Hi,

I recently acquired a 1962 220Sb, outside colour Ivory inside red. However the door panel sare half light bron and half black: WAS THIS THE ORIGINAL COMBINATION?

I just feel its a weird colour combination...but Im only the second owner and everything there is original.

It does not sound like its original. YOu just have to do some investigation and you can probably figure out which color was.

Tom W

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

This link might be helpful: http://www.heckflosse.nl/incol4.htm

Some Pontoons had two color door cards, never seen em on fintails. Though black/faded to brown fixtures like window sills, handles, cranks and door posts makes em seem kinda two tone. BTW, do the door pockets on yer '62 also have folding lids? Thats how they were in '61. Meanwhile door card skin colors oughta match the seats. And one way to tell if you've got later version seats installed is by their texture. Porous 'MB-Tex' didnt appear until '64 or therabouts. Earlier massive vinyl upholstery was smooth. Also back around '61 if seats were leather then so were the door card skins on 220Sb.

One decent remedy would be vinyl/leather dye or colored spray coating to make em match. White on Red was very common color combo. And door cards are easily removed if you want to color em.




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'80 300SD/ w116
'79 240D 4-spd
'71 750cc Guzzi

previously owned:

'83 240D 4-spd
'77 280SEL 4-spd
'74 280/8
'72 250/8
'65 220Sb 4-spd
'63 220Sb 4-spd
'63 190c 4-spd
'61 220Sb 4-spd
'60 190b 4-spd

I think you what you are calling blue/gray is probably the gray interior that was available in '61. There are lots of great colors for the interior of your car. My opinion is DO NOT USE BLACK. Black is neutral and other colors will give your car much more character.

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colour forecasting

The Classic Center can probably help you. You will need to send proof of ownership and the VIN (ID #); then they will send a photo\scan of the original Data Card on your car along with an explanation of the codes.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

my original sales reciept to my 220s says i have blue/grey interior

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1962 220S
1966 200 Diesel
1981 300TD Wagon
1984 500SL
1989 560SEC Euro

I like the red interior color. Mine is a tan interior.

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Regards

Warren

Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL

ENTER > = (HP RPN)

Not part of the in-crowd since 1952.

I own an original 1961 220Sb that's in storage. Outside color cream, inside color red leather. Will go loook tomorrow and report back.

I know it's all original.

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
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