Rear panel colour

[Needa240z]

What's the original colour on a 73 240z rear panel

 

[Healey 12]

Ford Shadow grey is very very close. I think if you use the search function on here there is a lot of info about it

 

[Mr Tenno]

Thread resurrection based on my current experiments. I've been working on ZG flares and the rear panel trims, having epoxy primed them all a while ago. I test sprayed a rear light trim and one arch with the BMW 397 Anthracite I mentioned above. While the right sort of depth/darkness of colour and a fine metallic, IMO, it has a strong blue tint to it that makes it unsuitable. It may be that earlier versions of that BMW Anthracite (some shades date to the 70s) were a bit different, but the more recent shade I used is not right.

I then returned to various forum discussions in the US about the colour, and one that had undergone side-by-side comparisons with NOS parts in original paint and come out well was Ford Dark Shadow Gray, code CX-7039. So I ordered a can of the Ford (USA) colour (there is a Ford Europe version too but this may be different) in a custom mix aerosol from Paints4U and have given it a spin. MUCH better. Similar colour, but without the obvious blue tint. I will be using this for the ZG flares, rear panels and rear spoiler on the project Z. From the can, it has a near perfect flat/matt finish, although it may still make sense to lacquer it with a 2K satin or matt clear.

And before you ask the other related questions:

- Front grille, flares, spoiler and wheel trims are the same colour
- There is hand-painted satin black behind the grille, rear-quarter vents and on some parts of the interior (to prevent the body colour showing through)

 

[uk66fastback]

An example of the satin black behind the grille. Cars that have had a total respray might not have any black in this position …

 

[Needa240z]

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An example of the satin black behind the grille. Cars that have had a total respray might not have any black in this position …

Thanks
Will be handy for when I respray mine.
I take it its the same on the other side

 

[candy red]

And before you ask the other related questions:

- Front grille, flares, spoiler and wheel trims are the same colour
- There is hand-painted satin black behind the grille, rear-quarter vents and on some parts of the interior (to prevent the body colour showing through)

What even if the body colour is black ?

 

[uk66fastback]

The other side is pretty similar. No two are the same though as they were hand-painted I think.

 

[richiep]

And before you ask the other related questions:

- Front grille, flares, spoiler and wheel trims are the same colour
- There is hand-painted satin black behind the grille, rear-quarter vents and on some parts of the interior (to prevent the body colour showing through)

Inside the car, there’s hand painted patches on the inner rear quarters behind the quarter windows (where the interior trim panels have grilles); also on the ends of the seat mounts where they are visible down the sides of the seats.

 

[Robotsan]

Inside the car, there’s hand painted patches on the inner rear quarters behind the quarter windows (where the interior trim panels have grilles); also on the ends of the seat mounts where they are visible down the sides of the seats.

My seat mounts are just a weird very dark brown all over. Maybe a 280z thing.