Where would i expect to see the identification of the paint used on a 1959 Beetle? Its like an off white colour....

See my thread HERE.

Looks like Alabaster to me.........nice car.

see here

http://www.clubvw.org.au/vwpaint 

It looks to be the same colour as my 59. Mine is alabaster, it has a sticker under the bonnet that has the code CLR 001 on it.