1962 FJ43 mwb FST

[MustardBJ42]

Hi all,
Need some help to with this color.

This is a 1962 MWB Factory Soft Top FJ43, its a 3 three speed column shift and is in amazing condition.

Currently undergoing a full restoration - and I need some help with the color.

1962 FJ43 MWB FST

• MustardBJ42
• Nov 15, 2017

I understand that the colors of these early 40's up to 1964, were similar to those used on 25's.
And there doesn't appear to be much information on color of these early 40's, but I have found some good threads:

Paint code for upper white on a LV?

FJ45LV Colors - holy grail?

1962 Volcanic Beige paint code

I really like the LILY WHITE used on this 1962, but my 1962 FJ43 is more beige than this.
Help needed FJFJFJ / 1962 FJ40 44K ORIGINAL MILES

The color of my FJ43 is lighter than the later Beige 464 that came out between 76 to '83.

Here is some samples compared to the dual sided blinker.

Fj43 color?

• MustardBJ42
• Nov 15, 2017

My paint shop has been unable to locate the codes for the following colors:
1) SUNDUNE WHITE - 1276
2) COLORADO BEIGE - 451
3) VOLCANIC BEIGE - 1262
4) INDIA IVORY - 446


Im thinking that the correct color for my 1962 truck might be INDIA IVORY 446.
And I would love any help / guidance and please if anyone can share the formulas it would be great!!

thanks

 

[hdjtachtig]

Wow, that is some unicorn! Never seen that before.

Looking at the pics I think this should be the same color as mine, @fjfjfj 's s and @Splangy 's.

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And I assume mr Toyota didn't make a lot of different colors back then. There is a thread where the color numbers are mentioned, but none of them were exactly correct IIRC. Best is to take a sample to your paint shop to have it matched, e.g. the inside of the glove box door.

But what a beauty you have there! More pics please!

 

[Splangy]

Wow, that is some unicorn! Never seen that before.

Looking at the pics I think this should be the same color as mine, @fjfjfj 's s and @Splangy 's.


And I assume mr Toyota didn't make a lot of different colors back then. There is a thread where the color numbers are mentioned, but none of them were exactly correct IIRC. Best is to take a sample to your paint shop to have it matched, e.g. the inside of the glove box door.

But what a beauty you have there! More pics please!

X2. Neither the true name of the color nor a formula has been found. My 1960 FJ25 and 2 of my 1962 FJ40’s are/were all the same color white. @fjfjfj had a good color match made and posted a pic of the formula, but it’s in a low grade PPG commercial fleet polyurethane.

Also, keep in mind that it’s impossible to compare colors from pictures on the internet. What may look too light in a picture may actually be too dark in real life.

 

[daner]

Beautiful truck!

Adding on what Splangy mentioned, make sure you match the color under natural light-incandescent and florescent lights do weird things to colors

 

[nuclearlemon]

WANT....

 

[Old Red]

If that is the factory original paint is it too late to talk you out of painting it?

Looks fantastic as is!

 

[fjfjfj]

Hello Mustardbj42,,,,,,,,,,Extremely nice find. Looking forward to seeing the finished restoration. As I remember there were TWO LILY WHITE's in 1962. ONE was more beige then the other. Mine was the lighter of the two and my formula which I used here in California where things are very strict was an exact color match to a piece of my cruiser that was buried deep and was never effected by the sunlight or any other elements. You might want to flip through my resto site and see the section where I talk about and ( I think ) actually show the color choices ( the lily white I used and the more beige lily white that was not the exact color of my cruiser but might be yours ). I think I ran across an old original color chart that was given to me back then that had BOTH Lily Whites on there. Good luck and as the rest of the guys mentioned, grab a nice clean piece of that beautiful cruiser ( assuming its original paint ) and have it matched. What a beauty you have there. Dave