FJ45LV Colors - holy grail?

[treerootCO]

Seminole Red is 58-64 (Carnival Red is 65-67 so maybe this is the LV red???)
Lilly White is 65-67
Colorado Beige is 68-71
Capri Blue is 69-71

Big thanks to Bear for this information. We are learning everyday, the colors above may or may not be accurate but if the dates are correct in this Toyota book, the LV colors could be something other than what we thought.

Horizon Blue aka Horizontal Blue says 65-72 so the early 40s may have been a lighter blue.

Cygnus White was available from 72-74 and not in 75 so it is possible the white for the bezels and FJ40 hardtops is a different color... The early bezels I have seem to be whiter than my 78 and lighter than a 73...

 

[fjwagon]

I changed to a bigger monitor at work so I could pissibly read the color chart. Does any one have any idea where I can find a readable color pallet. I'm looking for a certian blue.

 

[treerootCO]

I changed to a bigger monitor at work so I could pissibly read the color chart. Does any one have any idea where I can find a readable color pallet. I'm looking for a certian blue.

All of the ones above are in my basement. Feel free to PM me and I can look up anything you need.
I scanned all of the swatches and posted them here:
http://www.root45.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=845

Make sure you click the "790x1024" tab in the upper right to get the bigger version.

 

[fjwagon]

Thanks
g2

 

[mmcinnis]

TreeRoot I recently purchased a 64 LV from your neck of the woods and I was wondering what you think the blue color is to bring it back to life. I'm dropping in a Tacoma v6 with 5 speed, Toybox and landcruiser transfer.

Regards,
Mike M

 

[cruiser_guy]

I'll need a color formula for the Seminole Red and whatever white the LV used. It's not critical at this point but those are the colors my LV will be (it's already on the title).

 

[treerootCO]

I am pretty sure these are correct. I still cannot figure out what the correct white is...

310 Capri Blue
332 Seminole Red

 

[fjwagon]

Treeroot, is there is any chance you can start naming somo of the "blue" color on this pallets. I have several I'm thinking about but not sure what theya are. I feel old not being to read it.

It's reads....areial.....does that sound right?

 

[cruiser_guy]

Seminole Red is 58-64 (Carnival Red is 65-67 so maybe this is the LV red???)
Lilly White is 65-67

I just saw this, I don't know how I missed it earlier but is there any confirmation that these are LV colors appropriate for a '67?

Should I be Carnival Red and Lilly White?

If so, what's the formula for these?

 

[treerootCO]

I need to confirm the colors but the red was seminole red T-332 according to Rick D. Once I get all these mixed up we will know for sure. I have good examples of all the stock colors. I cannot confirm the white but Fogblanket has the lilly white on his LV build thread and it seems to have a lot more yellow that we thought. It is a very nice color even if it was not stock.

FJwagon did you see the large scans here: http://www.root45.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=48088&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

 

[fjwagon]

Yep, I finally understood how to enlarge it., I got the color I was looking for. I'm surprised that you don't have the LV ownners manual posted in the liteture section.

 

[treerootCO]

Yep, I finally understood how to enlarge it., I got the color I was looking for. I'm surprised that you don't have the LV ownners manual posted in the liteture section.

I have it here if that counts

http://www.root45.com/tech2.html

 

[WesternMaryland]

I saw the words "paint code left side firewall" on the link - could I really find the paint codes on my cruiser? I'd love to know the original paint scheme (maybe its always been blue) Where do I look?

 

[treerootCO]

I saw the words "paint code left side firewall" on the link - could I really find the paint codes on my cruiser? I'd love to know the original paint scheme (maybe its always been blue) Where do I look?

None of the LVs I have seen have the paint codes on the vehicle. As far as I can tell, only the FJ40s 55s etc. built much later had the paint codes.

 

[Mikesta]

Whats an LV?

 

[treerootCO]

Whats an LV?

Something you throw money at and it makes it disappear.

 

[General Automag]

What color blue is our '71 FJ40?

I picked up a color book that was printed in Japan that might just be the holy grail of LV colors. I need to confirm that Colorado Beige T451 aka Colorado Beige T451 is a 45 wagon color and not an FJ55 color though. Colors are correct for 67. I don't have a 63-66 color chart yet but they were the same in 67.

