I've actually seen a 300TD in that color. Quite weird...

OTOH, my first car was a '74 Bug that looked to be much the same color. The paperwork I had (dating to when the car was new) described the car as being red. I wonder if the people who painted these cars were going colorblind or if the color may have faded from red to what it is now.

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1991 Ford F-350, work in progress
1984 Ford F-250 4x4, 6.9l turbo diesel, 5 speed manual
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