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The '57 Beetle range had Polar Silver and the '58 light bronze, both metallics. I don't know for sure whether diamond green (57 colour) was metallic, but there was an enthusiasm for metallics around then, and I persuade my memory that I've seen it! My brother had a 1951 Jowett Javelin in a metallic green so I may be fooling myself. The metallics went out of fashion again until the early 70s. The 1000000th Beetle was bronze too - there were certainly bronze Ovals about. in the mid-50s. Thanks Alan for that reminder of the '50s. I reckon we've confirmed that the Type 1 was the first VW in history to get metallic paint! Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/