twostep Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 how do i find the orig exterior color of my 1948 ply coupe i will be painting soon.i have limited knowledge as i am a first timer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcDeSoto Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 There is a body data plate on the cowl that tells you the model, the body type, the paint, the trim, etc. in code. The Parts manual tells you what the codes mean. If you can tell me your paint code, I can tell what color it was when it was made. Same with the trim code. https://forums.aaca.org/topic/148622-decode-body-tag-1947-chrysler/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 (edited) And/or you can buy a paint chip color chart on eBay for some price. There are two P15 colors exclusive to woody wagons and P15 convertibles: Sumac Red and Charlotte Ivory. Here are some charts. Far as I know, you can not purchase paint using the exact original formula, but with a good example they can get pretty darn close. Edited December 26, 2021 by BobT-47P15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyHarold Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 To my knowledge, US-built P15's did not have a data plate with color codes. Only Canadian cars had this feature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcDeSoto Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 My 48 DeSoto Deluxe Detroit built coupe has it. I think all Mopar cars would have it, but I'm not a P-15 expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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