I was going to post my car photo...but it's just the same as above.
Bridgehampton blue
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Bridgehampton blue
Does anyone have a picture or link to a car with original Bridgehampton Blue paint? I have seen one in person once, but all of the pictures I have found are a lighter shade of blue.
My wife thinks she likes this color, and we will paint the car sometime soon. I am trying to get her to agree to something other than black, and pick from the list of original 1970 colors.
My wife thinks she likes this color, and we will paint the car sometime soon. I am trying to get her to agree to something other than black, and pick from the list of original 1970 colors.
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Does anyone have a picture or link to a car with original Bridgehampton Blue paint? I have seen one in person once, but all of the pictures I have found are a lighter shade of blue.
My wife thinks she likes this color, and we will paint the car sometime soon. I am trying to get her to agree to something other than black, and pick from the list of original 1970 colors.
My wife thinks she likes this color, and we will paint the car sometime soon. I am trying to get her to agree to something other than black, and pick from the list of original 1970 colors.
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From: Kearneysville West Virginia
I have had several 1970 Corvettes over the years, all were Mulsanne blue with Bright Blue interior, except the one I have now, which is Bridgehampton blue with Bright Blue interior. Me, I like the 1970 Mulsanne blue the best, but the 1970 Bridgehampton blue is my second choice. It is a beautiful color.
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My first vette was a 70 BH blue coupe. It is an awesome color and I seriously debated painting the 72 I have now that color. But since it had a slight metallic to it and it was my first try at painting I went with the torch red. Most likely you will not regret the BH blue if you go with it...it is very pretty.
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car was sold as bridgehampton blue
This car was on ebay a few years ago and loved the color. Now I believe it may not be correct. anyone know if it may just be lighting. I saved the ebay pics on another computer that crashed but only found a few and they are smaller. Any help would be appreciated. thanks Tony
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The car in the prior post does look like Bridgehampton Blue. If it is a repaint, it might be just a shade on the dark side, but very close to the original color.
If you are considering it for another car, just be aware that Bridgehampton Blue was only available in 1970 & 1971 as exterior color #979. In 1972, Corvette also had paint code #979...but it was TARGA Blue and was a much darker color with no green in it at all. So, if you tell your paint dude you want #979, just make sure you specify that is for only 1970-71....NOT 1972!!!
P.S. I have seen 3 or 4 repainted cars that the owners "think" are Bridgehampton Blue (the car's original color). I don't have the heart to tell them that their paint guy made an error and selected #979 for 1972 by mistake.
If you are considering it for another car, just be aware that Bridgehampton Blue was only available in 1970 & 1971 as exterior color #979. In 1972, Corvette also had paint code #979...but it was TARGA Blue and was a much darker color with no green in it at all. So, if you tell your paint dude you want #979, just make sure you specify that is for only 1970-71....NOT 1972!!!
P.S. I have seen 3 or 4 repainted cars that the owners "think" are Bridgehampton Blue (the car's original color). I don't have the heart to tell them that their paint guy made an error and selected #979 for 1972 by mistake.
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I posted this on the NCRS forum as well but if anyone can help with the Valspar formula behind there listed code L1945 
I had a new hood for my vette painted recently and we had a Lot of trouble getting a formula to mix up Bridgehamptop Blue.
We are using Valspar De Beer paint and we have there code of L1945.
But Valspar in Australia say it's the correct code but can't give a formula to mix to.
In the end we used a spectrometer on existing colour (repaint that is) and mixed to that but it's not 100%. The spectrometer said it was a modern Suzuki color.
we did not do any blending as I wanted to get it close as possible with just the Hood.
it looks fairly good but under flouros you can see some difference.
any one know the mixing formula for Valspar ?
979 Bridgehampton Blue Metallic L1945
I had a new hood for my vette painted recently and we had a Lot of trouble getting a formula to mix up Bridgehamptop Blue.
We are using Valspar De Beer paint and we have there code of L1945.
But Valspar in Australia say it's the correct code but can't give a formula to mix to.
In the end we used a spectrometer on existing colour (repaint that is) and mixed to that but it's not 100%. The spectrometer said it was a modern Suzuki color.
we did not do any blending as I wanted to get it close as possible with just the Hood.
it looks fairly good but under flouros you can see some difference.
any one know the mixing formula for Valspar ?
979 Bridgehampton Blue Metallic L1945
Last edited by CraigH; Jan 4, 2018 at 08:15 AM.
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Looks darn close. If anything, it might need just a 'pinch' of green put into the mix. That's really the difference between Bridgehampton Blue and any other blue put on a Corvette...the slight aqua tinge to it (only when the light is just right).
But, if you have the formula for the car as it is now, just stay with that formula--it looks really good.
But, if you have the formula for the car as it is now, just stay with that formula--it looks really good.
