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Old 06-15-2021, 10:15 AM   #1
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Default The color of my truck has a name

I bought a couple rims and wanted them powder coated to match. Took the truck to the body shop and he scanned it in 3 different places. The hex code his computer spit out is called BMW Volcanic Orange. I think this is just pure coincidence since this truck was painted back in the 70's.



So everyone I had sent messages regarding "what color is this" . . . now we know.
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Old 06-16-2021, 07:25 AM   #2
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When they scan, it compares that color to the nearest color in their library. So, yours picked up a BMW color as the nearest. One time I needed Washington Blue for a roadster I was restoring. The "nearest" color was actually two, a Mercedes blue and Massachusets State Police car blue. How close any library color is can vary significantly so touch-up only can be noticable.
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I had a '72 Ford Econoline E-100 van back in the day that was the color of your truck (or similar). The color was "Chrome Yellow" similar to the one in the picture.
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That color looks to me to be similar to the "school bus" color from the model A era. We found that the Minneapolis Moline tractor color was very close. It is called Prairie Gold, from the tractor Supply store.
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No problem. You could write a song about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJXiQpA1O20
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That color looks to me to be similar to the "school bus" color from the model A era. We found that the Minneapolis Moline tractor color was very close. It is called Prairie Gold, from the tractor Supply store.

I thought it would be close to a school bus or the new Cyber Orange on the Bronco.
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Old 06-23-2021, 06:12 AM   #7
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No problem. You could write a song about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJXiQpA1O20

Not sure how that's relevant. Just talking about color, not hot dogs unless the color was close to mustard. Then it would be.


A friend called it nacho colored though, so food related.
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Not sure how that's relevant. Just talking about color, not hot dogs unless the color was close to mustard. Then it would be.


A friend called it nacho colored though, so food related.
Weak attempt at a jest. You said your color had a name.
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Old 06-24-2021, 09:02 AM   #9
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No problem. You could write a song about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJXiQpA1O20
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Not sure how that's relevant. Just talking about color, not hot dogs unless the color was close to mustard. Then it would be.
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Weak attempt at a jest. You said your color had a name.
Well it gave me a chuckle. I guess some just don't have a sense of humor?
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