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Electrichemi

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How rare are some of the colors and production numbers every once in a while you will see a rare color curious if their is a break down my copper head color seems really rare
 

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If I recall correctly.... copperhead pearl was avalible last in 2013. And I'm sure they only made a hand full of them. What those exact figures would be I don't know.

I know the oranges in trucks seem to be pretty limited... one... cause they don't sell a boat load of orange anything.. especially trucks. So any of your orange, yellows, lime or dark greens, the occasional special blue are going to tend to be pretty rare. Blacks, whites, silvers, grays dominate sadly.

In 2012 I bought a new Tequila sunrise pearl and silver Laramie dually. I fell completely in love with the color. They made a little over 900 trucks total in that color ONLY for the 2012 year model. By total I mean between all body styles, weight classes (1500 -3500) and trims (st - Laramie) . It was not avalible in the longhorn package. It was my dream truck, I got so many waves and looks and thumbs up in that truck... sadly a guy ran a light and totalled it june 17th 2013.

In 2013 they changed the orange to copperhead pearl. I'm sure it was a similar deal. I do know it was avaliable in the longhorn package that year. However i don't have specific #s for 2013. I do know (if I'm wrong please correct me) they haven't made an orange since then across all truck lines. Well... come to think of it I think there was a limited run in 2015?2016? Of 1500s that had an orange and black scheme... but I don't recall the package. I think it also came in lime green....

ANYWAY... sorry I kinda geek out over trims, colors, options, and limited edition stuff... I would have to say sir that your copperhead pearl and black with the graphic delete option power wagon is a pretty rare bird. Atleast without knowing the numbers.... So I would love to hear if anyone has the specific answer to this question.

My 07 3500 is (B5) Blue pearl. They only offered that color in 2007. I don't know what the #s are on it either but I'd love to find out.

I'm totally watching this thread...

Hope this helped atleast a little...
 
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My other truck the electric blue pearl is a uncommon color, i am more likely to buy on rare color and was the selling point and being a power wagon copper head ive never seen another in person but have only seen two others for sale on ebay and cars.com which makes me wonder how many were actually made
 

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They will only paint a special color if they have a minimum of 10
those 10 have to be like 10 Heavy duty Rams, or TEN 1500s at the same plant

They won't load the paint guns for less than 10 Rams

As far as the Orange Rams go, maybe the pigment may be off a BCH, but there have been several Oranges, just a different name for them

ie:
Copperhead Pearl Orange
Ignition Pearl Orange
HEMI Orange
Sunburst Orange Pearl

I found out that i dislike Delmonico Red after my order came in

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I think that it looks better & almost matches the 2009 Dodge Ram
 

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At least in Canada the 2 tone Black and red of my 1996 2500, was a rare paint combination. As far as I know it was only available for about 4 years. I have seen a handful over the years but not many. It is distinctive enough people recognise me by the trucks colors.

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At least in Canada the 2 tone Black and red of my 1996 2500, was a rare paint combination. As far as I know it was only available for about 4 years. I have seen a handful over the years but not many. It is distinctive enough people recognise me by the trucks colors.

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WOW, clean 2nd gen!!!! That topper needs to be painted black imo…but man what a clean ol pickup!
 

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WOW, clean 2nd gen!!!! That topper needs to be painted black imo…but man what a clean ol pickup!
Thanks, that is the original factory paint. Canopy was put on new in 1996, factory color matched to the red, as is the one on my new 2021. Interestingly, the paint code for the Red on the 1996 and on my 2021 are the EXACT same paint code. Have had a lot of unsolicited offers to buy the old girl but gave it to my nephew, who is a car nut, instead.
 
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Thanks, that is the original factory paint. Canopy was put on new in 1996, factory color matched to the red, as is the one on my new 2021. Have had a lot of unsolicited offers to buy the old girl but gave it to my nephew, who is a car nut, instead.
That is awesome. Not only kept it in the fam, but also helped a kid out who will actually take care of it. So cool!
 

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They will only paint a special color if they have a minimum of 10
those 10 have to be like 10 Heavy duty Rams, or TEN 1500s at the same plant

They won't load the paint guns for less than 10 Rams

As far as the Orange Rams go, maybe the pigment may be off a BCH, but there have been several Oranges, just a different name for them

ie:
Copperhead Pearl Orange
Ignition Pearl Orange
HEMI Orange
Sunburst Orange Pearl

I found out that i dislike Delmonico Red after my order came in

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I think that it looks better & almost matches the 2009 Dodge Ram
@GTyankee that's true, would imagine they figure out they want to offer a certain color and then they make a run of all the trucks or vehicles they want to paint that color depending on how limited they want to make it, or maybe it's just 10 at a time. I know when I went to get my dually. I was going to order it as I'd never seen the color in person, but every dealer I talked to said production of that color had stopped. Granted it was late in the production run. (early april).

They have offered several different oranges, but they are all different. Like I know copperhead pearl was offered in the 3rd gen and 4th gen, but I think it was only for one model year each gen. (Excluding the Daytona trucks in 05) so 06 and then 13? Which adds to the rarity of that color.

@dean thats a beautiful 2nd gen! And that two tone is something else! Boy howdy!

I know they had a seafoam green, they only made 2000 or so for that year and it was the last year of that color... I think it was either 94? Or maybe 96? Lol hell it might have been the only year for that color. A guy down the road from my last neighborhood had a white and seafoam 1500... really good shape.

@Electrichemi man I'd love to know the numbers on the electric blue in 07.

Matt
 

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At least in Canada the 2 tone Black and red of my 1996 2500, was a rare paint combination. As far as I know it was only available for about 4 years. I have seen a handful over the years but not many. It is distinctive enough people recognise me by the trucks colors.

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Little more of them in the US I like the look
 

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2015 Ram 1500 Had a limited run of ignition orange package special interior 2000 Trucks I believe, I bought mine new still have it they have the same package on the TRX this year 910E43A3-EFC0-4000-9254-A636888BB0C0.jpeg
 

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I love my Hills Green, and while not uncommon, it is not a huge production number from what I understand. I've never seen another one in person and definitely not around here. Also, if I'm not mistaken, RAM no longer offers it on the HD trucks starting this year. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
 

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“Big Red 1” is a ’22 2500 Bighorn in IH Red. Yup, had to wait for 9 of my friends to paint it up, too, and my dealer told me it is the first low-production color vehicle they have ever been able to get from RAM.
 

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The trouble with the Limited edition paint colors

They don't sell it, they put it in a order catalog, you never see a poster or tv ad or any place, let people see what your selling

In 2024, i will be Ram shopping, i will either buy an nice Orange Ram or a BLUE, the color of the new Mustangs

The Blue will need some Black to break up all that Blue
 
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2015 Ram 1500 Had a limited run of ignition orange package special interior 2000 Trucks I believe, I bought mine new still have it they have the same package on the TRX this year

The 2015 Ignition Orange Sport was around 1000 and my 2017 Ignition Orange Sport was around 2000. A coupe more but not much. Pity, I dont know the exact numbers
 
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