Re: 1982 GTV6's in the USA, and that "special" color combination

["John Hertzman" <johnhertzman@domain.elided>]

James Montebello reports having a 909 black metallic GTV6 which takes on a
brownish hue in strong light, but in weak light appears very dark gray; and
having been struck by how much 'blacker' a non-metallic '86 had seemed. My
ARI touch-up listing may be in error; it has 907 black metallic for the
82-84 Spiders, 908 black metallic for 82-84 GTV6s, and 909 black metallic as
having been used on some unspecified pre-1981 model. The '85-'86 blacks, for
which I do not have a number, were non-metallics and were called 'Jet
Black'.
It may be worth noting that Alfa has used several different blacks- 901,
905, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 913, 914, and 973, and that isn't including
any after 1988 when my interest in the new and nifty declined markedly. It
may help explain why some cars just seem 'different'-
The Alfetta gold he mentions does not ring any bells with my lists, but the
'nearly white ' seats could have been faded from the cream which was used as
upholstery on 1979 Alfetta Sprints with aubergine, red, or brown metallic
paint. The gold trim was never original, as far as I know; gold plating of
car trim has been a fad in some areas among certain social profiles, but I
imagine that is variable by regions. People who cherish differences often
seem to all want the same 'difference' - present company excepted, of
course.
Cheers
John (who tends to prefer muted colors)
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Montebello" <jamesm@domain.elided>
To: "John Hertzman" <johnhertzman@domain.elided>
Cc: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: 1982 GTV6's in the USA, and that "special" color combination


> On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, John Hertzman wrote:
> > ARI, not yet then ARDONA, published a touch-up paint list giving 501
red, 754
> > silver metallic, and 759 grey metallic for 1981 (!) GTV6s and 530 red,
748
> > silver metallic, and 908 black metallic for the 1982 GTV6. I have dirty
brown
> > '82 with the 908 sticker in the trunk, and that is evidently what
> > twenty-year-old black metallic turns into. One of the other listers also
had a
> > brown 908 'metallic black' car, since crushed, so there were some
around.
>
> Interesting.  My '84 GTV6 is 909 black metallic.  In strong light, it
> takes on a brown-ish hue, and in weaker light simply appears to be very
> dark gray.  I once saw an '86 that was non-metallic black, and was struck
> by how much "blacker" it looked.  Very nice, too.
>
> As for distasteful color combos, my Alfetta coupe was originally gold,
with
> nearly white seats and a black/fake wood dash.  Some previous owner
repainted
> it a dark red (reasonably good job, too).  Were all of the emblems
originally
> gold, too?  (sprint veloce on the side and ALFA ROMEO on the back)
>
> james montebello
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