[Jacobsonz]

Originally Posted by Two45s

I have a 1978 Chevrolet K-20 4WD I purchased new on Saturday July 8, 1978. It is a Cheyenne. The color is Mariner Blue Metallic. The Hawaiian Blue is not metallic. Both are what I would call a medium blue...or that type of category. The problem I have seen and found with body colors on these trucks ( 1967 - 1972 and 1973 - 1980 ) is more often than not the 'name' for the color listed in the brochures do not always match the 'name' post on the SPID. Evidently, General Motors thought they needed a "fancy name" for colors listed on the sales brochures, but that color name did not need to match the color name posted on the SPID. In addition, the paint code charts for PPG, Dupont, etc. usually show the more generic names identical but sometimes different than the paint code names posted on the SPID's. Hope that helps.

Thanks