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Old 12-17-23, 04:46 AM
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Any "Prairie green"?

Gentlemen, one question. If any of you own a Prairie green paint model, can tell me if the colour is metallic or solid?
Based on the Mazda code, it should be solid, but other sources say it's metallic.
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What year is your Rx-7? I'm not aware of a color called Prairie green. Have you saw either of these two sticky threads?

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-gene...olors-1141750/

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-gene...980-a-1145545/

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Hello Banzai and thanks alot for your links.
I found that name on a link also posted in one of the two you listed above, https://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorco...r=1978&rows=50
However the colour is in the second link above, the 1978 Limited in green and it said being metallic.

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I think that color is G4 "Mach Green metallic"




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Yes, Mach Green is an iconic color for SA's. Its the color that Mazda used to launch the Rx-7 to the world. It's a solid color, not metal flake but does have a fine metallic appearance to it, much like the Sonic Bronze color. Here is a Sherwin Williams formula for it out of a Mazda paint formula book.


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As a followup, I saw where Prairie Green has a paint code of FN. Here is the formula for that. The same book also lists it as a B1800 color, whereas Mach Green (G4) is an Rx-7 only color.




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