Pre-A speedsters factory exterior colors

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Roy Velthof
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Pre-A speedsters factory exterior colors

#1 Post by Roy Velthof »

Hello,

Not clear to me , where the 1954 - 1955 speedsters only availeble in White / red / Speedster Blue? Or where all 1955 factory colors availeble?

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- '55 356 Pre A Speedster
- '58 356 A T2 Coupé
- '60 356 B T5 Roadster

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Roy,
Only 3 colors for 54_55 white bleu and red.
Thibaut,

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ThibautBoey wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 2:42 pm Only 3 colors for 54_55 white bleu and red.

Thibaut is correct. According to Dr. Johnson, '54-'55 Speedsters were painted with enamel paints while coupes and cabs were still painted with lacquer. With the '56 model year, all exterior paint was enamel.
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#4 Post by Roy Velthof »

Thanks, is what i suspected.
- '55 356 Pre A Speedster
- '58 356 A T2 Coupé
- '60 356 B T5 Roadster

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