Paint Change

Info I have says "Highway Yellow" was used until June of 1979 at which point the new yellow was phased in.

I have a 3J D2 and I was thinking that I'd like it in a darker shade than the Hiway Yellow. Was there ever a shade that Cat painted that was darker / perhaps slightly browner/oranger than the standard D2-5U coloring? Seems like an ideal color for the 3J series, something higher gloss
Cheers,
Neil

No different shade of yellow that I know of.....standard Highway Yellow from 1931-1979.

I just bought some paint for my D2 and found that PPG has 4 different colors for Cat yellow. I went with the 80979 because it was the brightest, and it matched what I saw when I stripped the old paint from my engine.

The 80021 seemed closer to the "Old cat yellow" I bought from CAT about 12 years ago. I think I saw date ranges for the application years, but don't quote me on it.

Caterpillar Highway yellow----------------------------80979 Up to ~1950
Caterpillar Yellow (old - replaced by 80979)-----------80021 1950 -1979
Caterpillar Yellow------------------------------------81985 Beige type yellow
Caterpillar Yellow------------------------------------82454 Orangy yellow
Caterpillar Yellow------------------------------------83930

Anyway, I was just surprised at the color difference between the Highway and the Old yellow. Something to think about if you are considering a resto. Not sure if any of these are right. :confused2: