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Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:49 am

I was just wondering if anyone knew the name of this oval's color that i saw at the VW Classic. I really like it, but can't seem to find out the name of the color and if it's correct for that year ('56).

Sun Jul 18, 2004 1:43 pm

You should be able to call any automotive paint supplier, and give them the year, make, and color faimly. At least they can give you a couple of options to help narrow it down. I prefer ppg, so I would recomend one of those suppliers first.

Mon Jul 19, 2004 2:53 pm

That's a 55. It should be strato silver blue. Hard to tell from the picture.

Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:26 am

Major Woody wrote: That's a 55. It should be strato silver blue. Hard to tell from the picture.

Ditto, strato silver or the nickname Trout blue comes to mind.

Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:07 am

I agree it is Strato Silver. I had a 55 that was that same color

http://www.ppgcarpaint.com/searchv2.php?mfg=1629&year=1955&search=Go

Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:32 pm

:? I'm a little stunned. A color from that era that is actually beautiful. '50s colors were OK but an outstanding one like that is unusual.

Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:26 pm

alot of the really cool 50's metallics were mostly euro spec cars so its really nice to see them once & a while. One of my faves is ultra marroon 54 color. Light silvery champaigne color or even Cardinal red. 58-59 ghia only color. Very rare 50's metallics are bad ass.

Thu Jul 22, 2004 7:31 pm

OK, I guess maybe Europe had the edge in color. The US market had some strange tastes at that time like the pink and purple '56 Studebaker sitting in my backyard. Its a classic combination for the mid 50s but I sure don't know why. It looks to me like you could slip a coat of that silver on a 2004 and it would fit right in.