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SilverSpear

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Identifying Color Code...
« on: April 30, 2011, 16:42:59 »
Hello,

Can anyone please identify the color code of this car?

http://mycarblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/imgMercedes-280-Sl1.jpg
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hkollan

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Re: Identifying Color Code...
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2011, 21:10:34 »
Hi,

It could be 571 red metallic but difficult to be certain just from a picture taken indoors.
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SilverSpear

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Re: Identifying Color Code...
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2011, 22:01:48 »
It is a sort of burgundy... definitely not red!
It also seems this color exists on 71 280SL's









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Re: Identifying Color Code...
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2011, 22:52:44 »
I think it might be 501H Orient Red.

Have seen one here and the Tech Manual does not show the colour like the real thing.

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Re: Identifying Color Code...
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2011, 00:32:19 »
Not 501H Orient Red - that's my car's color - see below - the color in the link looks more matalic.
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Re: Identifying Color Code...
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2011, 01:27:37 »
If only the picture was taken an inch or two to the left. The color is on the placard (something)metallic neu.
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Re: Identifying Color Code...
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2011, 01:35:48 »
i\It looks like this color car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260729126716+&viewitem=

According to the Data plate it is code 571 Brilliant red.
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Re: Identifying Color Code...
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2011, 03:54:46 »
Quote from: SilverSpear on April 30, 2011, 16:42:59
.... Can anyone please identify the color code of this car?
 ???  Why can you not get the data card for the car and verify the paint code that way?
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Re: Identifying Color Code...
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2011, 06:32:49 »
Love the color of your car Doug! More pictures please!  8)
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Re: Identifying Color Code...
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2011, 14:17:10 »
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It is a sort of burgundy... definitely not red!

The three pictures you show are as I see it all of cars with color 571, Mercedes calls it red.
If it's a correct color for the car and year I don't see what other color it could be.
The only other red/burgundy metallic would 567 which  is a much
darker maroon/burgundy color and which definitely does not match the color in the picture.
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1964 300 SE Lang 040 Black w/Red leather
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1987 560 SEC 199 Black met., Black leather

SilverSpear

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Re: Identifying Color Code...
« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2011, 15:33:22 »
I think you mean the 573 and not the 567.
There is 576 though which looks nice in this link: http://www.sl113.org/wiki/DataCard/PaintCodes

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Re: Identifying Color Code...
« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2011, 20:32:55 »
Seems to me that you're not able to distinguish between solid colors and metallic colors.
The color of the car you asked about is clearly a metallic color and the color code is probably what I already suggested.
The only red/burgundy metallic color aside from 571 is 567 glazing maroon.

That's what I wrote and that's what I meant.
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1968 280 SL 387 Blue met., parchment leather
1971 280 SL 462 Beige met, Brown leather
1968 280 SL 180 Silver, Red leather
1964 300 SE Lang 040 Black w/Red leather
1985 500 SL 735 Astral Silver w/Black leather
1987 560 SEC 199 Black met., Black leather

Naj ✝︎

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Re: Identifying Color Code...
« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2011, 21:40:50 »
I believe Hans is right.
Here's another 571.

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