1937 Packard Paint Cream Color

Posted by FHD On 2010/6/22 12:09:16

My car is a 1937 Packard 120 Roadster. From new it has been painted the 1937 Packard color that seems to be described in the old literature as "Cream". This is a very light off yellow color. As part of the restoration we ordered the paint from TCP global and specified the original cream color. When the firewall was painted it looked more of a bright yellow color than the original cream as I remember it. (Only the firewall has been painted at this point) I called the paint company, they say color follows what they have from the PPG paint manufacturer. Anybody have any ideas on this? Is there a way to check if the new paint is close to the true Packard original color?