My new old BAUCHE safe

[Timothy]

Nice job of all those picture you done. One question about the key. Are there any key blank for the lock and what the blank key number..??...Timothy......

[femurat]

The safe body has been painted and is sitting on my work bench. It looks very nicely done to me. It's medium grey by Fiat number 653. I've been told its the colour of the old Fiat 500 Topolino.

I consider it my own Christmas present.

Timothy, dunno about key blanks, sorry.

Cheers :)

[00247]

Looks great. Now you have to be so careful of the shiny paint. That is an interesting color. I never thought of looking at old European colors to use. I cross referenced that code and it comes up as:

1964 - 1969 Fiat Medium Grey (Grigio Medio) and is exclusive to Fiat

Dupont code, IC1280 or 8308L

Ditzler PPG - 32579

Glasurit - FL-653

[Chubby]

When I left UK, in 2000, I was getting rid of various bits and pieces. There was a guy locally who was in the trade. I took him 2 part used cans of pait. He looked underwhelmed at the gift until I told him they were an exact match for the door and carcass of the Chubb TDRs. Suddenly he could see the point in not just binning them.