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Hi Chris,

Very nice restoration on a beautiful car. You can see how much work has gone into the project.

I am reviving this thread with an inquiriy about the colour used on your car body.
https://www.acownersclub.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=10664.msg62444#msg62444
As you can see on the above thread, I am restorating my AC Aceca Bristol and I am struggling to find modern equivalent to Light Maroon Metallic or Metallic Iris Red.

If you have any tips or references, that would be amazing.

Thanks in advance

Thanks for all your replies.
As I imagined, finding the current equivalent to Light Maroon Metallic and Metallic Irise Red is not that easy.

Thanks Paho for the Cobra threads, the colour is indeed what I am talking about.

dkp_cobra, I will get in touch with Christopher, his car is the right colour, so hopefully he can give me a modern reference for my bodybuilder that uses the PPG paint but can't find equivalent.

B.P. Bird, thanks for the kind words. The picture was taken during the Tour Auto '57, but unfortunately I have no confirmation on the exact location of that petrol station. It might be around Le Mans town as the car did laps on the circuit then. I will hopefully take it back to Le Mans once restoration is complete.

Good evening,

first of all thank you for my admission to your association, and I have a question for my AC Aceca Bristol 1957.
This car has historical pedegree in some rallies, among others the "Tour de France Automobile 1957,(number 151),
with two French amateurs rally pilot, the Marquis Alvar de Torcy owner to the AC and president to the famous
"Ecurie Le Mans",and Gérard Aufauvre dixit "Gordon" co-pilote.

I am restorating in it's original body color, "metallic irise red" or "light maroon metallic P151-R840"
on the original AC factory swatch, but today this reference has no know equivalent.
Have you got a current reference for this specific color?

Thank you for your help, and looking forward to hearing from you soon,

best regards

Michel OSSARD