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Originally Posted by Mikey
I'm needing help, I found the perfect colour for my Ghia, but I went to the paint store and they can't mix it.
it's a european colour that came on special models.
Original code L64M
PPG code VAG65M
It's called APFELGUN (Apple Green)
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The color name sounded familiar beyond the fact there's a car in one of Keith Seume's books that features a German Looker of that color.
According to the Special Editions of Beetles Web site (sebeetles.com), Apple Green was used for a Swedish special edition called "The Extra Bug" and "The GT Beetle" in the UK -- both were 1973 model year editions. It also lists the color code as 46M, rather than L64M. (The site often leaves off the "L.") You might want to double-check the original code of yours.
I went to the resource I use for touch-up paint (paintscratch.com) and did a search of all of the VW paint codes of the '70s as well as searching for names and codes (both versions). I came up empty.
Perhaps someone in the UK or Sweden can help.