Taco original gold color - any pictures?

[bpryor]

I'm finally getting around to restoring my Taco 55(http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/project-logs/82564-taco-55-restore.html) and I'm struggling over the color. I'm trying to restore the mini like my original, which was a '63 and it was gold. The only "sample" I have is the video of my original Taco(http://www.kartingarchive.com/kadocs/tacominibike.wmv) but the quality is bad and the color seems lighter than I remember it. People refer to it as gold, which is true, but my memory is of it being a dark gold/bronze color.

Any pictures would be very helpful.

Thanks.

Bill

 

[taco bill]

Yea my 63 taco is gold but really faded. Taco don had one but it got stolen. I haven't restored mine yet. But when I do I'll look at some old car paint chips from that time period. Go down to your local automotive paint store and check out what they have. Remember to look at the paint chips out side or under proper lighting. Fluorescent lighting will throw the color off. Good luck T.B

 

[bpryor]

Yea my 63 taco is gold but really faded.

Hey TB, thanks for the info. I'd love to see even your faded gold if possible. I'll PM you my e-mail address in case you have a picture you can send.

Thanks again.

Bill