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Originally Posted by Dippydog
The paint code will be on the chassis plate.Never having owned a '40 I'm not sure where the plate is on them but it'll either be fastened under the bonnet[on the slam panel or bulkhead] or it'll be on one of the door pillars and visible when the door is opened.paint code is usually towards the bottom of the plate and will be three numbers[e.g. 123] sometimes it may appear as[e.g. 123/45] where the first three numbers are the paint code and the last two are the code for the interior colour.A Haynes manual or owners handbook should tell you where the plate is/ how to read it,or if you have neither of these I'm sure a '40 owner/someone more knowledgeable than me will be along soon to tell you better.
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Thanks again for that, my paint code is 329-52, first three digits are pure metallic silver, last two digits are as follows, for reference:-
The fourth digit stands for:
1 = BASF (Glasurit)
2 = Herberts (STANDOX)
3 = Beckers
4 = IDAC/Dupont
5 = Sikkens
6, 7, and 9 = not used
8 = IVI
The fifth digit stands for:
1 = solvent based
2 = water based Metallic/Pearl + Varnish
3 = water based Solid + Varnish
4 = solvent based Solid + Varnish
5 = solvent based Pearl shine + Varnish*
6 = water based Solid/Metallic/Pearl + 2 component Varnish
7 = water based Solid/Metallic/Pearl + powder Varnish
8, 9 = not used
I got this info from the volvo owners club website, though I'm not a member.