Paint Codes 1970 Rover 3500S (Federal)

JPresent

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I am seeking the proper paint codes for Brigade Red (Ault and Wilborg GL 27635 and light Red undercoat GL 21013) are not sufficient in order to allow paint dealers to locate the appropriate shades for my purposes...if you have any other info, it is much appreciated...

Thank You,
JP
 
I’ve found Martin Brown Paints of Blackpool to be helpful. They were making car paint well over 50 years ago and have an archive of old codes, so could be worth asking. Google should find contact details easily enough.
 
I ran into this issue with my Brigade red P6. If you want to use two pack, then there is no code or mixing instructions available as two pack was not used then. It was recommended to me to either get a paint specialist to match as closely as possible and area of unfaded paint (Door jamb, under seat, etc) on your car with a current modern colour. It was pointed out that any paint that is not completely covered up will have faded by now so will never be the original shade. I just went for Alfa Romeo Rosso in the end which suits the car brilliantly and is available as a touch up off the shelf!!!
 
I ran into this issue with my Brigade red P6. If you want to use two pack, then there is no code or mixing instructions available as two pack was not used then. It was recommended to me to either get a paint specialist to match as closely as possible and area of unfaded paint (Door jamb, under seat, etc) on your car with a current modern colour. It was pointed out that any paint that is not completely covered up will have faded by now so will never be the original shade. I just went for Alfa Romeo Rosso in the end which suits the car brilliantly and is available as a touch up off the shelf!!!

This seems eminently sensible to me. Red in those days seemed uniquely unstable and didn't stay the same shade for more than a few months under UV anyway. Most likely the "correct" colour will be one most people from the time would barely recognize. You park all the surviving brigade cars today and I'd bet none would really match 100%
 
I can't stop looking at that pic.... wow.... are those the original NADA mirrors?? They're unique , someone once told me they were French sourced. (I've been looking for a r/h one for some time now...)
 
They are just the standard Wingard mirrors that were fitted to UK spec cars. When I got the car it only had one mirror fitted. The other had been broken at some point in the past. It was this one:

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It was in pretty bad shape and the glass was cracked. It is long gone now!!
I have Magstars fitted now too by the way!!

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I can't stop looking at that pic.... wow.... are those the original NADA mirrors?? They're unique , someone once told me they were French sourced. (I've been looking for a r/h one for some time now...)

Bog-standard Winguards. They pop up every now and then, but are getting expensive to find.

I've got a pair in the shed, and will probably put them on ebay in the new year.
 
Yes it is. I bought it from him is 2008 and spent three years restoring it. It is totally rust free which was what attracted me to it. It is also totally standard with all the original fittings including the California emissions control kit. Before and after photos below!

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Can't get much cleaner looking than that.... I don't think the emission gadgets were specific to California, all the NADAs had them... (on mine I've replaced the orig. intake system with an HIF6 set-up I imported years ago. And, I sold the originals to.... Ian Wilson (r.i.p.)
 
You are right I think, as far as I know all NADA's had the emissions stuff. It was just that my car is from California!
 
Your AED must actually work, as I can't see any sneaky choke cables. I tried and failed on that front...well done.
 
It does work and I have no problems. I discovered that the main issue with them is the air feed pipe from the manifold. The AED relies on a bleed of warm air constantly flowing through it to keep it closed, even when the engine is warmed up, as this is done by the operation of a bimetallic strip. If the feed air feed pipe leaks and allows cold air in then the AED never really turns off. Mine had old rubber pipes that had aged and leaked air in so I replaced them with hoses and clips. Now it is fine, starts first time and I have no hot or cold running or restarting issues!
 
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