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Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:42 pm

VWAdam wrote:
L14 was called Reseda when it was used on 1952-early 53 convertibles. It was brought back for sedans in 1959 and renamed Mignonette, then never used again.

good info!

Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:33 am

I painted this oval back in 95 L-14 per customer request came out sweet :D

Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:48 pm

Love this color. It's one of those classy colors they just don't make cars in anymore. Nor do they make them classy :P

Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:49 pm

Vinnems wrote: Love this color. It's one of those classy colors they just don't make cars in anymore. Nor do they make them classy :P
Gecko Green. Its metallic, but is a very close color match.
One thing I do like about the new beetles is that they lifted almost all the original beetle colors at one time or another. The classy bit, I do agree with.

Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:51 pm

^^^ Neither a classy car, nor Mignonette green. Though it is a nice color.

Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:08 pm

cdennisg wrote: ^^^ Neither a classy car, nor Mignonette green. Though it is a nice color.
For some reason, they renamed all the colors they used.
Yukon Yellow became Mellow Yellow, but the color match is very, very close:

Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:49 pm

I would bet if you put a green new beetle next to a mignonette green 59, the colors would look vastly different. The NB green is metallic, too.

I happen to like that new beetle green, just not new beetles.

Sat Feb 05, 2011 4:09 pm

i painted mine L14, its bc/cc and too shinny and i think it looks to plasticy (sp)

Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:16 pm

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Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:23 pm

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Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:26 pm

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Nice! More pictures please!

Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:37 pm

jburgard wrote: i painted mine L14, its bc/cc and too shinny and i think it looks to plasticy (sp)

perfect.

Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:47 pm

This is my buddy's 59, repainted about 8 years ago

Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:36 am

Just for the people who are wondering,
its pronounced "Min-yon-net" or in some areas its "Men-ya-nay"
I couldnt figure it out,so I looked it up.
nice subtle color with a classy look.

Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:35 am

ttt - I might be purchasing a 59 Canadian custom (standard) that is this color. I want to see more pictures! Rare color.

Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:58 am

JacsWagen wrote: jburgard wrote: i painted mine L14, its bc/cc and too shinny and i think it looks to plasticy (sp)

perfect. nice VERY nice

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