Re: matching the original alfa red

[Josh <josh@domain.elided>]

> Hello
>
> I would like to have a 79 spider repainted in the original (1979) alfa red.
>
> Apparently 2-3 years ago, the shop that performed the restoration
> could not obtain the original red paint (the more "orange-red") and used a
> brighter red.
> Is this a common problem?


Hi Dan,

I've got 2 Alfetta GTV's at home, both AR501 red. They are 
very different colours. When I was buying the paint for the 
second one, the shop had 2 listings for AR501, but couldn't 
tell me which was the orange-er of the two unless they mixed 
them. It turns out I chose wrong :)

Josh
'77 Alfetta GTV
'79 Alfetta GTV
'79 Alfetta 2.0L
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