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Thanks for the comments folks.
Yes, experienced painters recommend painting a bikes topcoat all from the one can, if possible.
'Cause that 2nd can they supplied may not be exactly the same shade.
And I have seen this myself.
Mixing it up in a larger can then splitting into 2 smaller ones helps prevent this.



This, and other pics, should be good enough to get a match from.
Seems it was a single stage enamel pearl, in common with the numerous other shades of
polychromatic enamels Enfields used  over the decades.

Curiously, HD also used a pearl type shade they called HiFi blue. You can still buy it over the parts counter. ?
A stronger shade of blue though, it would be a mistake to assume it was the same.

Sorry can't really help. But the good news is there aren't too many REs of this period (are we close to 1970?) so it will probably never be parked next to another machine in the same colour. Always funny to see the "common" makes painted in a wide range of approximations to the original!

Leon

Hi All
The B and  C (speedo in) tanks are much more pointed at the rear

John

Hi,
thank you for your answer and sorry for my late response.
I want to use this engine in an motorcycle of a almost unknown small austrian brand called D.S.H. They used all kinds of Villiers and JAP engines, and this engine would fit perfectly in the frame.
Thanks
Regards
Ralf

I can only answer that with the classic response “It depends”. Villiers made made flywheel magneto’s for some 50 odd years and made them by the million. No one knows all the subtleties that arose over the years. Just remember Villiers made these units as matching pairs and numbered them accordingly. It’s easy to check whether they are factory originals. After that you’re on your own.