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Hi Nige... thanks for the tip... yes, it's gonna be a full respray so it might just work out!! Do you have any photos of the cars you've painted with this color... I'd be interested to see them too. As I mentioned before, my car is in Paraguay, so I might not be able to lug gallons of paint back with me, so I was wondering if there was a formula I can give the guys at the paint shop in country and they can mix it on the spot, or is it not as simple as this to do?
Cheers, Richard
Hi Richard, sorry but I don't have any pics of cars I painted in that colour to hand, but it's the colour that Leyland used to paint minis, MG's, Triumphs, Allegros, Marinas etc back in the '70's & '80's & as I said it's very close to Chevy "hugger orange". Here's a pic of my "hugger orange" engine which is actually Leyland "vermilion orange"
The fact that vermilion is a mainstream colour, as opposed to something unusual like GM Hugger orange, would mean that any paint factors should be able to match it up. The manufacturers code was Leyland CME/CML
here's some pics of vermilion cars:-
And a Hugger Camaro.
obviously, pictures aren't an exact replica of the colour, but it gives you an idea, hope that helps.
cheers....nige