[DeTomaso] Still Looking for a perfect Pre L Red/Black Pantera

Sean Korb spkorb at gmail.com
Fri Feb 6 10:29:21 EST 2015


That really is a fantastic color!  And I'm colorblind :)

The PO of 1382 painted it red not for resale, but because "Italian cars are
red!" and that was that.  I would prefer it was the original silver but red
is fine and easy for me to maintain.  Not as visible as Yellow but it's
right up there.  There is a Marigold orange color out there that is
astonishing in person.  Again, I'm colorblind but I know what I like :)

sean

On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 3:23 AM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
wrote:

>    In a message dated 2/5/15 19 43 33, detomaso at poca.com writes:
>
>      #2290  looks like a nice car but if I was going to repaint it, I'd
>      put it back into the original color (I think it was called Sea
>      Foam).  It is a cool and rare color.
>
>    >>>Amen brother!
>    Lori's car was originally the color you are referring to (V305, Medium
>    Green, not 'Sea Foam'.  Sea Foam was a lighter shade used primarily on
>    1967-68 Fords).  Somebody thoughtlessly resprayed it in resale red at
>    some point in its life, but the green is still visible in places.  It's
>    a highly evocative 1970s color, and she would *love* to return her car
>    to its original hue.  Alas, money is an issue so it won't happen any
>    time soon.
>    Actually, the proper Italian name for the color is Smalto Sintetico
>    Verde Umbria (which translates to Synthentic Enamel Green Umbria;
>    Umbria is a region in central Italy).   The paint manufacturer was
>    Glidden Salchi S.p.A., Milano.   When I was visiting De Tomaso back in
>    September 2013 I got to look at a '71 color chip chart (which was sadly
>    incomplete, missing the factory yellow?) and got photos of all three
>    green hues on offer that year. (attached).
>    The top color is V307, simply called Lime in the Ford parts book.
>    Middle is V306, Aqua Green Metallic, and the bottom is V305.  (I didn't
>    get the original Italian names for the other two colors).
>    Kristian Poulsen's phenomenal pushbutton #1267 is panted in V306, a
>    color I have only seen on a tiny number of cars in the USA (like,
>    two).  V305 is a bit more common although still really rare, and I've
>    only seen three or four in V307 including John Buckman's, which is
>    routinely seen at west coast events.
>    Remember this--just about *anybody* can have a red Italian sports car.
>    But these greens are really something special.  Here's a nice video of
>    a super-stock V305 car--stunning!
>    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N94cAR81dHY
>    Mike
>
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'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
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   That really is a fantastic color!A  And I'm colorblind :)
   The PO of 1382 painted it red not for resale, but because "Italian cars
   are red!" and that was that.A  I would prefer it was the original
   silver but red is fine and easy for me to maintain.A  Not as visible as
   Yellow but it's right up there.A  There is a Marigold orange color out
   there that is astonishing in person.A  Again, I'm colorblind but I know
   what I like :)
   sean

   On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 3:23 AM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

     A  A In a message dated 2/5/15 19 43 33, [2]detomaso at poca.com
     writes:
     A  A  A #2290A  looks like a nice car but if I was going to repaint
     it, I'd
     A  A  A put it back into the original color (I think it was called
     Sea
     A  A  A Foam).A  It is a cool and rare color.
     A  A >>>Amen brother!
     A  A Lori's car was originally the color you are referring to (V305,
     Medium
     A  A Green, not 'Sea Foam'.A  Sea Foam was a lighter shade used
     primarily on
     A  A 1967-68 Fords).A  Somebody thoughtlessly resprayed it in resale
     red at
     A  A some point in its life, but the green is still visible in
     places.A  It's
     A  A a highly evocative 1970s color, and she would *love* to return
     her car
     A  A to its original hue.A  Alas, money is an issue so it won't
     happen any
     A  A time soon.
     A  A Actually, the proper Italian name for the color is Smalto
     Sintetico
     A  A Verde Umbria (which translates to Synthentic Enamel Green
     Umbria;
     A  A Umbria is a region in central Italy).A  A The paint
     manufacturer was
     A  A Glidden Salchi S.p.A., Milano.A  A When I was visiting De
     Tomaso back in
     A  A September 2013 I got to look at a '71 color chip chart (which
     was sadly
     A  A incomplete, missing the factory yellow?) and got photos of all
     three
     A  A green hues on offer that year. (attached).
     A  A The top color is V307, simply called Lime in the Ford parts
     book.
     A  A Middle is V306, Aqua Green Metallic, and the bottom is V305.A
     (I didn't
     A  A get the original Italian names for the other two colors).
     A  A Kristian Poulsen's phenomenal pushbutton #1267 is panted in
     V306, a
     A  A color I have only seen on a tiny number of cars in the USA
     (like,
     A  A two).A  V305 is a bit more common although still really rare,
     and I've
     A  A only seen three or four in V307 including John Buckman's, which
     is
     A  A routinely seen at west coast events.
     A  A Remember this--just about *anybody* can have a red Italian
     sports car.
     A  A But these greens are really something special.A  Here's a nice
     video of
     A  A a super-stock V305 car--stunning!
     A  A [3]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N94cAR81dHY
     A  A Mike
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   '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera
   #1382
   "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
   "Computers are useless.A  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso

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