Shades of Blue

[gled49]

Dalmation Blue/Oxford blue again. Color code 4848/4810, paint code 329.

[Fishcop]

John,

That's looking so good, I can see some drives in our future, with all the local cars coming to completion.

I still have to come up and check the beast out.....trying to make it to Tim's to search for that elusive Norma clamp.

Did you get your horn grill's re chromed? I need to do something about the crappy illfitting repo's

Nah, haven't looked into grills just yet. You need to post some photos of your Ultra Blue car here...

[Flieger]

Here is my 76. I understand it to be a factory Arrow Blue. AFAIK, the respray is actually a recent OEM blend from a non-german brand I won't besmirch this board with, but that it is a correct shade for Arrow?

Would love any input if my understanding is correct. Regardless of it's name, I love it!

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First pick looks too dark for Arrow but the second looks about right- a little darker than Mexico or Ford Grabber Blue...

[sqweak]

First pick looks too dark for Arrow but the second looks about right- a little darker than Mexico or Ford Grabber Blue...

That pic had a slight filter applied, I've replaced it with the raw photo. It was an overcast day, especially compared to the bright sun in the second pic. It does shift quite a bit depending on the light.

It is definitely darker/less pastel than Mexico or Grabber.

[maspirito]

Metallic blue 8484

[Flieger]

Does anyone have a car in the Southern California area that is painted either Ossi Blue or 6603 Gulf Blue? Pictures of these vary so much that I would like to see one in the metal if possible.

[Flieger]

Does anyone know what blue was used for the Carrera stripes on the 2.7 RS? Looks like maybe Ossi? By the way, what does Ossi mean? Oslo is in Norway, Gulf is a body of water, See is another body of water, etc. But what is ossi?

[John Z Goriup]

Surprising to see this thread get this far without a single posting of Gulf Blue.

Attached some shots of an original, not re-painted '67 912 in Gulf Blue, as seen at the Ledson Winery Concours in California wine country last September, and exhibited by the original owner.

JZG

[a911s]

Does anyone know what blue was used for the Carrera stripes on the 2.7 RS? Looks like maybe Ossi? By the way, what does Ossi mean? Oslo is in Norway, Gulf is a body of water, See is another body of water, etc. But what is ossi?

Mexico Blue.

Also '67 911 Gulf Blue is not that saturated.

[NickP]

Does anyone have a car in the Southern California area that is painted either Ossi Blue or 6603 Gulf Blue? Pictures of these vary so much that I would like to see one in the metal if possible.

Max- I bought sample paint panels of Aetna Blue (a 356 color) and 6603 Gulf Blue. I'll bring them both with me to the Lit weekend in March and can let you take a look at them. For my ST build I'm exploring some non-metallic blues in addition to the original tangerine of the car. I think the Aetna Blue would look fantastic on an early car (especially with ST flares) and the early Gulf is also great. I'm also smitten with Acid Blue which to my eye is the "Signal" version of blue. It's big, bold and bright.