I can't figure out which picture you are describing. All the samples in your first picture looks way to yellow to me for AA-1. Is your car AA-1?
Some of the samples in the second picture look right to me. But my sense of what's right is based on pictures of cars on the Internet since my car was long since repainted.
I have been operating under the assumption that the interior and exterior golds are basically the same color with different sheen. Perhaps this is a bad assumption. I bought a page out of the PPG Ditzler book for the 1965 colors. The AA-1 has a definite taupe look to it which I hope is not correct because I really don't care for it.
I did find the original interior gold paint under the ash tray bezel. Since I had to drill out the rivets, I think it must be un-faded original paint. I've matched this to a paint code of BH used on 1999 Lincoln Continentals.
Here are some pictures taken outdoors on a partly sunny day that shows all the colors. That large piece of metal is a test spray of a color I had mixed at a local paint store in Omni paint by PPG based on the original code. The Lincoln color is a good match to the ashtray and also not too far from the Omni sample. I would say that it's a bit brighter and the metallic is a bit heavier which is a plus for me, although I know it would be a negative for you.
Thanks for the input!
My car had 999 9 code on the fendertag. That indicates special paint with with special paint on the interior.
Since Chrysler officially hadn't released the yellow paint it was 999. Gold and white interior was a not so common option and as newly found out they started with that interior in September of 1964. That meant that it was the last 9 for special paint on the upper door frames.
The paint chips I have taken from the car was from under the front bumperand under the upper moulding on the door. That was almost exactly the same. When I compared that with paint chips from the window channel it was the same.
The interior paint chips was taken from under the ash tray. There as well as under the DART GT emblem that goes on the upper door frame. I also compared the paint one the steering column butthe samples I use are identical.
I know that there is differencies between interior and exterior paint as you and Dan mentioned. I don't think it's so bright on the interior. But check out the paint codes from Ditzler/PPG!!
Ditzler PPG paint code for interior is 81515 for yellow.
Paint code for interior for gold is 22461 and for exterior is 22461!
Paint that goes on top of the instrument panel on the recessed area is 22464.
At the same time I like to thank all the FABO members that have given me advice or help of any kind. It means so much to me and I could not do this resto without you guys.
Happy New Year! :burnout:
