Color: Blue Danubio

Hello Horst,

It must be a very rare color because not only have I never heard of it -which means it was not in use in the period covered by my book which is a few years after your car was born- but everyone else seems stumped as well. It has to be said some colors proved unpopular through the years and cars were repainted in other shades so in some cases such as this one almost none or none are left in the original livery...

Hoping someone does have photos or some data...

Best regards,

Marc

 

Blue Danubio is an interesting colour. If I remember correctly, you'd describe it today as a "petrol colour", or some shade of it.

There is a particular Merak, that was ordered in a one-off colour "Champagne Green" (code by Lesonal). Factory documents have it as a special order from the first owner.

Another such example, is a Ghibli SS, which apparently was ordered in "Bright Pink", as a present for someone's wife.

These little details make classic cars even more interesting and unique...

 

Horst,

If it proves that difficult to obtain even a picture of a car in that colour, just get an old fender with curves and go to your local Glasurit or RM -using shop, and ask them to paint it for you. BASF will research it if they have no proper formulation already.
This will not cost an arm and a leg, and will give you a good idea what it will look like on your car.

Best,

Jack.

 

Never heard about, would be very interested to see that !