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Verdoro Green differences – Panel shot with Codes Q and 73

Re-posting some information from one of my other threads, with some new information. I’ve been searching for the reason behind the different shades of Verdoro Green. It has appeared, at least in pictures online, that 67-68 Verdoro Green appears darker and more olive then 69-70 Verdoro Green cars.

Some people have claimed their painters have said there is no difference, but GM did change the code in 1969 (Code “Q” in 68, Code “73” in ’69), and this site clearly shows that those codes map to different numbers for several paint brands as well.

http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcod...r=2095&rows=50

Year Paint Color Name Code GM Code Ditzler PPG Dupont Acme Rogers Martin Senour Sherwin Williams
1968 Verdoro Green Q WA3771 43745 4947LH, 4947DH 5557 4380 3028
1969 Verdoro Green 73 WA3771 2095 5066LH, 5066AH, 5066DH 5717 4380 2612

Given all the uncertainty, my painter went down today and had both colors mixed up, and test sprayed a panel.

As thought, there is definitely a difference between the two colors. While my painter said it’s hard to tell in the pictures, they definitely reflect different in sunlight, where Code Q goes darker, and Code 73 goes lighter.

So, while not definitive by any means, at least I think we have a closer answer. 67-68 Verdoro is a slightly different color than 69-70 Verdoro.









It was slightly overcast, and these were taken by a cell-phone camera. I will try and shoot some better pictures this weekend.

Thought you all would be interested