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Old Apr 14, 2013 | 08:57 PM
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Hi All,

Can anyone tell me how to find the original factory color of the 1975. Ready for repaint and want to put back to original color.

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Hi All,

Can anyone tell me how to find the original factory color of the 1975. Ready for repaint and want to put back to original color.

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plate on drivers side
where door hinges mount.
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plate on drivers side
where door hinges mount.
Thanks. It reads. Trim 19V 13L 006
Paint

Do you know what this means?
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13 = silver metallic
http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcod...r=1975&rows=50
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19V = black vinyl interior
13L = silver metallic paint

Is the 006 possibly D06? If so, the trim tag was stamped and attached to the body on January 6 1975. The car was completed the same day or the day after.
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Originally Posted by Mike Ward
19V = black vinyl interior
13L = silver metallic paint

Is the 006 possibly D06? If so, the trim tag was stamped and attached to the body on January 6 1975. The car was completed the same day or the day after.
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