We knew the other colors but have never known the color I call band-aid and Rick D calls salmon. For the two tone 45LVs the colors are:

310 Capri Blue
332 Seminole Red
1028 Spring Green




and.............

just maybe, maybe, maybe.....
403 Lily White
451 Colorado Beige aka 451 Coronado Beige

Hi there! Do you still have your book? We just got this '71 FJ40 in its original paint and are trying to figure out its color. The Land Cruiser Books say "Capri Blue", then we've seen some other colors from AutoColorLibrary - Color Chip Selection . From this link, we don't even see "Capri Blue." I have looked all over the vehicle and "left firewall" and can't find any color code. 'Any thoughts?

We want to repaint but are not going to take the body off the frame, so we want the exterior paint to match the interior and engine compartment. THANKS!!!

 

[treerootCO]

Hi there! Do you still have your book? We just got this '71 FJ40 in its original paint and are trying to figure out its color. The Land Cruiser Books say "Capri Blue", then we've seen some other colors from AutoColorLibrary - Color Chip Selection . From this link, we don't even see "Capri Blue." I have looked all over the vehicle and "left firewall" and can't find any color code. 'Any thoughts?

We want to repaint but are not going to take the body off the frame, so we want the exterior paint to match the interior and engine compartment. THANKS!!!

All my color chips/charts are in here:
Literature

For a '71 FJ40 the blue color should be 'Horizontal Blue' aka 'Horizon Blue'. I think something got messed up in the translation.
T-1208

 

[Scott Parsley]

I think my original colors were Seminole red and Lilly white on the '67. Someone painted it orange or red that faded to orange.

 

[ristraman]

Colorado Beige et al

Not sure if this helps......I have a Toyota Motor Sales, USA Refinishing Guide from the seventies acquired from a Dealership.It has tons of pages listing all the paint codes and formulas used on the Corona, Crown, and Land Cruiser models imported into the US up to 1975......The code T-451 Colorado Beige is listed as a "medium beige" along with the correct formula to reproduce it for the US dealerships using the national paint supplier for Toyota at the time: The Inmont Corporation, Rinshed-Mason Products subsidiary. Shipping large batches of factory paint over here apparently was never a viable option to Toyota......There is a technical service bulletin, TMS-SVQ-354 dated 7/17/73, from Toyota Motor Sales, USA addressed to All Regional Service Managers/Distributor General Managers regarding Toyota Vehicle Paint Formula. It states that "the formulae were developed by Rinshed-Mason Products technicians and compared with vehicles at the Los Angeles P. O. E. for accuracy." So apparently some critically professional work went into these formulations...... As these are the original American formulations of the Japanese originals using the American supplier who had experts color match and actually compare with the cars coming in off the boats, mixing up a small batch should produce an unfaded, unoxidized duplication of the colors as they appeared when they arrived here years ago. This should be more accurate than trying to match a 30+ -year old ink-on-paper color swatch, or a vehicle that's seen a long life, or an old photograph, or a warm and fuzzy memory. Only a batch of Japanese paint using the factory Japanese codes, tints, and bases would be more accurate...... I don't know if that paint manufacturer is still in business, but it might be worth a try to once and for all find out just what is an original "Band-Aid": shade. With modern computer reproduction, these newly-minted modern-day copies of the old paint, should then be able to be accurately configured in paints and product lines widely available to all of us today. If, however, the resulting sample is something other than "Band-Aid" color, you have the choice to use it, and slowly watch it fade into a "BandAid" hue, however long that may take, or just forge ahead and paint your truck the color you know you really wanted anyway...... Some may cringe at the comparison, but I understand that when they were finished with the restoration of the Sistene Chapel in Rome, some very respected art historians didn't feel comfortable with the bright "new" colors that surfaced after removing centuries of soot and age...... It's your truck--be a historian and freeze a moment in time, or follow your own path. Who's to say what is right or wrong.. ....MS ....P. S. Also further reading shows there never was a color code T number assigned to the Land Cruiser bumpers, grilles, or wheels, although color names are given for them along with formulas......

Hi, old post but was wondering if you have the T-451 formula that you mention (or the T-012 for that matter ) I have a '71 that I am trying to repaint stock and am looking for the "correct" color. Most of the links on this thread are dead. THX