Here’s question of the Week: What Was the Most ’70s Paint Color of the 1970s?—WINNER’S UPDATE

WINNER’S ANNOUNCEMENT:

We’re back to announce the winner for our Question of the Week, where our winner will rest on their laurels and accept a $25 credit for a hat or T-shirt from the BaT Gear Store.

This week, we asked: What was the most ‘70s paint color of the 1970s?

Thanks to everyone who participated! We took out our 64-color set out of Crayola Crayons and immediately went to working reviewing your answers. Varying shades of greens, browns, and golds were popular this week, but one particular color was the most-mentioned by name: Plum Crazy Purple! BaT member @Trusted_One was the first to nominate it:

“Well, being totally colorblind (my dates thought I just had no taste in fashion!) I’m probably not the one to comment on this. But I do remember being able to see the.Plum Crazy Dodge Challenger R/T and having to put on my Ray-Ban sunglasses to tone down the pain to my eyes!”

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trusted_one commented on Question of the Week: What Was the Most '70s Paint Color of the 1970s?—WINNER’S UPDATE

Plum Crazy Purple (FC7) was introduced for the 1970 model year as part of Dodge’s High-Impact color lineup, and it certainly represents the more vibrant side of the era. Congratulations, Trusted_One. Be sure to check your email to claim the prize.

Now, let’s take a look at some other popular nominations from this week’s discussion thread:

“Out of the many colors offered for the 73-78 GMC Motorhome, Avocado has to be the most 70’s. It was a color featured on the 73-75 Palm Beach models.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-gmc-26-palm-beach-motorhome/

Bittersweet, a very orange color found on Canyon Lands and Painted Desert models is a close second.”

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FlyingJackalope commented on Question of the Week: What Was the Most '70s Paint Color of the 1970s?—WINNER’S UPDATE

As we mentioned, various hues of green were evergreen in this week’s discussion thread, which included a popular variation of Avocado green that we mentioned in our original post.

“Some “Earth-Tone”. Root-Beer Brown metallic.”

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RiffRaff commented on Question of the Week: What Was the Most '70s Paint Color of the 1970s?—WINNER’S UPDATE

“Inka Orange as on a BMW 2002, also the orange on a 240Z Datsun. But, really, Harvest Gold or Avocado seem like the most “70s” colours.”

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Lewis commented on Question of the Week: What Was the Most '70s Paint Color of the 1970s?—WINNER’S UPDATE

Harvest Gold was another hue that captured the golden motif present in the comment section. 

“I’ve got to go with ubiquitous 1970’s prom tuxedo light blue that could be found on nearly everything from Pintos, Granadas, Firebirds, pickup trucks, vans and so much more. The following Lincoln Continental Mark IV is a great example.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1975-lincoln-continental-mark-iv-5/“

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CarDogThreePedals commented on Question of the Week: What Was the Most '70s Paint Color of the 1970s?—WINNER’S UPDATE

“The most ’70s paint color has to be one that we saw a lot of back then. So it musta been on the most ’70s car. Which, based on sales, was the Oldsmobie Cutlass (over half a million sold every year by the late ’70s). Gotta be specific here, so I’ll nominate the most bland earth tone available for the 1978 Cutlass — Camel Beige. Oh wait, maybe Camel Tan. Or Medium Gold?? Can’t decide. Oh, wait again … You didn’t have to choose just one! And if you missed out in 1978 you could try again here…”

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oldwrench commented on Question of the Week: What Was the Most '70s Paint Color of the 1970s?—WINNER’S UPDATE

“Going to throw in Cotillion White on a Cadillac, especially when given the Superfly or Boss Hogg treatments. It did match the polyester disco suits of the era.”

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Giantsgiants commented on Question of the Week: What Was the Most '70s Paint Color of the 1970s?—WINNER’S UPDATE

BaT member @IsAlwaystheAnswer also writes:

@Giantsgiants you’re right! I completely agree White is the 1970’s (even today), the “most” color!

Specifically, Cadillac’s Cotillion White, Especially on the 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Bicentennial Edition.

Nothing says 1970s quite like Tom Wolfe calling it the “Me Decade.”

And nothing captures the “Me Decade” on four wheels like the personal luxury car, the land yacht, 2 door aircraft carriers with hoods as long as the Saturday Night Fever dance floor.

Nothing screams 1970s personal luxury car louder than the 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Bicentennial Edition, the “last” U.S. convertible.

It was WHITER THAN WHITE. It made refrigerator doors look beige. The color was called Cotillion White (because “white” wasn’t fancy enough). Oh, it also had a white top, white leather interior with red piping, red seatbelts, red carpet, basically a Fourth of July picnic inside. But wait, there’s more (it’s the ’70s, remember), blue and red pinstripes running down the sides and the hood. Even the wheel covers were white, as if the car said, “No, really, I meant ALL white.”

This was the 1970s, subtle.

American confidence, cruising down the road like it had just declared independence from good taste and fuel economy.

That’s it for this week’s Question of the Week! Thanks to everyone who participated, and congratulations once again to our winner, Trusted_One. We’ll be back with a new question soon.

ORIGINAL POST:

Welcome to the BaT Question of the Week! For those unfamiliar, here are the rules: we ask an automotive-themed question, and the author of our favorite answer from the comments is awarded a $25 credit to the BaT Gear Store.

Bell bottoms were in, war was out, and the automotive landscape, like much of the world, was in a state of flux. As the ’60s faded into the ’70s, automakers’ trippy saturated hues were supplemented with earthier tones, reflecting the increasing complexity of the decade. In the following decades, scorn was heaped upon the avocado and mustard shades of the era, but these days they are a refreshing change from today’s automotive palette. So today we’re asking:

What was the most ‘70s paint color of the 1970s?

Give us your answer it in the comments, and leave a thumbs-up to any nominations that grab your attention. We’ll announce the winner on Monday.