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June10

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 DuPont Centari Acrylic Enamel (centari_info)

Land Rover Paint Codes: 
Note:  Some of these contradict one another so read my blurb below about red.

POPPY RED (DuPont # 38506A / LRC.CMK)
MASAI RED (DuPont # 44035A / LRC296)
While it’s documented in several places that Poppy Red was only used from 1959-1968, it may not be totally accurate  It’s suspected that, at some point, someone made a key error and the world has never looked back.  It appears that Poppy Red was used until 1971 and I was unable to find any offical record of which type of red was an available color from 1973-1979 on Series vehicles.  I found a 1981 brochure for the Series V8 that lists Masai Red but doesn’t list any red for the non-V8 model.  I also found a 1982 brochure that lists Masai Red as an option for all Series III vehicles. 

 

WHERE TO BUY PAINT (United States)
I highly recommend the folks at Tower Paint.  They are very knowledgeable about painting in general and happy to share that knowledge with you.  They have a long reputation of working with hot-rodders and vehicle restorations and give advice accordingly.

Tower Paint
922 Oregon Street, Oshkosh, WI 54903
Phone: 1800 779 6520 / Direct: 1920 235 6520

 

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