There was very little original paint left on the car to use for matching purposes. The only original paint was under the door and quarter reveal molding, and that was not enough for the camera from the body shop's paint system to capture the color.
The camera is placed flat against the painted area, blocking out all light sources. The captured image is downloaded to the computer and it develops a formula for the paint color.
The resto shop tried getting Standox and PPG to create the formula, from the original number, but the colors that resulted did not match the paint on the car. They were not even close.
Fortunately I stumbled on an ebay auction that shows the special colors that could be ordered for '66 models. The swath was big enough for the camera to capture an image.
The resulting formula was sprayed on to a test card and clear coated.
It matches the remnants of the orignal paint dead on.
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