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Old 12-20-2018, 08:32 PM   #1
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Default 1930 Ford Canadian Standard Pheaton 35-B Body Colours

1930 Ford Canadian Standard Pheaton 35-B Body Colours

Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards, Canadian Model A's
Area 13 Sheet Metal

May 1930
Closed and Open Passenger Models (as listed in the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd Parts Book).....

There are 2 Green colours listed:

Evergreen Opex and

Scarab Green.

Opex was a registered trade name of Sherwin Williams

Many of the 1930 Canadian manufactured Phaetons l have documented are a single colour Green. Prior to this revision of the Standards, we were only referred to the USA manufactured Standards, which many of us realized did not apply.

I am thankful for the 2016 Revisions, it confirms a lot of the observations that we as owners and researchers see. However, it also raises a number of questions.

My Phaeton, CAT3610 and the sister car to mine here in Fairbanks, CAE95XX predate May 1930 and were both coated with the same Single colour of green. Comparing to the Model A Ford Paint and Finish Guide the colour is most similar to Rock Moss Green.

Most of the other Canadian '30 Phaetons I am aware of were also painted a single Green colour.What is the name of this Colour?

Do chips exist for these Canadian colours? My finish guide does not contain them.

In 2009 Les Pearson in NZ, RHD here, stated in an email to me the following about his Phaeton restoration:
"It is the original colour, which was copied from the original paint from the inside of one of the doors. This car was one colour with black fenders. The colour is Kawani Green"
Photo attached of Les' excellect book and Beautiful Phaeton, and a couple photos of mine.

Darryl in Fairbanks
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