1971 med blue paint code

well go to a professionalpaint shop they have tools to "extract" the color and then can mix  it..

The problem is you need a med blue pantera to get the color from.

My car does not have a med blue color.

I was hoping someone with a med blue car has already had the car color scanned and could give the results.

Do you mean "Grabber Blue" or "French Blue"?  Not sure what med blue is?  Phil Camp had his car redone in Grabber Blue and you could ask him if that is the color you are hunting for.  

the pantera was painted a unique med blue.

Only 200-300 cars were painted that color,

I dont want grabber blue

I want to paint it a real pantera color called med blue in the paint chip code.

Well, call it Medium Blue, Grabber Blue, French blue, my 71 was painted that blue before it was changed.  I still have remnants of the color on the car in certain places.  See the thread on this site where this was discussed at some length.

https://pantera.infopop.cc/top...bber-blue-paint-code

Phil Camp had his original car repainted in this blue.  He lives here in San Diego.

I appreciate all the input.
I would think someone has a pantera with the original color to match with.
Hopefully someone has solved this problem before and can help.
Rich

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So this is the V406 color correct? See this thread for some additional insight/ discussion and reach out to rrs1

72' Grabber Blue paint code | The De Tomaso Forums (infopop.cc)

Sorry to be difficult.  the V406 is the right color code which is not grabber blue.

The 1971 pantera med blue is not grabber blue it is a darker richer color and almost has a tint of  purple in it.

you can look up pantera blue on this webbpage.

https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/p...tera%7CMedium%20Blue

the paint chip shown is close.  Definitely not grabber blue which is lighter and brighter.

I am looking for a new paint formula for this color.

here is a pantera pic of the color

https://www.hemmings.com/stori...-de-tomaso-pantera-2

you can also see a grabber blue car here to see the difference

https://pantera.infopop.cc/top...bber-blue-paint-code

My 71 was originally blue.  From the small fragments I have found, it does in no way look like your chip sample above.  And the picture of the car on Hemming's is in very poor lighting and looks way off.  I can only tell you what the blue on my car looks like and I know it was never repainted that blue.  Somebody repainted it red, probably in an effort to sell it because the blue is either a color you love or hate.  

Here is a car with "supposedly" factory paint, never redone.  I dont know who he is, just found it surfing.

another of the same car - Says "original mid blue paint". That is exactly what is on my 71.  

Here's Phil's car after repaint

The Hemmings picture IS the blue you're talking about. That's going to be really difficult to find. Even if you found one original, it will be faded and not accurate.

FWIW

In the pic of the blue car with owner (?), besides the black pin striping, the blacked out chrome trim, and the body color mirror, the lower body black paint has been extended above the rocker panel / door sill line and wrapped around the lower rear quarters.  Just sayin'.  

Phil's car was repainted French Blue.  The reason that I know this is that I put Phil in touch with a NorCal owner that had that French Blue color on his Pantera and Phil got the info from him.  Also, Phil has moved to Florida.

John

My 1973 is 1 of 78 with "blue paint" per the Marti Report. Several pics showing the color in different light in my old intro thread.  - https://pantera.infopop.cc/topic/pantera-6007

I got some Grabber blue touch up paint and it's not the same color...

I think that is the color I am looking for.

Do you know a paint code that is current for that color?

Sorry RBH, I don't have a paint code. Good luck.

I will pay you to take the car to a PPG or sherman williams paint store and let them scan it.  The everyone can have the code.

My car's still in hibernation in Seattle...  Is "Blue paint" from 73 the same as "Medium blue paint" from 71?

I searched and found SW has a "Colorsnap" phone app. Not sure how well it works.  Video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO-W4ui5-iU

This might get you closer.

This is my car right now It's fresh. Grabber Blue 71 Mustang  J code. Looks just like the color of the one in the trailer, that's not it.

This is the color you are looking for.

Yes this is the color.

Can you help me get the code?

This is all I know about the colors, and I've researched them pretty thoroughly. The top chart showing Medium blue is the color. These are early colors. The lower blue would be the Grabber color since it wasn't offered early on, these should would be 72 1/2 - 74 colors.

Many people have tried to get these codes mixed. I don't know of many success stories. I got that picture by simply searching "blue Pantera"

Ok

I am looking for a car so that I can have it scanned and then everyone can have the formula.

Unless someone already scanned one and has the formula

Hey, check this out on E-Bay now. A push button with very probably the correct color, although a repaint I'm sure.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/28473...334524.c100667.m2042

@rrs1 posted:

Hey, check this out on E-Bay now. A push button with very probably the correct color, although a repaint I'm sure.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/28473...334524.c100667.m2042

And its an ultra-rare 1970 model.

The new owner of this one may get have suggestions....

@rocky posted:

The new owner of this one may get have suggestions....

Sorry, suggestions on what exactly? Unless of course RBH wants to duplicate the 20 year old barn find faded Patina.

It was a joke, Joules!

I’m always doing that!

So to further confuse (at least myself), I ordered a Marti report for my car, s/n 1744.  Built in June of 1971.  Marti report says 1 of 84 painted "Grabber Blue" paint.  So was there Grabber blue and just "Blue" in 1971 or is the Marti report mis-stating the Medium Blue as Grabber Blue?  sigh.....

Lee,

I had the same problem with my car, 1490, May 1971.  The Marti report stated that my car was one of 87 cars painted "Grabber Blue".  The only blue listed in the De Tomaso 1971 paint chart is called "Medium Blue", paint code V406.  

1490 was originally painted "Lime" (V307).  The lime green is everywhere.  

I called Kevin Matri and told him that the report was not correct.  He asked me what was the correct color of the car.  At that moment, I had to make a split second decision. If I told him "you tell me", he would probably just say Grabber Blue.  If I told him "Lime", I would probably receive a "corrected" report showing Lime as the color.  I received a "corrected" report.  

John

Thanks JB:  I sent Kevin an email asking him to clarify.  Kind of troubling if you ask me.  

Agreed.  Makes one wonder about the accuracy of other reports.

John

RBH, are you still looking for the color code? Or did you get this taken care of?

I received two paint codes with limited assurance.

my car is ready for paint and we will test paint both of these codes.

if anyone has a good code I will add them to the test.

thanks Rich

Im interested in the colour as well.  Be good to see some pics with a modern paint code.