Official color code thread (need pics)

[treerootCO]

The tan fj40 in the metal tech ad is Ross Curry's rig. Mark said it wasn't a stock color. I had to ask Mark if it was stock because it printed kinda pink and I was afraid I had done something to the colors when I drew up that ad. Your color is stock and Wes (Wesintl) has the same color on his 63/64 FJ40.

 

[El Jefe]

Yeah, I saw the pics of Wes's 40, and thought it looked the same. Any idea of a color code or name? I can't find a code anywhere on the truck.

Chris

 

[treerootCO]

Wes was thinking Colorado Beige....

http://autocolorlibrary.com/cgi-bin/search/searchpic.pl?1964-toyota-pg01.jpg

 

[treerootCO]

quick chop of the colors....

 

[El Jefe]

I'm thinking Lily White, at least from the chip on the link at Autocolor library...of course, my truck's paint has over 40 years of fading too...

Chris

 

[Vortec_Cruiser]

I guess that would depend on your monitor. Looks like brown with a green tint on mine. Maybe a better picture would help. I got the color and code from the CCOT site.

CCOT has color code 653 incorrectly named. 653 is Olive Green. If you look at Toyota's color naming schemes, you will see that the 400 series is browns, and the 600 series is greens.

 

[wesintl]

I'm thinking Lily White, at least from the chip on the link at Autocolor library...of course, my truck's paint has over 40 years of fading too...

Chris

That's why I tend to think it's coronado beige... I don't think the other 2 colors were used on 40's at that time. esp a colors very similar to each other. My gut feeling is they would use 1 out of those 3. I don't know though. I've seen coronado beige listed in old lit but never vovanic or lily.. maybe somone can correct me though, wouldn't be the first time

I can drive the 40 by and we can compare the colors.... they look very similar

 

[El Jefe]

Yeah, I think a drive by is a great idea! Mine is still in pieces or I could bring it to the Ranch. I'll PM you off line...

Chris

 

[Dusty 66]

Dose any body have any pic of Cadet blue T 449 or Capri Blue T 310 I always thaught my badly oxidised 1966 FJ40 was Horizon blue T 808 sorry..... I donot have digital photos of whole cruiser to post before I sand blasted it but the blue I have samples on bolts I saved of look darker than post #10 and post #21 Thanks JC

 

[Allessiandra]

Hi, someone has pictures of these color: #414: buffalo brown; #653: olive green; #611: dark green; #6h9: olive green irrid; #6q7: ashdown green??
I would really like to see these colors

 

[PabloCruise]

Got this color from autocolorlibrary.com, PPG #33071 - 73 Toyota, warm silver poly. Next to my 65 lv glove box door. Very tough color to spray, tough time getting the metalic to lay down evenly.

The new glove box doors and speedo heads might have a little more metalic to them than that 65 door. Or the 65 door has faded out a bit.

Matt

So this code worked for you?

Thanks!

 

[ColoradoCarlisle]

I know Napa can mix original paint colors in spray cans for you. I checked Im doing mine freeborne red code 309 and it came right up on the computer. Just trying to find someone to spray it. (im not spray painting mine, using a proffesional sprayer but they said they could put it in cans )

 

[ToyotaReference]

I have another color thread here:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=93601

Starts with a color chart that I have created. Just wanted to give a heads up.

 

[Fast Eddy]

I think landpimp dubbed it "baby $hit" which is buffalo brown

"baby $hit" I agree with, but it's Olive. Everyone has their own idea of wheather it's Olive Green or Olive Brown. I have the original window sticker from my 3-78, which says it's "Olive". code: 653

It definitely changes from greenish to brownish as it ages, finally going to full rust brown, if you know what I mean. The color CCOT uses and featured on one of their calendar cruisers seems awfully light to me. This one looks like the good parts of my original paint.

 

[Vortec_Cruiser]

Looking at the Toyota paint codes for Land Cruisers & trucks, the following seems to be Toyota's numbering convention for paint:
0xx series - whites
1xx series - silvers, grays
2xx series - blacks
3xx series - reds, oranges, maroons
4xx series - browns, beiges, coppers, golds
5xx series - yellows, golds
6xx series - greens
7xx series - turquoises, blues
8xx series - blues
9xx series - purples

 

[Crystal4WD]

FJ40 Paint

I am trying to find where I can buy a good quality paint for my 1977 Mustard Yellow FJ40. I can't find an exact match. Any Suggestions of who carries a good paint? The only place in town is a Napa autoparts and they can't match it. Mustard Yellow, Code 532

 

[treerootCO]

I think most places offer mail order. I buy my paint from Finishmaster here locally, not sure if they ship.

 

[Landpimp]

pretty sure thats not pumpkin orange on the 55, its red.......I have the orignal brocure(which I think is where you got the pic, from my site, but I didnt have Ih8mud on it)

how bout some nebula green? no ones done that niether.

Color code # 622 "Nebula Gree"


Note the Pumpkin Orange 55 in the backround

 

[armourguard]

1973 FJ40, any ideas on the colour?
Hope attachment works.

 

[Brian in Oregon]

OK, how about this color? My 40 was built in Dec. 1963. The color is a pinkish tan, and looks to be a factory, or else very thorough, paint job. The same color is in the engine bay, glove box, under the dash, etc. I've seen a few other 40's with a similar color (Metaltech ad in the latest TT), but don't know if this is a factory color or not. All info is appreciated!

Thx!
Chris

During WWII, many aircraft and vehicles in North Africa and Italy during the summer which were painted tan or sand faded to a pink color. Jeeps, amor and B-24 & B-25 bombers are some examples.