[blykins]

Well I think it all has to do with technology over the years...or lack thereof.

I went the other day to get a half pint of Viking Blue so I could see what it looks like. It's pretty close to the pictures of original Cobras I have seen, but when they looked it up, it was available only as an acrylic enamel...no basecoat/clearcoat. They had an offset code for it...and when it was looked up (supposed to be a match) the color came up as GM Light Teal Blue. So go figure. I think this is what's happening...the colors are varying due to the cross-referencing.

All of the Cobras I have seen with rangoon red are a deeper red...no orange...no metalflake...no candyapple. The other user that it was close to the color of a coke machine is pretty much right. Now when I go back to PPG and see if they can match it, I'm sure they'll come up with another offset color. I mean come on, I was looking at a paint chip sheet from a 1962 Ford book....hehehe....

I'm having a real hard time deciding what color I wanna paint this thing. I'm definitely going to stick with an original color...so that leaves me with about 7 not counting the natural aluminum finish. I really like the Rangoon red, and I really like the Viking blue. I have to know now, so when I start to order other parts such as quickjacks, rollbars, sidepipes, etc... I know what color I want them in. Only certain combos look good to me...