(Basin Street Blue : Dodge : 1968 - 1996)
At PaintRef.com we have records of this paint for over 28 years of use, across 5 manufacturers/makes, on 12 models, and with 6 unique promotional names.

This code is listed in our database as an offset listing to PPG codes 2423 or 12785. The most popular is 2423; therefore, the results below are from that code.

1972 paint by Chrysler with short manufacturer/year paint code of B3. This blue automotive paint color is most commonly known as Basin Street Blue. Other common color promotional names include Blue, Blue Streak, Bright Blue, Corporate Blue, and Super Blue. The color formulation has been used between 1968 and 1996, primarily by Dodge; but also by Chrysler, Company Fleet Vehicles, Freightliner, Kenworth, and Plymouth. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Challenger, Charger, Chrysler Special Order / Fleet, Coronet, Dart, Freightliner Truck, Fury, Kenworth Truck, Monaco, Polara, Satellite, and Valiant. See the full detailed list below. The use of this paint is for main body and corporate color.

The seven Companies/Organizations with Fleet Vehicles using this color are: American Airlines Flagship Int, City of Ferndale MI, FKG Oil Company, Hattiesburg Transit, IBM, Lincoln NB Police Department, and Sky Chefs.

The short make/year code for this paint on a 15229 in 1972, is B3. The code B3 is unique to this paint color formulation for this year; therefore, the code can be used along with the manufacturer and year to specify the paint. For example: "B3 1972 Plymouth". The longer Chrysler paint manufacturing code, sometimes called the "Dodge Truck paint code" is DT8221. This longer manufacturing code is useful for tracking paint usage.

Example of 1972 Chrysler B3 See more information on "1972 Chrysler B3"
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Usage list 1972 Chrysler B3 paint (more information)

year	make	model	code	paint name	comment
				Blue	|PPG/Dupont Cross-Ref 1990|
	Chrysler		B3	Blue Streak	1972-1973, |Autocolor Colour Register 1998-1999|
1968	Chrysler			Corporate Blue
1972	Chrysler		B3	Basin Street Blue
1972	Dodge	Challenger	B3	Blue Streak
1972	Dodge	Charger	B3	Blue Streak
1972	Dodge	Coronet	B3	Blue Streak
1972	Dodge	Dart	B3	Blue Streak
1972	Dodge	Dodge	B3	Blue Streak
1972	Dodge	Monaco	B3	Blue Streak
1972	Dodge	Polara	B3	Blue Streak
1972	Plymouth	Barracuda	B3	Basin Street Blue
1972	Plymouth	Fury	B3	Basin Street Blue
1972	Plymouth	Plymouth	B3	Basin Street Blue	Chrysler Corp Blue
1972	Plymouth	Satellite	B3	Basin Street Blue
1972	Plymouth	Valiant	B3	Basin Street Blue
1973	Chrysler		B3	Basin Street Blue	Chrysler Corp Blue
1973	Dodge	Challenger	B3	Super Blue	Chrysler Corp Blue
1973	Dodge	Dodge	B3	Super Blue	Chrysler Corp Blue
1973	Plymouth	Barracuda	B3	Basin Street Blue	Chrysler Corp Blue
1973	Plymouth	Plymouth	B3	Basin Street Blue	Chrysler Corp Blue
1973	Plymouth	Satellite	B3	Basin Street Blue	Chrysler Corp Blue
1973	Plymouth	Valiant	B3	Basin Street Blue	Chrysler Corp Blue
1983	Chrysler	Fleet	DT8221	Corporate Blue	|Dodge Truck Ditzler Offset List, Form 8302|
1983	Chrysler	Fleet	DT8221	Corporate Blue	|Dodge Truck Ditzler Offset List, Form 8302|
1990	Fleet	American Airlines Flagship Int		Blue
1990	Fleet	Ferndale MI City of		Blue
1990	Fleet	FKG Oil Company		Blue
1990	Fleet	Hattiesburg Transit		Blue
1990	Fleet	IBM		Blue
1990	Fleet	Lincoln NB Police Department		Blue
1990	Fleet	Sky Chefs		Bright Blue
1996				Blue	|2003 Autocolor Commercial Transport Color Register|
1996	Freightliner	Truck	N0081	Blue
1996	Kenworth	Truck	N0081	Blue

Paint Manufacturer Codes
Chrysler/Dodge : DT8221
Make/Year Code : B3, N0081
PPG/Ditzler : 2423
Dupont : 5351L, 5351D, 5351, 5351A, 23665, AF513, 6617
Martin Senour : 2044
Sherwin Williams : 4510, 39732
RM/BASF : 79589, 2537
Autocolor ICI Nexa : HGK1, HGK1B, 9075
AkzoNobel Sikkens : FLNA5081

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