1951 Veritas Nurburgring: let's paint it blue again

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Restoring cars is an art itself. Especialy if you want to bring the car to the condition it was when new. 
At the upcoming Concours d'Elegance Het Loo in the Netherlands, there will be a very special 1951 Veritas Nurnburgring Coupe that is recently restored. The car was a terrible basket case after spending many years in a breakers yard. The current owner bought it being red but it is the darkest midnight blue one can imagine. Most observers would say it is black.

How they came up with this particular colour? The restorers took the trouble to sand down one relatively good section very carefully to study the various paint layers. A wide palet of colours became visible before finding the correct one. As a reminder of the findings, the owner cut a part of bad material out to keep. We asked him to hold up the section exactly where it had come from. We are looking forward to see the car in the sun in the blue color it is now.

Let us know what you found out when researching the orignal colour of your classic.

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