>>Wayne wrote:
>>Just a note on the subject; but some of the Airstream papers I bought a
>>year or so ago, including a price list for 1956, has a page for shells
>>only in all four length's. For instance:
>>Interior Wall - Painted in one of Airstream's 3 Zolatone Colors.
>
>What were the three 50's original zolotone colors?
>I'm wanting to repaint my 48 wee wind's interior as the paint is >highly chipped away
>>inside it now and would love to at least be in >the ballpark color-wise.
Zolatone wasn't "invented" until 1952, and Airstream was one of the first users. The
colors have pretty all much been variations of 3 base colors, with the flecks varying
over the years. The base colors were light gray, tan & light green. Any of the
current light background colors would look right at home on a complete reapplication.
http://www.zolatoneaim.com
As for the '47 -'51's trailers, tan and light ("tender") green seem to be the colors
of the era. You should be able to match the existing color with flat automotive
paints. Tom Reed has captured the green color on his 1950 Trailwind:
http://www.vintageairstream.com/archives1/'50Trailwind.html
I need to update the page with some better resolution images I took at the last VAC
rally, but you can get the idea.
RJ
VintageAirstream.com
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