I am currently in the process of restoring my 55 Tudor Customline. The colour was Snowshoe White but here in Oz, the paint suppliers I have been dealing with can find no listing that goes back that far. I have the original Dupont paint chip from a 1960 Book for the colour but the numbers do not apply to the current system.

Does anyone have the quantities of paint tinters to create this colour and the system to use that is current.

I have a friend who is about to respray a 56 car and the colours are meadowmist green and colonial white. We are in the same situation with these paint colours.

Any suggestions?

Rick - West Australia
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Rick, g,day. after restoring 50,s and 60,s fords for over 30 years, both local and us models, time has beat us with trying to obtain and use original colors, truth is, no one could pick 2 shades different once applied to car, we used to be able to substitue the modern acrylic tinter in place of the obsolete nitro cellouse tinters and color was acceptable because it was fresh and once applied no one cared!. My duco book shows 55 was Alaska white in 55, Snowdrift white in 56. Correctly some of the very  common original colors, whites, blacks  were continued into today in 2 pack scheme. My advice is look throuigh modern paint chip books and find color you think original was and go that way, its more practical and uptodate. best regards . aussiebill.

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