what is this VW 50s colour called?

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 1 Apr 2004, 7:04 pm

#155280

anyone know the paint name and colour code for this brown on the w lid?
thanks
sam

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vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 1 Apr 2004, 9:13 pm

#155329

looks in the pic a bit like coral red ( Manly Tan)

also looks like red oxide primer. 🙂

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26 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 1 Apr 2004, 10:07 pm

#155366

Looks like a Banana........Herbie Goes Bananas!:alien

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 1 Apr 2004, 11:13 pm

#155412

no i wouldnt say its coral red, heres another pic, maybe that one is too light, if u look at my oil drippers pic below its the same lid, more a redbrown...

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 6 Apr 2004, 11:05 pm

#157682

anyone else got an idea?

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2,147 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 6 Apr 2004, 11:49 pm

#157713

VWFOOL wrote:no i wouldnt say its coral red, heres another pic, maybe that one is too light, if u look at my oil drippers pic below its the same lid, more a redbrown...

my guess is Paprika red

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2,147 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 6 Apr 2004, 11:51 pm

#157714

Mayne Henna Red.. Brighter but it would have faded

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2,147 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 6 Apr 2004, 11:55 pm

#157716

This may help

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4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 7 Apr 2004, 12:34 am

#157731

indian red or ferrite brown looks close too
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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Apr 2004, 9:35 am

#157814

If its an Oval Engine lid from Australia then it is Manly Tan

If its from America then its Coral Red.

this is the only red in Ovals.

Failing that yes its red oxide primer.

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 7 Apr 2004, 11:56 am

#157883

stil i wouldnt call it red, its more brown, but definetly not coral red from wat ive seen in magazines. and its not primer, its nice original paint, inside and out.
thanks guys

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2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Apr 2004, 2:33 pm

#157929

Sam that panel didnt come from Melbourne did it.
If it did then its probably off an old oval I have 5 years ago. And that was definitely Indian Red. Hand painted Indian Red too. Painted by Red Indians. Oh now I'm just being silly.
Seriously it looks like Indian Red to me. Kool old colour

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 8 Apr 2004, 4:09 am

#158326

yep i think ur right, indian red looks pretty close. i like this colour alot too.
no it didnt come from melb sorry, was a NSW country oval, and its not hand painted, the paint is nice on this one.
thanks mate

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Apr 2004, 8:56 am

#158377

Sam

What is it you want to do re paint the car or just match that particular colour.

Do you want to paint the car in an Origional Aussie colour

We didnt get Indian red in Aussie only Manly Tan.

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

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46 posts · joined Feb 2004 · 8 Apr 2004, 12:42 pm

#158488

I Fink the kulla is blue!

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 8 Apr 2004, 11:15 pm

#158747

as u mite know dave im still looking into original colours for my oval, and the colour of the w lid started to grow on me, so i was wondering wat it was called. i will check out some cars painted in manly tan, see wat that looks like. id like to do an original australian colour. thanks mate

empiman, ur a great help

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345 posts · joined Nov 2003 · 10 Apr 2004, 11:07 am

#159171

Thats the colour of baby-poo (just after the kid scoffs down a mouthfull of dry cat food and some milk)
- tell that to the paint guy,, he'll know straigh away...

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