Hi Guys,

I am looking for colour charts for Australian Type Threes from 1970 until close of production. I have seen charts on places like The Samba, but they don't appear to refer to Australia. Does anyone have this info, or is it on the site and I have not found it?

Thanks,

Jed
1970 Fastback

Here you go.

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

Problem with that is there are not many examples of the color.

I still can't work out what color mine is?

Yes examples of the colours would be great. I noticed the colour of the notch on your signature looks like plum? or maybe its called Plum Crazy? It is not on that chart. I think that colour was avilable around 71. Maybe the cars with that colour were fully imported????

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

ok so going by that, none of the colors on the first link are mine, not even close.

mine either. I think mine is wattle yellow

vlad 01 aust datsun colour called royal glow vw shared factory towards the end of aust assembly and colours

what colour are you looking for ???

Hi,

Well firstly my 1970 Fastback I had always thought was Sahara Beige. I want to confirm before I repaint it. I was also looking to the bright turquose blue and the purple like Vlad's car.

Regards,

Jed

Hi Dave Birchall,

Bump. Where you able to locate the colour information?

Thanks,

Jed

I know I couldn't

can you prove it? I got just as many people telling me its "plum loco" and it is a plum purple....so?

Plum Loco is not a VW colour. It is a Leyland P76 colour, and it is not listed on any VW charts.
Royal Glow is listed on 1971 Australian VW charts.

Went to perrows paint and gave them the two name and also brought in my numberplate light for a example.

yep royal glow is in the old vw catalog they have there. but its much darker in the book? And no my paint has not faded as its the same color everywhere
throughout all places in the car. The color in the book was like de oxygenated blood rather than purple.

Is the VW catalog they have printed, or is the colour a real paint swatch?
Do they have the formula? Yes, then get them to mix a small batch and see how it compares to your car.

its printed and yes they do have to formula. Actually I think it was an old paint catalog which has a vw section.

good idea I will ask for a sample next time.

vlad01,
Found this old Volkswagen Type 3 Color Chart for 1969.
Color : Royal Red, L30A Rouge Royal, looks to red for your color...VW Code 17, 1969 - '70

The VW color of your car is called Colorado Metallic L97D, VW Code 81, 1970 - '72

1973 the color was changed to a lighter color called Pop Lilac.

All this info. came from the Ditzler PPG Volkswagen Paint Color Charts.

Must have been a Rare available color, haven't seen it on another Type 3.

Royal glow was an Australian only color. US color charts will not help

hi vlad is the paint code and name sticker missing on your car on the spare wheel carrier panel in your boot im a painter of 22 years have painted this colour royal glow also viewed this car and a fasty same year in last couple of years both in nsw certain 100% its royal glow

any chance you could look in the boot?

nah the sticker is missing, that why I have been asking everyone else.

yes it certainly is royal glow.

You are right it is - ROYAL GLOW.
It is listed as a 1971 VW colour Shade # 13244 in a 1980 Dulux Car Colour Directory.
Any good painter should be able to make up the correct colour based on the above shade #

I also saw a paint chip for Royal Glow to confirm the same information

The same Shade number ( 13244) is also listed in the 1973 Datsun colour range in the same,

Back in early days there was a group of paints called "Ford Fleet" and Royal Glow was also used there but I dont have the Form Fleet colour code.

countrybuggybill

update on royal glow my wife also a spraypainter with 11 years exp looked up the colour name on a german paint company called glasurit and found the colour profi or swatch also comes up with another paint code for chrysler magenta royal glow code ph1

cool

thanks for the info.

Hi Vlad,

What colour is your fender beading?

Regards,

Jed
1970 Fastback

black like all the type 3's I have owned.

why you ask?

Hi Vlad,

My 1970 Fastback, which I think is Sahara Beige, had matching beading. I still have it, but it is old and faded. I am going to try to refurbish it (the beading). I was curious to see if you car had matching beading, as that would look pretty cool.

Regards,

Jed

My car has a purple and black scheme.

Black interior (apart from the head lining) black front boot lining and black beading.

the rear boot is beige though, i think its coz they never made black rear boot linings? I could be wrong though.