<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body><div><div style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I had one that lovely colour but it was too far gone to restore. It was bought by a UK serviceman in Germany and had lots of factory extras including intermittent wipers and Type 3 fog lights, though they had been removed before I got it.<br><br>Dave<br>UK VW Type 3 and 4 Club.</div></div><div dir="ltr"><hr><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">From: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.com">Keith Park</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Sent: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">21/01/2021 01:17</span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">To: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org">type3@vwtype3.org</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Re: [T3] Paint</span><br><br></div>Some reason I don’t remember Alaska blue metallic.<br>I remember turkis, my silver of course, Nutria, that pink... cant remember the name of that.<br>I gotta look at the color cards again!<br><br>Keith<br><br><br>Topnotch Restorations<br>topnotch@nycap.rr.com<br>http://www.topnotchresto.com<br>71 Squareback “Hothe”<br>65 Notchback “El Baja Rojo”<br>93 RX7 “Redstur”<br>13 Subaru Outback "Blendin"<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org> On Behalf Of David Hall<br>Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 8:05 PM<br>To: type3@vwtype3.org<br>Subject: Re: [T3] Paint<br><br>That s Alaska blue metallic, and is a 73 colour. Code is L 96B. VW produced several metallic colours that year, including the silver like Keith s!<br><br>Dave<br>UK VW Type 3 and 4 Club. <br><br>> On 21 Jan 2021, at 00:25, Keith Park <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> wrote:<br>> <br>> ?Yea, that kinda sorta looked like a metallic.<br>> T3 never had a true metallic blue stock...<br>> <br>> Keith<br>> <br>> <br>> Topnotch Restorations<br>> topnotch@nycap.rr.com<br>> http://www.topnotchresto.com<br>> 71 Squareback Hothe <br>> 65 Notchback El Baja Rojo <br>> 93 RX7 Redstur <br>> 13 Subaru Outback "Blendin"<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org> <br>> On Behalf Of Phil Hof<br>> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 4:36 PM<br>> To: type3-vwtype3.org@lists.vwtype3.org<br>> Subject: Re: [T3] Paint<br>> <br>> I replied in your Samba thread, though I couldn t find the color identified specifically.<br>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=749013 <br>> <https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=749013><br>> Looks like TheDDB is long gone, maybe not a bad thing, judging from the seller feedback.<br>> Good that you are getting a sample, because the metallic variations will be huge and a color match isn t enough to truly match. It also lets you see it in many types of lighting.<br>> -Phil<br>> <br>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------<br>>> -<br>>> <br>>> Message: 1<br>>> Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:16:12 -0700<br>>> From: Max Welton <max.welton.2k@gmail.com><br>>> To: type3@vwtype3.org<br>>> Subject: [T3] Paint<br>>> Message-ID:<br>>> <br>>> <CAFt5EJmGHkg_wxNyiAAqy_bW1vtje=aHe1sRp0y+Y-VtpXAimQ@mail.gmail.com><br>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"<br>>> <br>>> I found a picture of a car in thesamba gallery and I'm trying to <br>>> figure out the color so I can use it on my 67 fasty.<br>>> <br>>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=94311<br>>> <br>>> The poster was TheDDB and has not logged on since 2009. Can anyone <br>>> help with what that color might be or is there a way to contact <br>>> TheDDB?<br>>> <br>>> Max<br>>> <br>> <br>> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was <br>> scrubbed...<br>> URL: <br>> <http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/2021<br>> 0120/5641112d/attachment.html> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> VWType3.Org mailing list - type3@vwtype3.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:<br>> http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org<br>> If you need more help, contact: gregm@vwtype3.org<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> VWType3.Org mailing list - type3@vwtype3.org To unsubscribe or change <br>> subscription options, visit:<br>> http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org<br>> If you need more help, contact: gregm@vwtype3.org<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>VWType3.Org mailing list - type3@vwtype3.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:<br>http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org<br>If you need more help, contact: gregm@vwtype3.org<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>VWType3.Org mailing list - type3@vwtype3.org<br>To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:<br>http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org<br>If you need more help, contact: gregm@vwtype3.org<br></body></html>