Will Destroyer Gray of today be the past green of the future

Seems that just about every manufacture has a "Destroyer/Battleship Gray" now and it seems to be one of those love it or hate it colors like GREEN Mopars of the muscle car era. So I'm wondering if these Destroyer Gray/Grey cars will be loved or hated 40 or 50 years from now??

"Hey now that your car is in primer what color do you plan to paint it when it's dried"?

[quote=A12]Seems that just about every manufacture has a "Destroyer/Battleship Gray" now and it seems to be one of those love it or hate it colors like GREEN Mopars of the muscle car era. So I'm wondering if these Destroyer Gray/Grey cars will be loved or hated 40 or 50 years from now??

"Hey now that your car is in primer what color do you plan to paint it when it's dried"?

"F8 GREEN OF COURSE"


How could one not like F8 GREEN better than Destroyed Gray ?? Just me I guess, but Destroyer Gray is nice too and almost talked my son into buying a Destroyer Gray AWD Challenger GT a few month ago..........because they didn't have a F8 Challenger

I prefer green

That green looks great to me. The Gray is absolutely horrible. It really does look like a trailer park primer job with a clear coat over it. It is the liver and onions, the sardines, the buttermilk, the black licorice of the paint choices!

Me too.

Was close to pulling the trigger on a " Sting Grey" trackhawk near 2 years ago, absolutely love that color, right next to it was a red eye challenger in F8. Love that color too.

Want to see what I consider a modern day version of a high impact color? Find a dealership with a vehicle painted " Sangria", pictures do not give the effects that walking up to it does, just an amazing color.

If there had been a new Destroyer Grey Scatty available- I would have pulled the trigger on THAT vs the white one.

GREEN ? is ok but reminds me of Kermit da FROG !

I had considered THIS USED ONE off eBay ....

Green was a hugely popular color among all the manufacturers of the day. And not just on muscle cars--it was painted on many, many daily drivers, cheap cars, etc. It was part of the whole "earth tones" trend that took over our homes as well.

The "Battleship gray" is definitely a fad--but I see it very rarely on the roads and almost always on higher-end models.

If anything "silver" of today is the "green" of back then. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a silver/gray car these days.

Having spent 4 years on a destroyer, it doesn't both me and it's not really the same shade anyway.

IMO that "color" looks like modeling clay, dull drab and

Would much rather have F8 that pla blah gray...

I can live with F8 as long as the car isn't green inside and out. Destroyer Gray or whatever it's called is hideous.

I think its ok, but if they didnt limit the number of units made to that color id of made it a limited run of that color. Make it rare even if some find it ugly like some of the mopars of the past.

........and what wheels do you have picked out to replace the "winter" ones?

Double ugly there in that morbid color and cheap-looking wheels.

Not many variations on non-metallic greys. At least with green, there was a pretty decent range and while not my favorite, is certainly livable.

Agree with others that modern greys look like primer with clear coat on them. What's next flat black....oh wait.

What rims would look better? Ive noticed some are flat, some gloss. Seems the trend on many sports, higher end cars and even sport suv-s is the "black" rim. Better then the Foose years imo.

I think the R/T polished rims are the best ones, but while searching for pictures came across polished Demon rims............... At any rate nothing can make the tombstone color look any better.

I'd prefer any color (Even a darker shade) over the destroyer gray..It looks like primer

Grey should be so lucky !
I've seen some greys that have more green or blue, which I like better than the yellow/brown cast.
I kinda like that darker grey on current Jeeps.
But they all look a bit industrial, better suited to trucks.
Black wheels just look like cheap rattle-can fixes on garfed wheels.
They eliminate what should be a point of interest.

Bear in mind that I'm perfectly happy with triple green, which was common in '68-'70...
Regardless, I'm glad we all don't insist on the same thing.

Except yellow.

I tend to like the High Impact colors best.
F8 green I can tolerate, the wife absolutely hates it.

The Destroyer gray is at the top of my HATE list, It looks like clear coated primer.

Looks like someone tried to buff primer. Without a doubt the ugliest color I've ever seen.

Seems like a lot of people hate this color (Destroyer Gray) currently. I'm willing to bet some of the same people 25-30 years from now will come to accept it, since by then, it will be a very rare and hardly seen color on a Dodge vehicle.

It looks good on the right kind of car. Slab sided new Challengers are not the best canvas for it.

I've seen this one in person at an indoor car show and could not stop starring at it. It also had a burnt orange interior that was out of sight.

https://st.hotrod.com/uploads/sites/21/2015/06/043-1932-Ford-Coupe.jpg

Destroyer Gay

Gray and desert tan are part of the current industrial/military styling. So you can look armored-up on your way to Starbucks.

Hmmm..... Look at the flat brick front bumper when done, a face only a mother could love. BUT id bet if one was to buy a new DG and park it, in 25 years it would be a money maker, maybe not.

Maybe but I still hate limelight. We called it monkey vomit green in HS and I still think the same today.

I personally like DG I think it looks cool, but have wondered the same thing, if these colors will be popular or sought after in about 25 years from now.

In 1970 were men beating down dealership doors for this color?

A guy at work has a Durango SRT in that haze gray color, asked him if Dodge gave him a free car cover with his SUV, he didnt get it. Waiting for the new Dak or Wagoneer and if it's a go I'll be getting it in F8 if availible

Since FCA has dropped DG .., you Greenie obviously are more up to date as far as what the buying public wants ...

BTW ... how about this sTyLe ?

Good one.

Looks like my outdoor male cats peed on it for about a month.

Probably park it anyplace in Detroit and it would be safe, except for the tires/rims.

Bottom wheels pictured looks great. Top wheels on the challenger are not polished, they are the garbage vacuum plate chrome wheels. I had them on a charger and when they're clean they are blinding. They looked perfect on that car, but started to separate after 13k miles, 2 wheels replaced under warranty, at 26k i got rid of the car

Ad in one of the best current theft deterrents a MANUAL TRANSMISSION and then ad five wheel locks per wheel/tire and it MAY be there when you get back

No offense to those who like these colors.....white,grey,brown,silver,black,etc. or any shade of.....................sorry SO boring!!! Please give me color!!!! Blue,red,yellow,orange,purple,something along these lines. Can't stand the drab colors of cars today!!

Battleship Grey will never be Panther Pink, ever.

Buy now folks, 43k charger daytona.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2020-Dodge-Charger-R-T/274577007289?hash=item3fee10a2b9:g:C1kAAOSwuF5fkIT3

pOtO ... that’s a half baked linky ....

We dont like grey in the least.My wife and i partial to sublime/lime green though.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2020-Dodge-Charger-R-T/274577007289?
better ?

I like that color and if were in the market for another new/used car I would search one out, but then again I tend to be going in a gray phase right now, 2018 Ram 3500 in Granite Crystal, 2019 GS in Shadow Gray and our '68 road runner in Avalanche Gray. Actually have been thinking of painting the '70 Challenger in Destroyer.....

When I was a kid, all of the "three decker" rental properties were painted Battleship Gray. Recently I asked a real old timer about that color. It seems that the Navy had a million tons left over from WWII. A trip to Southern Rhode Island got you all you wanted for free.

I Struggled but i settled on this F8 It was a tuff decision between Destroyer Grey, Sinastick and F8

That color is horrid IMO (the gray or is it grey LOL) Either way ,