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.
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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"
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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.
@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.
And its an ultra-rare 1970 model.
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.