Hi Jason,
you are right that it is somewhat confusing and being in Europe it is difficult for me to find an original US GTS. But as far as I have been able to work out, and the answers I have from people with US GTSs, the front and rear decklids and the bottom parts of the sides of the car were all painted in a gloss metallic black paint with paint code Ditzler/ PPG 33199. I got a sample made up from carpaint online and test sprayed and it has a fine gold metallic fleck in it.
The front and rear bumpers and, I believe, the black on the body under the front and rear bumpers is in a satin black. I don't have a paint code for that. I think the engine cover was also probably satin black. I have also been told that the pop rivets for the flares were originally black.
I am willing to stand corrected, so if anyone reading this knows I have got it wrong, I would greatly appreciate being corrected.
Cheers, Tim.
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