Interior color help

[drcoastline]

Many years ago when I was a very wise young man I decided to update my car, as a result I ditched my original interior for a more modern looking interior. Since I a not as smart as I once was I think it is time to Put the old interior back in. The problem is I do not recall exactly the original color.

Is it possible to determine the interior color from the vin? Will a COA tell me? It was tan. The car is a 74 S Targa. Camel, Cork, Caramel? I am leaning toward the Camel. I do not think it is cork as I recall that has a blotchy look to it. This was a very uniform tan like the photo below.




Any help is appreciated.

[zippy_gg]

You are correct, this is not cork, and is it also a bit darker than Champagne.
So many nuances... I got in trouble when buying dye...

[group911@aol.co]

I had a 75 and it was closer to camel. I think cork was not a usual color in 74.

[drcoastline]

Thanks guys I have pretty much ruled out cork.

Is it possible to determine from the vin?

[Nate2046]

I still have the vinyl that I stripped off the door cards on my '74. I think its probably the same color you're describing. If you want I could send you a piece if you want to try to get an exact match. You can see it in this pic from the FS ad.

[drcoastline]

Thanks Nate check your PM.

Here is another interior that looks like it could be my old color. Any ideas what it may be?

[Reifle]

^^^ I am almost positive the last picture in Cork! Identical my my '77.

[drcoastline]

Reifle,

I think cork is a mottled not so uniform in color. But I could be wrong.

[javadog]

In 1974, that color was called "Tan". It's not the same as Cork, which is a later color. Champagne is also a much later color. Many of the vinyls, including tan, had a somewhat mottled appearance. The leathers in the same color did not.

JR

[bkreigsr]

wasn't there also a 'saddle' in the mix during that period?
Bill K

[vickcraw]

My 73.5 is similar in color to that and is described as russet on the COA.

[javadog]

Originally Posted by bkreigsr

wasn't there also a 'saddle' in the mix during that period?
Bill K

Nope.

JR

[javadog]

Here's a picture of Tan from 1972. Note the difference in the eveness of the color between the leather on the seats and the vinyl on the door panels. Look familiar?

JR

[drcoastline]

Javadog the color of both the seat and door card are to tan (to much brown) from what I recall. The color was more yellow/orange. Although the slight color variation on the door card may be correct.

[drcoastline]

I know it did not have this much variation.



The color was much more uniuform. Like the top picture.

[javadog]

It could just be the photo, as it's useless to try to get an exact match on a computer monitor. Here's the same door, same car, different lighting.

Regardless, the color was called Tan that year.