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jedt3 Casual Dubber

44 posts · joined May 2009 ·

#860752
Hi,

The link to the Australian colour codes no longer works. Does anyone have a copy of this?

Regards,

Jed

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#865520
Does anyone know the colour name/code for the white used on a 1965 Type 3.

Car has Made in Germany on the build plate but would have been an Australian sold model.

Cheers.
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#865568
jedt3 wrote:Hi,

The link to the Australian colour codes no longer works. Does anyone have a copy of this?

Regards,

Jed
See if this works OK

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Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#865682
Burrelli wrote:Hi Notch Nut,

Australian 65 type3s where Polar White and they had Made in Germany on the Vin plate.

Here is a link to Australian Volkswagen Dulux paint codes I found. I hope this helps.

http://forums.eurocca.net/showthread.php/17367-older-VW-paint-charts
Cheers Burrelli 😎.
I wrecked a turquoise type 3 wagon (1965) with a colour code tab on the front behind where the spare wheel is located but on the notch is a welded tab with the numbers B3714. I am assuming that this is also reffering to a paint code of some sort. It doesn't correlate to any colour codes. I found it rather strange that for 2 cars made in the same year(ish) one is rather obvious about its colour codes and the other is rather vague. I'm going to take some photos and post them to show you what I mean.


Here we go...

;-)
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

Burrelli Officially Full-On Dubber

244 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·

#865777
Notch Nut,

The welded on plate that is on both the cars is some sort of numbering system they used in the Australian Volkswagen factory in the manufacturing of the bodies. The paint code was on a silver sticker that the Turquoise still has but the white car seems to have lost.

Make sure the white car is a 65. 65-66 models will have a 5 or a 6 as the 3rd digit on chassis number. That would make the car Polar White, If it is a 67-68 (with a 7 or 8 as the 3rd digit) it will be Lotus White as per the paint chart.

63-64 models had different numbering system and the 3rd digit thing did not apply. (I think after 64 the numbering system changed???)

Your Turquoise car must be earlier than 65 going by the colour chart.

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#866009
The white car is a 1965 reg'd notch (been in family since 74) and never to my knowlege had a paint label on it. It is a 315 chassis no car though. Back then was the paint done by Dulux? I am curious because I have a guard that needs a respray but the paint is faded and needs to be colour matched so a general paint code/colour would be an ideal starting point to go by. The turquise car has since been wrecked but I have kept the front half intact as a "spare".

Thanks for your help BTW. 👍
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

jedt3 Casual Dubber

44 posts · joined May 2009 ·

#866773
Hi,

Thanks for posting the chart. Safari Beige it is!!

Regards,

Jed