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Is Panther Pink the same color as used on Mary Kay Cadillacs? |
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No, the two colors are very different. Mary Kay pink is a specific shade of true pink that is a lot lighter than Panther Pink. Panther Pink is a complex color mix that is more of a magenta shade. |
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Could Panther Pink or Moulin Rouge be ordered on a full size car like a Fury, New Yorker or Imperial? |
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No documentation shows that the color was available as a standard paint option on the C or Y body lines. Panther Pink and Moulin Rouge are not listed in any car line brochure for any model since it was introduced mid-year after all of the brochures were printed. There has been one C-body FM3 car found, Click here for more information on it. |
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Could Panther Pink and Moulin Rouge be ordered on 4-door cars or station wagons? |
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The color could be ordered on any body style of the car lines it was offered on. Of course 2-door cars are more popular with collectors and more of them survive. I do not have documentation on any 4-door or wagon FM3 cars. Many years ago I did see an FM3 Dart 4-door in the Los Angeles, California area but do not know its current whereabouts. Do you? |
| Question: |
When was Panther Pink and Moulin Rouge available? |
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FM3 was one of two special colors were introduced on January 28, 1970 for early February production. The earliest known car was built February 11th 1970 and the last regular production ones were built on July 30th. Some cars, such as my '71 Charger R/T were special ordered after the 1970 model year. |
| Question: |
Does the color increase the value of a car? |
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Most definitely! Color is a big factor in the value of a classic car. Panther Pink and Moulin Rouge might not be the rarest color to come on a Mopar but it definitely makes a major impact at car shows. Some people would not drive a pink car no matter how much it's worth but the owners and fans of Panther Pink and Moulin Rouge Mopars are some of the most passionate enthusiasts around. Even a car that has been repainted from another color can increase in value if done well. This is true for a lot of the high-impact colors. |
| Question: |
How many Panther Pink and Moulin Rouge cars were sold? |
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People often ask how many of a certain Mopar model with particular options were sold. The fact is that it's impossible to come up with an exact answer. At this point, nobody has found sales records from Chrysler. There have been stories about them being lost in a fire or that Chrysler disposed of them. The only thing out there are some lists showing the percentage of cars with a particular option. They don't go into the combinations of options, so for instance you can't know how many Panther Pink cars came with a manual transmission. Also the percentage for Canadian production are not available. |
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How many Panther Pink and Moulin Rouge cars survive? |
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Just like the question about how many were built, it's impossible to know how many survive. There are still lots of cars tucked away in barns, garages, backyards, fields and other places. Anyone who claims they know how many still exist are probably wrong. |
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Did they build Moulin Rouge Super Birds? |
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Even thought Plymouth Super Birds are 1970 models, they were all built before the end of 1969. Since Moulin Rouge wasn't introduced until after Super Bird production stopped, they didn't build any. You will see them at shows as people have done a color change and more than likely they aren't even real Super Birds. |
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What's the deal with the name "Penta Magenta"? |
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The name "Penta Magenta" has been floating around for many years and speculation into where it came from has varied from it being used on Chrysler full-sized cars or it being the name for the color on Canadian cars. Neither of these uses is actually the case. What has been discovered is that in years after Chrysler introduced a color, they offered paint supplies and touch-up paint and some of the names were changed, either to make them more generic or to remove names that might have branding or licensing conflicts. Click here to see a 1971 paint chart showing Penta Magenta. Click here for a 1974 touch up paint chart. |
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