Spyder Chassis Color

[fattogatto]

Some time ago there was a search for an appropriate paint color to touch up a Spyder chassis. I have found the VHT Chevy Orange to be a very, very close match.

[rgh0]

thanks I am just about to do some touch up on my Plus 2 Spyder chassis - saved me a lot of trouble

cheers
Rohan

[Grizzly]

It's worth having a flick through the BS and RAL colour chips if you go near a paint store simply because back in the 80's most Powder coat and Stove Enameling colours where taken from those two sets of colours.

[Gray]

It was a Ford colour when I checked with Spyder for my chassis some years ago, I'll check in the garage for the spray can I used.

[fattogatto]

That would have been a British Ford (Consul) color?

The VHT Ford Red is also close but has a darker tint to it.

[tesprit]

Thanks for the tip on the VHT Chevy orange! I was the one that posted some time ago about finding the correct color but never found a match.

Dan

[Gray]

Found the paint, it is Ford Sunburst Red - as used on Fords in the 80s

[Matt Elan]

Red Smoothite is a very good match - bit of a theme here but it matched my early spider (400s) chassis perfectly

[fattogatto]

I have recently learned that while "VHT Chevy Orange" (code number 123) is a very close match to the Spyder chassis color, "VHT Chevy Orange-Red" (code number 119) seems to be pretty much a perfect match. I guess Chevy changed their engine block color for some years.