if anyone is interested in original colors this site may help seems to be early beetles ,karman ghias etc. http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ehootowls/ 

hope it works :beer

Also try http://www.wolfsburgwest.com  in the color charts section for a heap more original combos.

Volkswagens sold in Australia were actually made in Australia (at VW's factory in Clayton, Melbourne). Overseas colour charts and lists often do not apply to our VWs.

For colours used on Australian VWs, have a look at:

http://www.clubvw.org.au/colour_identification.htm