Re: pearl-white paint

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

Mark L. Chang writes:
> I know that I fell in love with the pearl-white paint when I first saw it
> on a V8Q some years back.  With the discussion on paint, I was wondering
> if it Audi was the first to come up with this pearlescent (sp?) stuff for
> cars?

Yes, I think so.  The first Audis to get pearl white in the U.S. market
is the 1986 5000TQ.  That's well before this color became popular,
and now you see it in varioous shades from many manufacturers.

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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