Laura has a little hidden mystery under her bonnet, that hints to a past paintjob with a Mercedes shade. Paint code Daimler-Benz Standardgruen DB6277.
I’m rather curious to what has been painted, as I haven’t discovered any colour differences in her paint.
I’d also like to know how close is DB6277 to LRC.005
Finding more information about this specific Mercedes colour hasn’t been as easy as expected. It seems that Land-Rover Pastel Light Green, is a bit more common.
As far as I can see, DB6277 was used for Unimogs back in the day, and it is probably called Meergrün (sea green) as well as Standardgrün (standard green).
Since this is a Land Rover themed blog, and not about Unimog’s, I’ll try not to bore you with to many non Landy information. However DB6277 was a standard Unimog colour between 1970 and 2008.
This helps a bit with dating the paint job, as the colour first was introduced 8 years after Laura left the factory in Solihul
If you know anything about these paint types, and how close they are to each other, please reach out, or leave a comment below.
Want to know more about Land Rover Series paint, then read this article.
