Re: Triumph Color Code

[nolan penney <npenney@concentric.net>]

> Hello to all,
>
>         I was wondering,   my '72 spit has the color code 54.   It's
> currently a sun-fadded red.  But under this red coat,  I can find traces of
> yellow,    Could someone tell me what color it is supposed to be?

According to my Bentley manual for the later spitfires, that color code
is base yellow (the X4 part), fifth shade (the 5x part), called Saffron.