At your local automotive paint store, take a look at a color chip for 1994 Ford "Laser Red Tint," color code 6688. I used it on my '72 (road) and '75 (track) Paramounts and it looks like I remember my Flamboyant Red '63 Paramount looking. But admittedly I had no sample of Schwinn Flamboyant Red with me when I picked out the Ford color. It's a 3-part paint: opaque metallic red base coat, transparent metallic red intermediate coat, and clear coat. It has nice depth and really glows in the sunshine!
Pete Rutledge
Woodbridge, VA, USA
> Hello,
>
> Not wantin to whip up a huge 'color' thread.... but has anyone found a
> color spec for this popular Schwinn color ?
> I've found several nice images on the web of old Paramounts in red - and
> they all look nice to me, but I know whatever I'm seeing on a digital
> image can be nowhere close to what the 'proper' color might be !!
>
> Thanks for any thoughts.
> (the project: http://www-hsc.usc.edu/
>
> Rich 'Missin da Baldy Ride This Weekends - Shucks' Pinder
> Van Nuys, CA
>
> r