Monty Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 This is an early '70s color GM listed as Chevrolet Mulsanne blue, Pontiac Lucerne blue, Olds Viking blue & Buick Stratomist blue.
ranma Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 dupli-color spray paints maybe your best and closest bet.
mikemodeler Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 Monty, If you need an exact match, either have a local paint store mix up a batch or contact MCW automotive finishes. They have it under their part number 7002 and sell it in 3/4 oz and 2 oz bottles. I have an old price list but you can go online to www.mcwautomotivefinishes.com to get current pricing and ordering information. HTH, Mike
jeff ewaskey Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 Hey Monte the color you seek was also known as Corvette LeMans blue if that helps you any. They changed the name in 1970, I believe, because BMW had the rights to that name.
ffreak Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 I had a 71 Rally Nova that was Mulsanne Blue. To answer your question, True Blue pearl would be very close in the Testor line, and HOK. Tamiya would be ts 50 mica blue. At least these would be close to the blue of my Nova. The Lemans blue i'm familiar with would be a slightly lighter shade of blue. I also have purchased lots of the mcw color for mulsanne and it is dead on.
Monty Posted February 5, 2012 Author Posted February 5, 2012 Hey Monte the color you seek was also known as Corvette LeMans blue if that helps you any. They changed the name in 1970, I believe, because BMW had the rights to that name. Good to know! I wasn't aware of that. Thanks! When I'm tracking down 1:1 car colors, I like this site: http://paintref.com/paintref/index.shtml
jeff ewaskey Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 Cool site!!!! Thanks I bookmarked it for future reference.
Monty Posted February 5, 2012 Author Posted February 5, 2012 I had a 71 Rally Nova that was Mulsanne Blue. To answer your question, True Blue pearl would be very close in the Testor line, and HOK. Tamiya would be ts 50 mica blue. At least these would be close to the blue of my Nova. The Lemans blue i'm familiar with would be a slightly lighter shade of blue. I also have purchased lots of the mcw color for mulsanne and it is dead on. Excellent! I know I have the Boyd's True Blue. I'll dig around and see if I have the TS-50.
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