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Sydney_Leyland
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Hi fellow mini nuts,

Waiting on the van to go in for some metal work but once done its onto the Colour.
The original is Scarlett O'hara red but the paint has faded and i have no idea what it really looks like, so just wanting to see if anyone has Pics of this Colour on a mini ?

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There must be somewhere on your car where you can find some unfaded paint, take a door trim off or someother trim peice, even loo under the rear seat.

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there might be a scarlett O'hara red in here:

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic ... t=clubbies

do what doogie said

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Location: Under the bonnet son!
Up under the dash tray is a good spot to find it in good shape, as is the top of the boot.

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Its a paint that does fade badly, my moke was resprayed in faded Scarlett O'Hara. Othe people call it orange.

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if it helps, my mini is scarlet O'Hara, it is/was a Dulon paint and it's code is 566-17333

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Dylan's Clubby wrote:
if it helps, my mini is scarlet O'Hara, it is/was a Dulon paint and it's code is 566-17333


No it doesn't help at all. :lol:

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2 S's & a clubman wrote:
... even loo under the rear seat.

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my van is scarlet ohara...

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she has good paint, but I have sh1t shots..!! :wink:
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I found a good spot for paint is under the compliance plate, Great spot for unfaded paint.

I think Gergs mini in mini gallery and swae's mini (also there) are both scarlet o'hara

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Bubbacluby wrote:
I found a good spot for paint is under the compliance plate, Great spot for unfaded paint.

I think Gergs mini in mini gallery and swae's mini (also there) are both scarlet o'hara

mine is unknown red but it's not scarlett o'hara unfortunately. According to intelligence collected through ausmini (thanks JC lol) my mini is Powers Beer Red!!

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swae85 wrote:
Bubbacluby wrote:
I found a good spot for paint is under the compliance plate, Great spot for unfaded paint.

I think Gergs mini in mini gallery and swae's mini (also there) are both scarlet o'hara

mine is unknown red but it's not scarlett o'hara unfortunately. According to intelligence collected through ausmini (thanks JC lol) my mini is Powers Beer Red!!


There you go i stand corrected, nice red none the less.

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