World’s largest color archive continues to grow		01/22/2009

Twenty-nine vintage BMW colors available exclusively from Glasurit

Münster. Despite the proud 70 years under their belts, the 29 vintage colors for BMW models built in the 1930s are spectacular brand-new additions to the Glasurit color archive, the biggest of its kind in the world.Glasurit is a paint brand of BASF Coatings.BMW lent the Glasurit Color Information team the exquisite original samples in summer 2008.Such rare period paint samples in mint condition are generally impossible to find.

How to make a painter’s eyes light up . . . 

The front of each of the historic color samples looks rather unspectacular,displaying information on which model of which series the paint was used for.But a glance at the back of the card makes painters’ and classic car fans’ eyes light up.Two fabric swatches show how the car’s convertible top and the upholstery originally looked.The back of the sample also contains a sample of the original paintwork.

The Glasurit team was able to assign the samples and the relevant mixing formulas to the Glasurit COLOR-PROFI Systems.This is yet another example of the treasure trove of color information offered by the COLOR-PROFI System for matching the colors of classic cars.

The right vintage color is just a mouse click away

With just the click of a mouse, BMW enthusiasts and Glasurit bodyshops anywhere in the world can now call up the mixing formulas for the historic BMW colors at www.glasurit.com and use today’s Glasurit paints to mix the original color.In order to facilitate the color search, Glasurit color experts have worked with BMW to assign the colors in the database to the respective BMW models of the 1930s.This allows bodyshops to precisely determine which color was used for models such as the legendary 1936 BMW 326.

The vintage color samples are now back home at BMW in Munich, and the Glasurit color archive has gained 29 rare specimens.