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Offline SwissCuda

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"Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« on: July 23, 2009 - 04:03:06 PM »
First question: What is your preference on a 'Cuda?  "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C" ?
Second question: Is this Cuda "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
http://www.seriouswheels.com/1970-1979/1970-Plymouth-Hemi-Cuda-Orange-FA.htm
It seems to me none of the two... or maybe is just the effect of the sun?




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Re: "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2009 - 04:09:12 PM »
Pics of the two oranges are so hard to differentiate. My guess is that is Vitamin C and either look great on  a Cuda

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Re: "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2009 - 04:13:54 PM »
if you have other examples of "Hemi Orange" vs "Vitamin C" please post pictures! Thank you. (I feel this will be a long thread..."

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Re: "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2009 - 04:17:08 PM »
I'm not sure about that cuda. When the two are side by side it is clear as night and day which is which. Vitamin c is a lot lighter than hemi orange. Also should be noted that true hemi orange (tor red for Plymouth to be correct) has a light metallic in it. A fair amount of people have the metallic removed, because it results in a sharper color, the metallic tends to "muddy" the color. Personally I like hemi orange better. If you go to www.aarta.com they have pictures of all of the colors available in 70 (at least for the T/A's and AAR's). As I recall they have pictures of both oranges. Below are a couple pics, the first is hemi orange and the second is vitamin c.
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Re: "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2009 - 04:43:31 PM »
 :iagree:  Vitamin-C is the lighter of the two and either would look nice on a cuda.  The AAR/TA site is great - lots of pictures to look over.

That particular cuda looks to be Vitamin-C.
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Re: "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2009 - 04:48:12 PM »
Mine is Hemi Orange, just painted last year.  The metallic really jumps in the sun.
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Re: "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2009 - 07:53:43 PM »
Mine is TorRed (same as Hemi Orangs for Dodge) with a little bit of orange pearl flip flop in the clear which sparkels in the sun.
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Re: "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2009 - 09:14:56 PM »
EV2 BC/CC here.

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Re: "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2009 - 09:18:12 PM »
Click this link;

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/colorsExt/colorsExt.shtml

& then click the EK2 & EV2 buttons to see examples of cars in both colors.

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Re: "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2009 - 02:24:52 AM »
ok guys... this is my engine bay in vitamin C.
Comments are appreciated.

Offline rusty70cuda

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Re: "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2009 - 08:57:11 AM »
nice car wrong color! theres your comment! :scared:

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Re: "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2009 - 10:56:30 AM »
why? the car has a ...EK2... VIN

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Re: "Hemi Orange" or "Vitamin C"?
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2009 - 11:00:42 AM »
love it...  :clapping:
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