Metallic Gray Anyone?

[pauldridge]

Does any member have a 172 Anthracite or 178 Medium metallic gray Pagoda?  I'm repainting mine, and seriously leaning toward defecting from the original Papyrus White in favor of a metallic gray?

I'd sure appreciate seeing pics of any in this color to get a better idea of the visual appeal.

Thanks
Phl


230SL soon to be 180G Silver/blue interior. Auto/AC

[Paddy_Crow]

I believe the ZF 5 speed that sold recently on eBay was anthracite.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=012&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=220185207118&rd=1

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch...

[psmith]

I'm not sure if this is officially anthracite,  but here's one

http://uploaded/psmith/2007122923057_anthracite280.jpg

I really like the color of this car,

http://uploaded/psmith/2007122922526_Gray113.JPG

as I recall, this is hauser's car.  Maybe he can give us the name & code.

Pete S.

[Naj ✝︎]

This One:

http://index.php?topic=5377

naj

68 280SL

[cascadia]

Pete,
Hauser's car is DB728H, Beige-Gray Metallic.  In my opinion one of the best colors!
Bob in Portland

[Raymond]

I have had the pleasure of seeing both Hauser's and Rhodri's when Naj still owned it.  Both are beautiful colors.  What color is the interior?   The anthracite looks great with red, black, or white.  If you have congnac or palamino, I'd opt for the Beige-gray on Hauser's

Ray
'68 280SL 4-spd Coupe

[hauser]

Not sure what color this is but looks like anthracite to me.  http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/kemal%20shah/2007224194645_DSCF0001.JPG  There's a larger pic somewhere in this groups site but I was unable to find it.

Thanks for the kind words about my car.  However as an owner you're always trying to improve your vehicles performance and appearance and I'm no different.

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Here's a pic of my car at the La Tera Resort in St Augustine just before driving it to the show at Word Golf Village which is where I met Ray Hays the first time.

1969 280sl 5 spd
Gainesville, Fl.

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[Kemal]

She's my girl ....colour 728.
I will see if I can attach another picture!

Kemal
280 SL Manual 69

Originally posted by hauser

Not sure what color this is but looks like anthracite to me.  http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/kemal%20shah/2007224194645_DSCF0001.JPG  There's a larger pic somewhere in this groups site but I was unable to find it.

[hauser]

Kemal, my car is 728H and you say your car is 728?  Is there a letter that follows this three digit number?  IMHO you color looked more of a met gray to me than beige-gray.

1969 280sl 5 spd
Gainesville, Fl.

[Peter van Es]

The letter is just an indication of the original supplier of the paint. Have a look at this section of the Paint Codes in the Technical Manual.

Colours on a computer monitor are notoriously hard to compare... photos of the same car can look dramatically different due to lighting condition changes (overcast, sunny, different camera, polarising filters). Read my last post in this  index.php?topic=2515]topic[/url] for further examples.

To see how different the same car can look in different light, have a look at these three small pictures of my car:



(and yes, it is the same car, even though I changed headlights, removed side markers, added driving lamps etc. No colour change though!).

Peter

1970 280SL. Also known as 'admin@sl113.org' and organiser of the Technical Manual.

[Kemal]

My Data card simply says 728.
You can view the car on the ''UK Event'' site.
http://picasaweb.google.com/vanes.peter/UKEventSL113

Kemal
280 SL Manual 69

quote:Originally posted by hauser

Kemal, my car is 728H and you say your car is 728?  Is there a letter that follows this three digit number?  IMHO you color looked more of a met gray to me than beige-gray.

1969 280sl 5 spd
Gainesville, Fl.

[Naj ✝︎]

quote:Originally posted by pauldridge

Does any member have a 172 Anthracite or 178 Medium metallic gray Pagoda?  I'm repainting mine, and seriously leaning toward defecting from the original Papyrus White in favor of a metallic gray?

I'd sure appreciate seeing pics of any in this color to get a better idea of the visual appeal.

Thanks
Phl


230SL soon to be 180G Silver/blue interior. Auto/AC

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naj

68 280SL

[Richard Madison]

All the grey colors are quite attractive...here's one that looks like Light Grey or Arabian Grey...very nice.

Richard M, NYC

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[Douglas]

Richard,

Looks like that's silver-grey metallic (180G).

Douglas Kim
New York
USA

[seanmikmac1]

Hi Eveyone
I have just bought the 5 speed zf in anthracite  that you can see in the previous reply. The main reason for me being attracted to the car was indeed the colour. I feel it adds a new dimension to the aesthetics of the car, and allows you to see more definition in the lines. I must admit, after seeing other examples on this thread, the light grey interior looks spectacular too!