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alfonso_dlt Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:25 pm

Tell me what's you'r favorite color on a beetle mines any kind of grey

glutamodo Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:35 pm

That is a huge question. Depends if you mean stock VW color schemes for a particular year, or peoples' own paint jobs.

I mean, for gray, I do like the 62-64 VW color Anthracite Gray, but it was never a popular color and it's pretty uncommon to see that color these days.

I'll always be partial to many of the colors that VW used in the early 60s - I think the tints they used were quite unusual. (except for Turquoise, never liked that one very much) But Pearl White (my 62), Anthracite Gray, Ruby Red, Gulf Blue, all are faves of mine.

-Andy

Helfen Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:43 pm

alfonso_dlt wrote: Tell me what's you'r favorite color on a beetle mines any kind of grey

You first have to tell us what year beetle....that makes a huge difference.

Dr OnHolliday Mon Jan 27, 2014 9:36 pm

Purple metalflake?

campervan12000 Mon Jan 27, 2014 9:49 pm

Anthracite Grey 62 and Yukon Yellow 1970 cab

carcrazed Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:01 am

Pearl White with red/white & blue racing stripes and 53 gumballs on it. :lol:

Bugdog67 Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:11 am

Ruby. Red.

*Darren Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:47 am

glutamodo wrote: That is a huge question. Depends if you mean stock VW color schemes for a particular year,
-Andy

X2, but for me, mid-oval era Ultramaroon - it's rare and unusual in its appearance. Early cars thru 58/9 look great in black, Others - splits - medium & chestnut brown, and standards do look nice in pearl grey & dark blue. Ovals, I always though metallics were too garish, but diamond green & polar silver have grown on me & I like my prairie beige (nice w/ red interior). Early squares black. light bronze, diamond & shetland grey. Once you get past this period most of the colors are just minor variations on earlier colors. On post 68 cars white & red, and really late a metallic green that's a variation on diamond green. To me, bugs of any year look good in any color, some just look a little better. Those are some of my favs.

VolkswagenVMan Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:14 am

Early cars, coral red, white, 1966-1967 blue. Late cars about any color.

madmack Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:08 am

If it's original paint, any color...

AlanInMass54 Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:01 am

My first car was a Sea Blue 66 Bug. I still love that color. Stolen from the gallery:

It looked just like that. I considered painting my crappy Zwitter this color but it just would not look right.

Bulliwinkle Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:22 am

Why.... Pearl White of course! It can be all shades of colors depending on the light it is under.


jzjames Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:30 am

Cobalt Blue


nybug Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:38 am

savanna beige

evlwevl Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:43 pm

Fjord Blue
Diamond Green

donemoto Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:50 pm

Coral Red #1

Ruby Red #2

Scott65Beetle Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:18 pm

fontana grey

Bob Loblaw Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:17 pm

Plaid

wayne1230cars Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:45 pm

1 - Zenith blue 2 - ruby red 3- pearl white 4 - L41 black
Really there is not a stock VW colour that I don't like. I guess I am partial to the earlier colours as in pre 68.

slalombuggy Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:56 pm

Coral Red

Ruby Red

Savanna Beige

brad



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