Color codes and examples

[Gerhard]

Hi,
I just recently became the owner of a 1965 230SL.
The car was resprayed in white some 30 yrs ago.
The original color was 519 (hellrot), I want to start restoring the car later this year and maybe have it sprayed in the original color.
Does anyone have a sample of this color or perhaps a photograph of a W113 in that color (519).
Gerhard
1965 230SL

[gilles82]

Hi Gerhard, here: "http://113.mbz.org/colors/#Weiss" you can find the color you are looking for.
Bye and good job
Roberto
1966 230 sl

[Gerhard]

Thnx Roberto,
Lost this address somewhere on the line. However with just the color sample it is still hard to imagine the looks of my 230sl in this color red. So if anyone has a picture of a Pagoda in DB519 it's highly appreciated. Will start to experiment in photoshop with one of my pics and the color sample.
Gerhard
1965 230SL

[Gerhard]

Finally found some time to convert some of my pics, they were way of size. Still working on the history of the car to find out what's been done over the years. Some of the large repairs done are engine revision, gear revision, new brakes, new softtop, etc.
The car spins like a kitten.
Gerhard
1965 230SL
(Will correct the info in car registry as soon as membership is active)
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Gerhard
1965 230SL