| US paint code matches for BSA motorcycles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Model | Color | Suggested Match | Source |
| 1950 | A-10 Gold Flash | Polychromatic Golden Beige | 1970 Ford Ditzler 2044 | "The Antique Motorcycle", Fall issue, 1994 |
| 1957 | B-33 | Maroon (Note: This is the same paint for '54 to '58 Maroon painted B31, B33, and A7 models) |
Ditzler #2979 | Barry M.L. Smith |
| 1959 | A-10 Rocket | Red | Dupont Acrylic Lacquer Code No. 45187 Red | Horace Farrugia |
| 1958 | A-10 Rocket | Non-metallic Red | L8140KM, SUZUKI APPLE RED-#55, 851J- 80.1 864J-107.2 806J-112.9 801J-115.2 885J -116.7 150K-353.7 175K-449.3 |
Mike (zinny at gsinet.net) |
| 1968 | A50 & A65 | BSA Front Hub Silver | Dupont Centari Acrylic Enamel No.D8590A,Code 136 | Bud Kubena |
| 1966 | A50 & A65 | BSA Lightning Flamboyant Red | PORSCHE Brilliant Red ICI Code C966B | Jon at SRM |
| 1970 | B44 Victor Special | Spectramaster Yellow | YS300K CC: Dupont ChromaBase BC Tinting Guide 844J MED YELLOW 64.6 807J LS BLACK 74.1 851J BRT ORANGE 75.4 150K B/C BALANCER 198.5 175K BINDER 236.1 |
Gary Edwards gary21sn at hotmail.com (per Gary, this match is dead on) |
| 1971 | Thunderbolt | Green | Dupont Centari #5331AM called "Ivy Bronze" | Bud Kubena/Don Beckinger |
| 1971 | Thunderbolt | Green | Dupont Chromabase Code 46 #B8506 | Roland Tremonti | 1971 | BSA Frame | Grey | DuPont Imron 71537U (matched very well) | Dennis Dyck dyck at SASK.USASK.CA |
| 1972 | Thunderbolt | Etruscan Bronze | Dupont's Chromabase the mixing for a pint is: 893J Brown 98.0 855J Light Red 55.1 881J HS Light Yellow Oxide 38.0 813J Med Coarse AL 12.6 811J Med Aluminum 10.5 806J HS Black 6.7 150K B/C Balancer 224.7 |
Erik Dinkelman | Gold star, RGS, etc | Silver sheen | VW Beetle Silver | Steve Wilson's book BSA Motor Cycles since 1950 | C11G, A7, B31/33, etc | Maroon | Ford imperial maroon | ibid | A10 | Golden beige | Chrysler Champagne Metallic (Berger 7440),
or BL Metallic Golden Beige, or Chrysler Golden Sand |
ibid | A7 Star Twin/Shooting Star | polychromatic green | Toyota Altair Metallic Green | ibid | D1 Bantam | green | Ford Mist Green, Mercedes Green | ibid | C15/A7 | fuchsia red | Vauxhall 230S | ibid | B40 | red | Jaguar Carman | ibid | BSA A10 | Sapphire Blue | 801J white 71.6 grams 828J fast blue 119.2grams 806J black 131.4 grams 831J fast green 141.0 grams 150K balancer 374.0 grams 175K binder 455.8grams standard Chromabase paint cumulative formula |
Mike G (zinny at gsinet.net) |
