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Old 11-04-2020, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart View Post

Bo Duke himself – actor John Schneider – has said the original color was simply a mishmash of paint the television studio had at the time. However, the mix just happens to match the code for TnT Express, which appears to be a shade used by a European shipping company for its fleet of trucks.
That's how "Petty Blue" came about, too. A mishmash of what was on hand, blended so there was enough to cover the whole car.

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