How can I find the correct color for a 1976 XJ-S?
Attached are the decal in the door post and the tag in the engine compartment.

 

Hi Peter

Look for a Plate like thisJaguar Touch Up Paint | Color, Code, and Directions for Jaguar - PaintScratch.com

 

Thanks for the link. They say "On older Jaguar models, the color code can be ANYWHERE! Under the hood, in the trunk. It's like they had a contest to see where they could hide it." I've looked everywhere but in the trunk. I'll check in there today.

 

petemohr,

Jaguar Classic can give you the paint and trim codes for your car. However, there were relatively few colours used on 1975 XJS so you can work it easily enough. The paint colours were:

Signal Red
Regency Red
Carriage Brown
Squadron Blue
Dark Blue
Yellow Gold
Old English White
British Racing Green

Hope that helps

Paul

 

Thanks - It is BRG but there are so many variations I'd like to get the correct one.
BTW I checked in the trunk - no joy.

 

I looked up the Dupont Historical colour library, and the chart for 1976 shows the BRG code as BLVC 254 or Dupont number 32500.
Chart here: ???txt.title???

 

Great info - Thanks!!!