Help needed to figure out paint color.

I am trying to figure out the original color of my 51 Super. It looks to read 6I but hopefully someone with better eyes then I can help figure it out. From the trunk interior and door jambs, it looks to be an olive green, but not 100%. I will attach a pic of the code along with another sticker that is on the windshield. Not sure about its meaning for sure either. Any help will be greatly appreciated. imageimage

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  • Kdancy
    Kdancy Senior Contributor
    edited December 2016
    The parts book has #61 as Newport Gray Opalescent  for 1951
    #62 is Jefferson Green Opalescent for 1951
    #63 is Naples Green Opalescent
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    I enlarged it a lot (CTRL/+) several times.  Looks like 61 t'me
  • Thanks for looking that up. Any idea what it means to have the paint being "porcelainized"? Or is that like we powder coat things today?
  • Kdancy
    Kdancy Senior Contributor
    Probably a fancy polish of the day. Long gone by now.

    Powder coating is a powdered color that is applied on a bare surface and heated to 380 to melt the powder onto the metal. Used to coat smaller pieces and very different than paint and much harder.
  • Where is this stamp located?  Door jamb?
  • This stamp is on the passenger side upper hinge. 
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