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jtauxe 
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Ok I am sitting in front of the touch up paint can't get a good in focus picture to look at the fine print but this is what it says:
Genuine Volkswagen
touch up aplicator
yosemity yellow
L62 H.1
shake well use at temp bla bla
and the VW symbol on the bottom
the flip side is all in german
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Is it actually [mis]spelled "yosemity yellow" on the bottle?
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bugychile
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hazetguy
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i just picked up a 1974 Volkswagen Colors brochure. it is pretty clear that Ravenna Green is not the same as Yosemite Yellow, that type 2's were not painted Ravenna Green, and that the deluxe Westfalia camper color was officially designated Yosemite Yellow.
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71_georgia_beetle
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| Ravenna Green is not the same as Yosemite Yellow |
I have a bus that was Yosemite Yellow and now Ravenna Green and I second this statement.
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Birdibus
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hazetguy! that's the brochure we've been hoping to find! THANKS for sharing!
Funny though, how their Yosemite Yellow looks more like Sage Green (starting76). Yosemite Yellow has a florescent quality that doesn't translate to paper and monitor. That's great, though, how the brochure shows both colors, ending all doubt about which is which.
This was a mystery I hoped to solve since buying my Westfalia in 1982, but never thought I'd find the answer. When I started searching the net, most of the references said Ravenna Green, but I knew that could not be correct. Hooray, mystery solved!
Yosemite Yellow... YOSEMITE YELLOW... YOSEMITE YELLOW!!!!
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karmann57
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ticavell
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Hi,
thanks, now i know that my 74' canadian westy is Yosemite Yellow and not Ravenna green!!!!
Thanks for your search.
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Ravenna green Pffffffffffffffffffff!!!!! |
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liquidboots
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| 71_georgia_beetle wrote: |
| hazetguy wrote: |
| Ravenna Green is not the same as Yosemite Yellow |
I have a bus that was Yosemite Yellow and now Ravenna Green and I second this statement.
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Ravenna Green looks pretty bad ass ... even though it isn't OG ... I'm looking at a Yosimite Yellow (whach I previously believed to be Bali Green) and I think maybe the Ravenna Green might be the way to go!!! |
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meester_jamie
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:00 am Post subject: Ravenna is not the same as Yosemite / what is Bright Yellow |
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old thread eh? lol.. I wish it was around 1990 when I went thru this the first time.
I have a 74 with paint Mcode 9648 ..
http://www.globalserve.net/~jrivers/jr/pictures/74westfalia-watermelon/74westy-paint.htm
it was painted 20+yrs ago.. and I am pretty sure it was L62H Yosemite yellow
close, but not a match to the interior... which has a green tinge beside that yosemite yellow.
recently, it was painted L65K Ravenna Green... as this thread states,, is not the right color.
The paint color is nice.. but the quality is a problem,,
I am debating one,,fixing the Ravenna green paint job,,, [probably not]
two,,, paint it entirely again... sand, and correct problems ,, entire paint done right ,,
the question is L62H.... or L11C .......
I don't see the L11C anywhere in my search... I really like the L65K, sigh, but it isn't the color for this bus...
I'd like to see an L11C Bright Yellow to compare to the L62H Bali/Yosemite yellow
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tpdueck
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject: ravenna green |
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| hello, this may already be old however after doing considerable research several years ago regarding the paint for my 1975 Westfalia camper, and luckily i have some german background, i discovered directly from Germany VW that certain 1975 campers had the ravenna green which was donated to VW by Porshe as surplus paint for that year. Also noteworthy is that the exterior and interior colors are not the same as the interior is the yellow mentioned. |
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: ravenna green |
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| hello, this may already be old however after doing considerable research several years ago regarding the paint for my 1975 Westfalia camper, and luckily i have some german background, i discovered directly from Germany VW that certain 1975 campers had the ravenna green which was donated to VW by Porshe as surplus paint for that year. Also noteworthy is that the exterior and interior colors are not the same as the interior is the yellow mentioned. |
Intriguing....any hard evidence to back up your claim?
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bugger101
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My camper is OG ravenna green say's so on the m-plate. I thought it was on deluxe camp mobiles only between 74 @ 75  . Had anyone though it might of been a experiment that vw and westfila did with the colors and interior?
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busdaddy
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| Had anyone though it might of been a experiment that vw and westfila did with the colors and interior? |
Apparently not until now 
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notchboy
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| My camper is OG ravenna green say's so on the m-plate. I thought it was on deluxe camp mobiles only between 74 @ 75 . Had anyone though it might of been a experiment that vw and westfila did with the colors and interior? |
Proof please. Not that I dont belive its possible but a pic of your code plate speaks volumes.
As well as the other guy about the Porsche paint surplus- please prove a little more backing. Very interesting indeed.
Every 74-75 Ive seen follows the VW sheet Hazet posted.
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bugger101
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M-Plate content
Model Type 2 (T2) mod. 231(9) :
- VW Campmobile
- Sliding door right
- LHD
Chassis number 2352020007
Serial number 020 007
Modelyear 1975
Planned production date
Friday, 06 September 1974
Number for production planning
(temporary serial number) 7357 (does this mean there are only 7,357 bus's like mine?)
Type of engine Type 4 (ED) - 1795cc, 51 kW (70 bhp DIN)
Type of transmission Manual 4-speed gearbox
Paint color L65K - Ravenna Green
Remark : Westfalia
Interior color (doorpanels and seats) 49 - Camping Red Cloth
Destination USA, East reserve
HOPE THIS HELPS 
I might try and see if I can get into contact with someone from the classic side of VW.
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rway36
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| Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 7:04 am Post subject: Reviving the thread. ....need help with paint color |
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Trying to figure out paint color for my 1975 Westfalia
Here are the numbers
The following numbers are from behind the drivers seat on the metal
wall, painted green over the plate like the interior:
52 142 047
507 583
954649 005 P27073227
24 37497 UJ 231901
This info is on a silver metal plate on the doorjam behind drivers seat:
Mfg. by Volkswagenwerk AG 07/75
Type multipurposes passenger vehicle 2352142047
This vehicle conforms to all applicable federal motor
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 7:21 am Post subject: Re: Reviving the thread. ....need help with paint color |
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Trying to figure out paint color for my 1975 Westfalia
Here are the numbers
The following numbers are from behind the drivers seat on the metal
wall, painted green over the plate like the interior:
52 142 047
507 583
954649 005 P27073227
24 37497 UJ 231901
This info is on a silver metal plate on the doorjam behind drivers seat:
Mfg. by Volkswagenwerk AG 07/75
Type multipurposes passenger vehicle 2352142047
This vehicle conforms to all applicable federal motor
vehicle stds. in effect. |
Welcome,
Enter all the numbers/letters from that painted plate behind the LF seat here: http://vw-mplate.com/mcode.php?lang=EN
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