Hi Alun, Yup, I agree with Justin. Certainly from when I owned DHO in Vermillion I remember that the paint code for that was CML. That was a 1980 car.
Now curiously it depends which Leyland publication you read, and for which year, as to colour spec;
The early, 1973 parts book gives only 2 "red shades".
32 Signal red.
72 Pimento.
The 1976 parts book shows the Red Shades have now expanded to 5 shades.
72 Pimento
82 Carmine
CAA Carmine
CAD Flamenco
CAE Vermillion
The 1977 Workshop manuals shows 9 shades of Red.
12 Matador
22 Cherry
32 Signal
42 Burgundy
52 Scarlet
62 Inca Red
72 Pimento
82 Carmine
92 Magenta.
( No Vermillion)
And just to complicate things the MGB colour listing shows.
Flamenco as 133
Vermillion 118
So … Vermillion could be CML; CAE ; or 118.
Alphanumeric codes seemed to be from 1976(ish).
Except the 1977 books still list numeric codes.
Tony.
