Re: 1937 Packard Paint Cream Color

Posted by PackardV8 On 2010/6/23 14:13:49

Yes Randerson, that's been my experience too. Some 8 years ago i went to a DD dealer to get some Norweigen Forest Green for my 56 Exec. Took a fender skirt with me. Was referred to a another dealer with a more experienced paint man. He hand mixed the paint for me and it came very good. Not perfect but very good.
He told me the old paint codes or anything much over 25 years old are nearly worthless to incomplete at best. He also told me that the Norweigen Forest he mixed for me would be the very last EVER mixed. There was somekind of Red that was needed and he got the very last old stock from a distant warehouse.


An ongoing argument has been what really is Indian Red for Indian motorcycles. Ongoing for over 30 years that i know of. Of course all the claims and even NOS painted parts have surfaced but is still a controversy.

THe only thing we can do is make a goos solid conscience attempt to restore as closely as possible.