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Post by smithy777 on Sept 15, 2022 6:35:34 GMT
Hi, Does any one have the paint code for the lime green Bugs I have been trying to find the code or name for the lime green Ford Capri of the 70s as I think it may be that or it is very similar. Thanks Smithy
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Post by cdb15 on Sept 15, 2022 10:22:59 GMT
Hi, Does any one have the paint code for the lime green Bugs I have been trying to find the code or name for the lime green Ford Capri of the 70s as I think it may be that or it is very similar. Thanks Smithy
This is an Australian colour, not sure if that makes a difference.
According to the car description this Capri is all original, so that was a factory paint description.
Happy Hunting!
UPDATE ! ! !
The Websters used it as being "the closest we could find to the original colour".
I seem to recall another thread in this forum discussing all of this, in which I may have speculated that the original Reliant lime green could have been a proprietary shade belonging to Roses Lime Cordial, now owned by Coca-Cola corporation. Coca-Cola are past masters in their intellectual property management, and it is highly likely imho that a) you won't be able to buy off the shelf paint in the original Roses colour, and even if you could formulate it, b) you'd risk getting a cease and desist letter from Coca-Cola. So all in all, hunting for exactly the original colour is perhaps not the wisest use of your time. Best to go with a close lookalike such as the Ford or Skoda options.
As for the original colours offered for the Bug, this synopsis from Charterhouse seems pretty definitive - anyone know where they got their information from? Doubtless Elvis Payne will have the details somewhere in his archives. www.carandclassic.com/car/C1112637 "The majority of the 2268 production vehicles were finished in a vibrant orange, but there were a few special order promotional vehicles believed to be finished in different colours, six in black for a London film company, six in lime for Roses Lime Juice and six for Rothmans cigarettes in white."
My thanks to Gary Webster.
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Post by smithy777 on Sept 15, 2022 20:28:21 GMT
Thanks for taking the time and trouble to reply , just after all the effort I have put in did not want to get the paint on and not be somewhere close.
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Post by cdb15 on Sept 17, 2022 12:48:17 GMT
I now have some further information from Gary Webster, acknowledged with thanks.
the Skoda paint is metallic and the reference code is F6Z RALLYE GREEN. It is commercially available at least as a touch-up tube.
There is also a Kawasaki close-equivalent, whch is solid: KAWASAKI LIME GREEN 777, also available also as a touch-up tube or bottle.
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