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what is this VW 50s colour called?
VWFOOL - April 1st, 2004 at 07:04 PM

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

vwtyp2 - April 1st, 2004 at 09:13 PM

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

also looks like red oxide primer. :)

Bootman - April 1st, 2004 at 10:07 PM

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

VWFOOL - April 1st, 2004 at 11:13 PM

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...

VWFOOL - April 6th, 2004 at 11:05 PM

anyone else got an idea?

StenGuns - April 6th, 2004 at 11:49 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by VWFOOL
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

StenGuns - April 6th, 2004 at 11:51 PM

Mayne Henna Red.. Brighter but it would have faded

StenGuns - April 6th, 2004 at 11:55 PM

This may help

pod - April 7th, 2004 at 12:34 AM

indian red or ferrite brown looks close too
:)

vw54 - April 7th, 2004 at 09:35 AM

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.

VWFOOL - April 7th, 2004 at 11:56 AM

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

Grey 57 - April 7th, 2004 at 02:33 PM

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

VWFOOL - April 8th, 2004 at 04:09 AM

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

vw54 - April 8th, 2004 at 08:56 AM

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.

empi man - April 8th, 2004 at 12:42 PM

I Fink the kulla is blue!

VWFOOL - April 8th, 2004 at 11:15 PM

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

pi22api22a - April 10th, 2004 at 11:07 AM

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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