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48REME
  • 48REME
  • pre67vw Junkie Topic Starter
17 years ago
I have a query...I am interested in a 1959 Standard Sunroof which I have located. Apparently, the VW museum certificate says that it once was L14 Reseda Green/Mignonette. That colour was a 1959 colour but for Deluxes. As far as I know, the only two available colours for 1959/1960 Standards was either L225 Jupiter Grey and the colour on this 1960 as shown below.
If this is not Reseda Green though, what is this colour called?
Bob Wilson's book mentions an L344 Rush/Ried Green. Could this be the colour below? Or is it L14 Reseda/Mignonette? :roll:
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six-o-one
17 years ago
Hebster52 posted this table giving std colours on another thread...

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No mention of L14 Reseda Green/Mignonette though.

The birth certificate for my Jupiter Grey '58 says it is Pearl grey! :?
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michel seels
17 years ago
Hello,

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/paintcodestype1.php 

Judging from the foto the colour looks very simular to my 59-er : L 346 mango green ( see picture )  7403.jpg You have insufficient rights to see the content.
48REME
  • 48REME
  • pre67vw Junkie Topic Starter
17 years ago
Yes but the important point is wether your car is standard or not.
Doesn't seem to be with the chrome strip in the windscreen. Am I wrong?
48REME
  • 48REME
  • pre67vw Junkie Topic Starter
17 years ago
Yes but the important point is wether your car is standard or not.
Doesn't seem to be with the chrome strip in the windscreen. Am I wrong?
mrsherbie
17 years ago

Hello,

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/paintcodestype1.php 

Judging from the foto the colour looks very simular to my 59-er : L 346 mango green ( see picture )

"michel seels" wrote:



Though not standard, It is interesting that your beetle is mango green, I always thought mango was a bus only colour and had never seen it on a uk car, yet apparently there are quite a few Mango beetle's in Sweden for example.
Mango is such a cool colour.

re. reseda standard.
There is a mention of Canadian standard Reseda at the bottom of this page?:
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Hebster52
17 years ago
The colourchart I posted is not complete it is just one page that I have recieved covering my own Jupiter grey -63. There are more than that.

On www.oldbug.de you can see more info about the colours:

8/1957-7/1958
lichtbronze L245, diamantgrau L243, firnblau L334, capri L335, ebenholzschwarz L41, korallenrot L351, agave L240; Standard: jupitergrau L225, mittelblau L37.
8/1958-7/1959
resedagrün L14, kalaharibeige L343, fjordblau L434, granatrot L358, capri L335, diamantgrau L243, ebenholzschwarz L41; Standard: jupitergrau L225, riedgrün L344.
8/1959-7/1960
jadegrün L349, mangogrün L346, keramikgrün L419, kieselgrau L440, arktis L363, indigoblau L436, indiarot L451, ebenholzschwarz L41; Standard: jupitergrau L225, riedgrün L344.
8/1960-7/1961
ebenholzschwarz L41, pastellblau L391, rubin L456, beryllgrün L478, türkis L380, perlweiß L87, golfblau L390; Standard: jupitergrau L225, riedgrün L344.
8/1961-7/1962
ebenholzschwarz L41, anthrazit L469, rubin L456, beryllgrün L478, türkis L380, perlweiß L87, golfblau L390; Standard: jupitergrau L225, riedgrün L344.
8/1962-7/1963
schwarz L41, rubin L456, beryllgrün L478, türkis L380, perlweiß L87, anthrazit L469, golfblau L390; Standard: jupitergrau L225, riedgrün L344, golfblau L390 (ab 02/1963).
8/1963-7/1964
schwarz L41, rubin L456, panamabeige L572, javagrün L518, bahamablau L519, perlweiß L87, anthrazit L469, seeblau L360; Standard: seeblau L360, anthrazit L469, perlweiß L78, rubin L456.

The HebsterWerks.
nev
  • nev
  • pre67vw Junkie
17 years ago
oooh I like this thread, I can keep posting pics of my cars 😃

Here is a pic of a Mango oval I used to own, as far as I know Anna you are correct mango wasn't a bug colour, the charts I posted a link to in the other Reseda thread will confirm.

This oval was originally stratos silver. Saw it for sale again recently at twice the price I sold it for :shock:

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