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Alex - You should have your car painted with modern paint technology. The automotive paint shops can match your paint up exactly. The Pantera parts book lists a 1971 Bronze Metallic as Du Pont 38801L. I would bet that you will be hard pressed to find a body shop willing to use the old paint technology of 1971. The new paint is much more durable. My opinion is that if the Bronze Metallic is the original color you should paint it that color no matter what it looks like. To me, there is just something about an original appearing car in excellant condition that really stands out as a true classic. I debated about repainting my 71 the original red (one of the most common colors in 1971) or painting it a Ferrari red. I went with the original color and I am damn glad I did. I will admit there are better shades of red out there but to me the original color looks right. It was a beautiful car in 1971, why screw it up with an unoriginal paint job?