1971 Barracuda

[mopar]

Well after finishing my last 2 - 71’s I needed to get back to work on this one that I lost interest in. I’ve started back today working on it and decided that the hood I’m using is not wide enough so I added some evergreen on each side to fill in the gaps. I’m going with E7 Burgundy but I’m not sure what colors to use for the interior. I’m thinking about white/black, black or red? Here’s today’s work.

[Jcon]

White or a cream color would look nice with that burgandy!

[topside]

Yup, white interiors really "pop".
Last '71 model kit grille I saw was pretty bad - but there's probably a resin or 3-D one out there.

Code E7 for a red is weird, I'd expect a code starting with R.
Actually, for a '71, the colors had 3 digits: like EB5 or GB5 (1st digit is model year the color was introduced.
(E = 1969, F = 1971, etc.)

[mopar]

I’ve been checking the Hamtramck site for my colors and I see that the paint chart has the 2 digit code and the interior color chart has the 3 digits. One thing I did find was that the E7 Burgundy was not available on the Barracuda. It’s available for the Fury’s so my story is that this one is a special order with this color. Lol.

[topside]

Yeah, for ordering the codes were frequently abbreviated - I just thought E for a red was unusual.
There were a few colors at times that were "for" different body lines, but it seems that on rare occasions - big deposit, persistence, or an inside track - they could be applied. No matter, it's cool and you're the factory !

[Jcon]

I like your color choice, gonna look great!!!

[mopar]

Thanks Joe

I was able to get some progress in over the weekend I painted some of the interior and built the engine with wired plugs.

[Jcon]

Nice work!

[mopar]

Well I had a day off and a beautiful day sunny and 34% humidity so I got the air brush out and sprayed the Barracuda.

[Jcon]

Beautiful color!!!

[mopar]

Thanks Joe. I thorough it would look good on the plan Barracuda.

[topside]

That's a striking color combo, I like it !