Here we go....


The d is missing its upstroke but it used to be there. Not sure what the dS refers to - could be the type of paint.

As for the wheels and bumpers, it's definitely gris rose. The dollys had white wheels but grey bumpers and I think the charlestons had silver/grey wheels with grey bumpers. -

Mine now has a dyane rear bumper and 15" Pallas wheel trims but the front bumper is gris rose and matches the original headlamp bar. Oddly the hood retaining bar is a slightly darker grey than this though.

That's great stuff, Richard - many thanks.

Good, I reckon it's Gris Rose too. Is your shade very light, almost 'cream' coloured?

Must find out what these extra letters mean...!

Can you see the colour from this photo?

Yes, that's brilliant. Looks just like mine - expect yours is soooo much shinier...

The guy I'm thinking of getting the paint from only has a record of the earlier Gris Rose (up to 1976-ish) which is AC136 instead of AC140. They are nearly the same, and frankly I'm not too concerned about absolute originality - both bumpers, the headlamp bar and all the wheels will be redone so will match!

Funnily enough, I have noticed that some of the wheels - and this is on a car used for only one year - have already been resprayed as some of the top coat is flaking off revealing a slightly different shade underneath. Possibly the top layer is the older shade already...

Anyways...

(Still would like to know what these last two letters mean tho'!)

Thanks again, Richard.