Info needed: Deep Bronze Green

[Richard Farrant]

Civilian market Land Rovers back in 1960's/70's were painted in DBG as an option and I remember Massey Ferguson at that time, had a range of agricultural machinery paints and one shade was Land Rover Green (DBG), so there must be a US paint code for the older Land Rovers, unless this colour was not used on US Market models.
I used this paint on my ex-army BSA B40 motorcycle in early 70's and it was a perfect match.

[David Dunlop]

How close of a match is DBG to the factory original green Plessey used on the C-42 Set equipment?

David

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

How close of a match is DBG to the factory original green Plessey used on the C-42 Set equipment?

David

I'm not sure. I'm sure I've seen kit refinished using DBG, but am no longer certain about it's general application to things. (I also remember a long discussion in one of the Land Rover magazines about DBG changing colour over time, which may be yet another problem if you're trying to match colours.)

On the C42 front, I am advised:

The colour for Larkspur _sets_ is BS381c colour 298 Olive Drab gloss. This includes things like harness boxes and most accessories and general radio parts. Often, OD semi-matt seems also to have been used on some items.

Vehicle radio fittings are not so clearly defined. Many trays and metalwork bits seem to be in both OD and DBG and I haven't established a definite rule, but it could even be due to different manufacturer or maybe subsequent re-finishing.

(Hat tip to Andy Jackson for that information.)

Chris.