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 Joe1958
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 02:37 AM |
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What colour is my bug
As i live in the UK, im not familiar with all the Australian paint colours ,as apparently they are all different to american and europeon colours. Ive
been trying to find out what colour it is for ages but i still dont know. Its a 1958 beetle and is all original
Heres a pick:
any help is greatly appreciated thanks
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 08:41 AM |
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I'm going out on a limb here in saying it is ........ Green......
steff.........
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 08:47 AM |
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if you could just freight it back out here we can do a confirmation on which green 
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 09:14 AM |
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/paintcodestype1.php
Jungle Green...?
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 09:28 AM |
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http://www.in2vws.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&am...
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 10:39 AM |
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given the age ...I would say that is NOT an oridginal colour ... not for that year anyway ...
cheers Todd
(i have been wrong before .... in fact i married her ... lol )
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 01:17 PM |
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It could be Gulf Green - hard to tell from a photo.
Cheers, Greg
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 07:29 PM |
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Yeah Steff its errr definaltely green good work! Ha
Hellbugged, you guys had your chance to own this car but you left it sat in a field in victoria for about 15years, so i figure best ship it over here
where somone will look after it rather than leave it to die! ha.... OR it mite be summin to do with the fact our UK bugs are all rotten!??
Yeah im screwed with the colour thing, im pretty sure its original the interior is also green and cream to match. Ive tryed ceramic green and jungle
green but there nothing near it.
What is the score with Australian colours anyway, are they the same as european but with different names and numbers? or are they totally different?
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 07:31 PM |
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slightly different and names to match AUSSIE as well
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Joe1958
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 07:55 PM |
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Ahh i see, that makes it difficult then. Thanks for your help. If i rub back the green there is a thin coat of an orange/red colour underneith but i
would have thort this would be primer? Especially as the interior is green. Ive had the body off this car and there is green everywhere the underside
or the heater channels is prob the best example as it hasnt been affected by the sun.
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 08:01 PM |
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Quite often red was used under green, ( and green under red ), as one is the negative of the other.
I still reckon yours is probably Gulf Green.
Cheers, Greg
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 08:03 PM |
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Hi
I've listed VW local VW colours here http://clubvw.org.au/colour_identification.htm
Steve
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| posted on May 2nd, 2010 at 08:10 PM |
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Thanks Greg i didnt know that, that explains it. Also looking at steves colour chart you might be right with the gulf green.
Thanks fo rthe chart steve thats a great help!
Next question is.. has anyone on here had or got a gulf green bug or photos of one??
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| posted on May 3rd, 2010 at 08:15 AM |
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Yep as per above and my colour chips its
Gulf Green 286-2084
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Joe1958
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| posted on May 3rd, 2010 at 10:42 PM |
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Thanks guys!! 
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| posted on December 20th, 2010 at 03:00 PM |
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just found out my "pearl" white is prob. a "polar" white,
had no idea that Austral;ia had different colours, it explains why I had to get the paint "tinted" to match the glovebox,
how different is polar to pearl cause I'm in need of new wing beading,
has anyone got any paint chips/formulars etc
been into veedubs for over 20 years and yet they never fail to teach me something, gotta love em
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