
Painting the poly 318 engine
Pekka Pere has compiled the following information: A good match is given by the Chrysler Industrial Red (DE 1632) Engine
Enamel by Dupli-Color. It's called red, but dries to a red-orange color.
The (off-site and now off-line) Andre Roy created Mopar Mail List table for engine colors indicated that an exact match is given by NAPA farm equipment spray paint, International-Harvester red by Martin-Semour paints.
Finally, the best hint, in my opinion, has been given by Paul Pitcher who has uncovered the Ditzler code 71034 for acrylic enamel for the polyhead.
(Thanks, Pekka!)
Need Max Wedge Engine Paint? “Mopar Performance engine paint is pretty expensive and takes a lot of coats to get it right; for Max Wedge motors I suggest going to local Tractor Supply and get a can of Allis-Chalmers Orange, looks a lot like the factory paint and a whole lot cheaper.” — Joey (Thanks Joey!)
Don D. adds: “Having been around when max wedge were actually at the track I always remembered the color not quite what Mopar Performance sells. Basically they sell race hemi orange, which is slightly lighter than street hemi orange and if you bought a
hundred cans of it everyone would be different. (I bought three for $70 once but the motor did not look right.) The color was too orange to me. I remember it being a pastier yellowish orange when these cars were new. Then one fateful day I was talking to a paint rep at the local auto parts place. Actually someone else asked the question. They asked what is the difference
between engine paint and other paint. He looked straight at us and said 'engine paint comes in engine colors.' I asked ïs that the only difference? He said, 'ÿup, same actual paint but in engine colors.' I immediately quit looking in engine paint displays and broadened my search. A few days later while tripping through [a large discount store] I found the exact color I remember the engine’s being, on sale for 2 bucks a can. I bought several cans and tried it. He was right. It lasts just fine and it is also the color I remember them being back in the day. It has been a few years now and no peeling or discoloration. It looks right to me anyway and no one has questioned the color at the hundred or so cruise nights I have been too.”
An additional Mopar engine color chart is also available from the Walter P. Chrysler Club's magazine.
RM, Ditzler or Acme Jobber Paint Codes for Mopar Engines:
- 70's blue -- 5351D
- turquoise -- 4799D but delete the metal flake
- red -- like on 273 high performance -- 5092D
- street hemi (1966) -- 5067DH
- race hemi ('64 - '65) and Max Wedge -- 5065DH
Thanks to Dustin Cloud for the above paint list!
Created March, 1997.
Updated July 1, 2005, November 24, 2008