I have finally started on the FC wagon and need some help with the date of the old girl.
The body No is FC 229-5388M which I think stands for special wagon the 5,388th of the Melbourne factory line.
Trim 254-857 Riff Red & Black
Paint 253-7773 Du-co Ascot grey over Wangarra grey
Top 253-773 (Ascot grey)
Insert 253/5300 (Wangarra grey)
I think she is a mid 1959 model but the original engine is missing so I cant date it exactly. Can anyone help with modern paint No,s for the above colours and any other way of dating the wagon more exactly so I can try and get a original engine for her.
Thanks Mark-B in Tassie
Actually Mark, it would be amongst the very last FC models produced, Nov or more likely Dec 1959 I would estimate.
PPG Technical Services department can almost certainly help you with modern equivalents of those colours. (I'm tempted - very tempted - to say dark primer and light primer, but that wouldn't be very charitable ;))
Ring Dulux-PPG customer service, tell them the year, the paint name and code and they'll be able to find it and suggest two-pack or acrylic alternatives:
PPG Australia
Customer Service & Technical Support
13 24 24
Toll Free Fax
1800 800 819
Hope that helps,
RET
my paint codes ascot grey
412autothane dgs ref;cxd2(79002)
spectrumfan code ha26
grey
density;1.312kg L
mix3700
addQ3372-150
Q7152-15
Q3981-20
Q0002-150
wang grey
412 autothanedgsref;cwk2(79025)
spectrumfan code gh48
grey density;1.084kgL
mix 1.5L
addQ3372-170
Q7152-30
Q3981-40
Q4941-40
Q3731-30
Q0002-250
these are the colors that went on my car
hope this helps regards mal
I should add this stuff goes over the primer and has a shinny finish to it thanks ret :-\
regards mal
Hi Mark, not sure if this will help you or not but I rang Vic Roads here in Melbourne to see if I could get any information on my FC Sedan. Mine still has original plates, which made it a bit easier, and I gave them ID numbers etc.They sent back list of past owner history (post codes only), original engine number when first registered and date of first reg. It would be a help if you knew the original reg number or state it was first registered in and contact them.
Cost me $14.50 for the search. Good luck, dnb
Thanks everyone will do some more home work. Will get the chase No and then will try motor transport here in Tassie and then Vic.
Mark