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alfonso_dlt
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 Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:25 pm Post subject: What's your favorite color on a beetle ? |
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| Tell me what's you'r favorite color on a beetle mines any kind of grey |
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glutamodo 
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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.
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Helfen
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| Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:43 pm Post subject: Re: What's your favorite color on a beetle ? |
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| 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. |
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Dr OnHolliday
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Purple metalflake?
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campervan12000
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Anthracite Grey 62 and Yukon Yellow 1970 cab
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carcrazed
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Pearl White with red/white & blue racing stripes and 53 gumballs on it. 
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Bugdog67
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| Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| Ruby. Red. |
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*Darren
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| 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. |
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VolkswagenVMan
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Early cars, coral red, white, 1966-1967 blue. Late cars about any color.
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madmack
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If it's original paint, any color...
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AlanInMass54
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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. |
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Bulliwinkle
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Why.... Pearl White of course! It can be all shades of colors depending on the light it is under.
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jzjames
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Cobalt Blue
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nybug
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savanna beige
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evlwevl
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Fjord Blue
Diamond Green
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donemoto
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Coral Red #1
Ruby Red #2
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Scott65Beetle
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| fontana grey |
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Bob Loblaw
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wayne1230cars
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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.
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Coral Red
Ruby Red
Savanna Beige
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