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Thanks all for the replies and helpful information.

To close the loop on this thread: The folks at Ceandess were able to gather enough spare components from their inventory at the end of last year to make a couple of caps and filler necks for me.

That's great info, Keith. Can you describe which base you chose for your batch?

Thanks for the replies. I'll ask Mr. Hawkridge if he still has some of these.

Hello,

Does anyone happen to have a spare fuel cap of this sort, with the teardrop lever? The closest lead I can find for a new one is the Ceandess website, but they're out of stock.

https://ceandess.online/product/flip-top-filler-cap-tear-drop-lever?v=79cba1185463



Thanks!

This is great information, thanks to those who replied. Typing now, I think I would have constructed my question a bit differently, and would have picked a better sample set of images.

Anyway, I have a Kirkham 427 that I'm about to sell. I'm interested in building a replica 289 Cobra next. While researching, I've become a bit fascinated by the earlier cars, and which colors they might have been painted, where they might have been painted, etc.

Thank you B.P.Bird for the specifics about the BSI color codes, and rr64 I appreciate your illustration of the many variables in that era which cloud the definition of an "original" color on these cars.

So if narrowed down to two general scenarios:

Worker at AC Cars in 1962: "We're going to paint this one red."

AC4  Ruby Red  6192M
AC7  Sunset Red  FG40
AC8  Cherry Red/Rosso Chiaro  FG39
Maybe a '50s Ace color?
Maybe a British standard red, possibly shared color with other car makers?

Worker at US dealership in 1962: "We're going to paint this one red." My guesses:

M1515 1962 Ford Rangoon Red
M1232 1961 Ford Monte Carlo Red (there would still be cars on the dealer lot in this color in 11/1962)
M0175 1959 Ford Torch Red
M0530 Ford Fleet Red
Or whichever GM color the customer liked

CSX 2034 was auctioned as "unrestored", but was also "sent to Tasca for completion", so who knows? I do like this color though.

[CSX 2034]

Hello all,

I have been searching several forums for an answer to what might be a simple question for the experts here.

What was the typical red paint color used on CSX2000-series Cobras? Was this a Ford color? An AC Ace color before the Cobra?

Is it Ruby Red? Paintref.com suggests that Autocolor 6192M Ruby Red was metallic. Non-metallic 6192 by itself maps to Aston Martin Fiesta Red. Or was Rangoon Red used before the CSX3000 cars?

These cars all seem to more or less match in my eye:

CSX 2034


CSX 2047


CSX 2121


CSX 2197


CSX 2384


CSX 2442


Any info on the paint color name and paint code would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!