1956 Paint Codes & Tahitian Coral

["Mike & Christine Trettin" <mtrettin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anthony,

I remember you saying that your '56 was originally painted a special color,
Tahitian Coral, which Philippe Courant correctly noted was a production
color for 1958.

You can see the 1958 codes and paint chip samples here:
http://www.imperialclub.com/YearbyYear/1958/PaintChips/upe8290.jpg

And compare that to Desert Rose for 1956:
http://www.imperialclub.com/YearByYear/1956/PaintChip.html

You can see that the two colors are pretty far apart, with Tahitian Coral
being a much more saturated pink.  What color(s) is your interior?  You can
also view the available interior color and upholstery material combinations
for 1956 here:
http://www.imperialclub.com/YearByYear/1956/PaintChip.html

(See the page labeled "Paint/Interior Codes")

Do you have any pictures of you car that you'd like to share with the club's
website?  Whether it's Desert Rose or Tahitian Coral, your '56 sounds like a
beauty!

One last thought: if you're trying to match the existing color of your car,
in order to make a repair and need to match the paint, I would plan on
having your paint shot with a colorimeter and the color matched by computer
and/or by eye, anyway, since the original formula is not likely to match
perfectly after all these years.

Best Regards,

Mike Trettin
1956 Imperial Sedan, Turquoise

----- Original Message -----
From: "avlimited" <anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 12:06 PM
Subject: IML: Paint Codes


> My 56 Imperial is tahitian coral. NAPA''S books only go back as far as
1958
> it has the tahitian coral but no paint chip and they cannot find the
> microfilm. Does anyone have any ideas on who might be able to help. I only
> need a little for some touchup.
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> anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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