hey guys, what colour is this?
karina

?

yep, def blue

Is this the colour you want to paint yer fasty Karina?
-Staggers.

Looks pretty damn spiffy...why not compare it against that T3 paintcode page..

Gulf blue i think.

Seems closest to Biscay Blue available only in '73... possibly Cobalt... a '69-'70 color.

yeh but in the 'picture grab' thread i asked for a pic of a cobalt blue type 3 and it didnt look like the one in that picture ^^^^^^^ it was much much lighter
so im confused
someone should bring a cobalt blue fasty to nats

This may help

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


1970 VW Type 3 Cobalt Blue is L630 as referred to at

http://members.aol.com/saacregion/NEWSQBKPG.html 

[ Edited on 10-4-2006 by Brookie ]

Try this also,

http://www.hallvw.clara.net/vwpaint.htm 

The pic looks like the promo one from around 1966 (caption under pic) when the F/B came out so it would be a blue from that period around the end of 1965. Could have been Sea Blue still in 1966 but most likely VW Blue 1966 to 1968.

See Dave Bs chart at http://www.type3registry.com/reg_paint.php  . The colours aren't that "true to colour" but the years should give an indication of what was used on those early Fastbacks.










[ Edited on 10/4/2006 by 1500S ]

I reckon is VW blue!. Pre 70's colour?

I think it is Vw blue ,

This link will help http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/paintcodest3.php 

Empi

Its VW Blue as per attached colour chip

the brochure is from 67-68 i think i havea copy of it at home somewhere the date is printed on the back of the brochure

thanks guys :bounce

Definatley isnt VW blue
mate had a 68 beetle with its original VW blau paint job and it was darker than that, same as daves paint chip
those old VWoA adds didnt always use aus cars
looks like it may even be left hand drive, different countries used different colours eg usa version of wattle was called texas yellow and is more pale
vw australia shared the dulux range with toyota and nissan
how demeaning lol

Joel