tsberkey

In the coming year or so, I am going to be purchasing a 450SL for my wife. She has been in love with this car since she first saw it almost thirty years ago. The only thing is, it MUST be the right color. It is a silver-blue metallic with a medium blue top. Does anyone know the official MB name for this color from way back when? I don't want to fly across the country looking at a car and find out it wasn't quite what we thought it was, y'know?

Thanks for any help that you can give.

Tim

ClayJ

It would help if you had posted a photo or scan of the car in the color.....

I can guess Nautical Blue Metallic (929) -- but that color seems in my mind to be slightly darker in tone than the "silver-blue metallic" that you have mentioned in your post....

And yes, it does look great with a blue top --

tsberkey

You're right. I'll see if I can find one.

Tim

ClayJ

And I'll see if I can help.

tsberkey

Lynn, in his infinite wisdom, pointed me to a site called paintscratch.com, where you enter the year and make of the car and they will then display the official colors that were available for that car!

Thanks for offering to help. Now, if I can just find the car itself next year!

Tim

ClayJ

Good stuff.

jas2wa

arcticblau