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AlteWagen
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| Pick a color that you like, not one that everybody else likes...Hell even paint it pink if you like |
PLEASE NO!!!!!!
Yes it is your car but someone will have to deal with your choice as well.
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=388897 |
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ZIACOMM
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| Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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agave green more me. pic of my oval.
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66 dormi
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| FRK wrote: |
More pictures of that L35 Metalblau oval.
Here is another one on the same color (Older paint job).
[img]http://strictlyair.smugmug.com/Strictly-Air-VWs-Friends/Friends-
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Heard back from the paint shop......
Well pink um NO green for sure but again got that original interior to think about pretty bummed out really liked that mango or iceland the colour it's going it is L 35 blue I will post some pics up in a new thread so we can keep this one going for everyone else picking a colour for their driver Thanks for all the help guys  much appreciated!
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66 dormi
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well I called the painter wondering where my car went to ...seems like he can't match the dark blue it's too dark I'm going to sell the car after it's built to buy my brothers bus so it's gotta be right argh
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Russ
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the painter can't match the blue? seems a little odd with todays technology but hey i'm not a painter.
well best of luck with whatever you decide the blue is a wicked colour though
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66 dormi
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Seems like "if you want it done right do it yourself" applies went to the paint shop got a few samples mixed up hard part is getting the mettalic down to a 50's scale without going too light on the blue find out tomorrow
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IN2VWS
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 8:39 am Post subject: Re: oval color |
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Here you go  It very well could be Horizon Blue, but I think in Australia they used there own paint codes and color names. Maybe John (in2VWs) will chime in.
Chris, I hope you don't mind me posting pics of your car  |
Of course I don't mind, Eddie! It is NOT Horizon blue, it is darker and grayer than Horizon blue, but I do not know what color it is. It really is a VERY nice color, in my opinion! |
Sorry for not chiming in earlier, I just saw this thread now.
It is not easy to tell from pics, but I think it may be Summer Blue.
Here are scans from Aussie paint chips. Click the image to see it full size.
http://www.in2vws.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=67
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BulliBill
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Here is another color, my original paint L370 Nile Beige '55 Sunroof with original interiror (red upholstery).
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Chick Iverson
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Here is another color, my original paint L370 Nile Beige '55 Sunroof with original interiror (red upholstery).
Bill Bowman |
...summer blue looks correct! Bill your car is beautiful!
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BulliBill
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Thank you Sir! I love her too! Hard to beat nice original factory paint... That blue paint on yours aint too shabby either! I love your semaphores, my 'June '55 Sunroof missed the semaphore cut-off date for US spec cars by about two weeks, receiving instead the new snowflakes for USA bound Beetles.
Actually, the original owner (I'm the second owner since 1993) scratched the fenders against her lawnmower in her garage, so she had the local dealership (Thornton VW in Stockton, CA) re-paint three of them in the '60s, so about 85% of the painted surface is still factory original L370 laid down by Hans, Gunter and Brumhilda at Wolfsburg back in 1955! The entire original interior and red upholstery is still breath-taking. I was very lucky to discover and buy it at the 1993 VW Classic...
If you ever get to St. Louis, I'll give you the complete tour and a ride!
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mcem2001
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| Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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| BulliBill wrote: |
Here is another color, my original paint L370 Nile Beige '55 Sunroof with original interiror (red upholstery).
Bill Bowman |
This doesnt really look anything like L370, looks more like L275 light beige. Im not saying youre wrong but why does it look so light instead of more brown. Im referencing the paint chips in the technical pages here on this sight and was curious. |
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The Vdub Hub
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L35 Metalblau, also a '53 only color....
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Jeez, I don't know, my strato silver almost looks the same- ha ha |
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Kjell Roar
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:20 am Post subject: |
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| BulliBill wrote: |
Here is another color, my original paint L370 Nile Beige '55 Sunroof with original interiror (red upholstery).
Bill Bowman |
This doesnt really look anything like L370, looks more like L275 light beige. Im not saying youre wrong but why does it look so light instead of more brown. Im referencing the paint chips in the technical pages here on this sight and was curious. |
My L370 Nile beige is more toward brown, exept when it is wery bright sun. The colour changes a bit then. L275 is also on my mind, in the picture above. But a really nice car!
I have a german book (Der Käfer, eine dokumentation 1, by Etzold), from 1983, that date the Nilbeige from 4. august 1955 (the day my car probably ran out of the assembly line), and not from march 1955 (like the colour chart on this forum).
My car is repainted with Glasurit L370 in 1992. Still got the OG colour under the bonnet. And a friend repainted his car in L370 a year before I did, and it looks as the same colour.
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cvallone
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L35 Metalblau, also a '53 only color....
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Jeez, I don't know, my strato silver almost looks the same- ha ha |
Strato is not that dark.
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66 dormi
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: oval color |
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Here you go It very well could be Horizon Blue, but I think in Australia they used there own paint codes and color names. Maybe John (in2VWs) will chime in.
Chris, I hope you don't mind me posting pics of your car |
Of course I don't mind, Eddie! It is NOT Horizon blue, it is darker and grayer than Horizon blue, but I do not know what color it is. It really is a VERY nice color, in my opinion! |
Sorry for not chiming in earlier, I just saw this thread now.
It is not easy to tell from pics, but I think it may be Summer Blue.
Here are scans from Aussie paint chips. Click the image to see it full size.
http://www.in2vws.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=67 |
Well after getting frustrated with the paint shop we painted it the aussie blue colour looks sweet I got her back monday I'm still bolting it back together so pics soon!
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| My 57 was originaly Black, but I'm thinking of L240 Agave Green. But maybe back to OG Black. I don't know |
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dave1
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| Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:05 pm Post subject: Ultra Maroon |
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I have had a number of ovals, Texas brown, great colour, black. The best for me is my Ultra Maroon.
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dave1
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:27 pm Post subject: bettle colours |
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| Guys any other favourite bettle colours to show |
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Last Triumph
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| What about Agave Green L240 guys, anybody got pics? My car came with agave and red interior. Did agave come with any other color interior? |
Here's my all original '57 in Agave with M104 Red interior
If I was back in '57 and could order one new, I'd choose the same again. |
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