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"Engelsman, Konnie" wrote:
> the dealer wasn't sure of the name, it might have been...where can i find an
> example of the color, i just looked at the dodge site & it's not on there..
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Levy [mailto:andylevy@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 1:04 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: color changing paint
>
> You mean Dark Amethyst? That was a standard factory color, no special
> orders.
> Sometimes it looks black or even like Patriot Blue, but that's mostly due to
> light/shadow.
>
> "Engelsman, Konnie" wrote:
>
> > Dodge had a specialty color that was somewhat like this - a purple blue
> > black color that changed depending on what angle you looked at the truck
> > from - i was actually trying to find a dakota in that color but i was told
> > by the dealer that it was a special order only made in 99...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andy Levy [mailto:andylevy@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 10:26 AM
> > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: RE: color changing paint
> >
> > We saw a Ram at Carliel (remember this guy, Tim?) who had the entire
> truck,
> > including the engine bay *and frame*, done in that flip-flop paint. I
> > thought it
> > was an eyesore myself. Must be nice to be able to blow $20,000 on a paint
> > job (I
> > did hear that number spoken when I was looking at it).
> >
> > Hemipower@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > In a message dated 10/16/01 6:48:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > yllwdkta@insight.rr.com writes:
> > >
> > > > I saw a orange/yellow/red type color on an incredible hot rod once a
> few
> > > > years back. I wouldn't do it though...imagine if you get in an
> > > > accident...the cost to fix it to match would be outrageous...you can't
> > blend
> > > > something like that very easy...
> > >
> > > Just the initial paint would be expensive. That paint is the most
> > expensive
> > > in the world around $4,500.00 a gallon.
> > > Well, at least that's what Jesse James the Harley builder said on his
> > > discovery channel special.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
> Puddlestompa@aol.com
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 1:34 AM
> > > > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > Subject: DML: color changing paint
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > A few years ago I started seeing mustangs with paint that changed from
> > > > purple
> > > > to green, there was also a miata color that was sort of black to blue
> to
> > > > green, can this been done with any other colors or does technology
> only
> > > > allow
> > > > very few choices
> > > >
> > > > Aaron
> > > > Vancouver, Wa
> > > >
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