<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">531 beige gray (silver) metallic was the best roadster color I’ve ever seen. <div>Of course it was my first roadster, so…<div><br><div dir="ltr">- Bob Mann, ‘68 2000 Solex <div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 10, 2022, at 15:55, Gordon Glasgow via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p>The ones I've seen appear to be solid grey, no metallic.</p>
<p>There are some metallic silver-grey or charcoal grey colors that
I like, but so many of these new colors appear to be just
industrial paint. Think HVAC systems or electrical power boxes. I
predict they will age about as well as the earth tones of the mid
1980's.<br>
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<div dir="auto">Is the new color a metallic silver blue or is it a
solid gray?</div>
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<p>Not a fan. I'm seeing quite a few new cars in similar
shades of grey. I haven't seen one yet that I thought
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<div>On 2/10/2022 7:48 AM, Alvin Gogineni via
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<div dir="ltr">Trust me Pat, it works really well!
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<div>Michael Spreadury is building sn SR20-powered '66
in a similar shade:</div>
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<div>It changes in varying light....to almost the same
color shift as the original roadster silver-gray color
#666, like Eric' '68</div>
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at 7:33 AM Pat Horne <<a href="mailto:patintexas@icloud.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patintexas@icloud.com</a>>
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<div dir="auto">Looks like a great match for that car.
Funny, I don’t think it would work on a roadster!
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<div>Peace,</div>
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On Feb 10, 2022, at 9:28 AM, Alvin Gogineni via
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<div dir="ltr">Nissan just released photos of a
new paint color for the 2023 Z.
Photographer Larry Chen shot the new Z at
Nissan Design America in San Diego,
California:
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<div>What's cool is that I took photos of my
Datsun Roadster in the same exact
location back in 2016 when I was running the
Touge California Rally:</div>
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