dark green paint code(s)

[JHertzman@domain.elided]

Jason Frautschi asks for "the paint code for the beautiful dark green offered 
in 1973 as shown on the Berlina in the sales brochure that year?  Maybe this 
is a color that was also used before 1973 or since (?)"

The 2000 chip chart I have (undated) shows AR 227, Moss Green, as a Berlina 
(and GTV) color, with pigskin upholstery. The late sixties Body Shop Manual 
lists among then-standard Alfa colors AR 209, Verde Muschio which translates 
as Moss Green but is rendered there as Dark Green; it also lists an AR 216 
Verde Pino, Pine Green, and an AR 217 Verde Vivo PF which would have been 
Spiders only. D'Amico & Tabucchi list Verde Pino as the only non-metallic 
green on 2000 Berlinas and GT Veloces. A Ditzler (PPG) list shows 209 and 227 
as the same color, but they may well have been different to Alfa. I would 
assume that 209, 216 and 227 were pretty close to each other, with 227 as the 
most likely one for the '73 Berlina.

According to paint company lists,
AR 209 should be DuPont 8774, Ditzler (PPG)44158
AR 216 should be DuPont 8775, Ditzler (PPG)43782.
AR 227 should be DuPont 37009, Ditzler (PPG)44158

The apparent discrepancies? One can mix different pigments to achieve 
identical hues, perhaps with different intensities, different degrees of 
permanence, suitability for particular production techniques, or other 
characteristics, including costs, which is one reason for not necessarily 
relying on "the Old Master Painter" to mix by eye if you don't have to.

John H.
Raleigh, N.C.

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