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Glasurit Automotive Refinish A division of BASF Coatings AG Dr. Michael Golek Tel. +49 25 01-14 37 47 Fax: +49 25 01-14 37 50 michael.golek@ basf.com www.glasurit.com

March 5, 2009 Restored Hispano Suizas turn heads at Rétromobile in Paris Glasurit’s Classic Car Colors help two Spanish gems relive their youth

Münster / Paris. Luxury autos and genuine classic cars that turned

heads on the roads decades ago are now reliving their youth. At the

34th Rétromobile, France's largest classic car show in Paris, fans of

yesteryear's vehicle technology had a field day. Among the stars of the

show were two Hispano Suizas from the 1930s that had been lovingly

restored with the help of the Classic Car Colors program by Glasurit, a

BASF Coatings’ automotive refinish brand.

The two gems from Spain are privately owned. The Lecoq bodyshop,

located in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Quen, invested over 1,000

hours of work in completely overhauling each of the two Hispano

Suizas, paying meticulous attention to detail. For the refinishing job,

Lecoq relied on Glasurit’s well-known color matching service. With

Classic Car Colors, bodyshops can find the matching color for nearly

any classic car undergoing refinishing. Glasurit has the world’s largest

color database with data on colors, some of which are over 100 years

old – an excellent basis for solving all kinds of paint problems.

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Glasurit Automotive Refinish A division of BASF Coatings AG Dr. Michael Golek Tel. +49 25 01-14 37 47 Fax: +49 25 01-14 37 50 michael.golek@ coatings.basf.org www.glasurit.com

1930s luxury regains its gloss thanks to Classic Car Colors The Classic Car Colors program found the matching colors for the two

classic cars. The J12 Hispano Suiza convertible regained its original

black gloss from 1933 and was the star of the show at Lecoq’s "Art

Déco Années 30" booth. With a beige leather interior and a 12-

cylinder, 220 horsepower engine, it was the magnificent luxury car of

the 1930s.

The elegant 1935 K6 Hispano Suiza appeared at the Rétromobile in its

night blue body with red leather interior. With its six cylinders the

roadster, rebuilt by Lecoq bodyshop, has a 140-horsepower engine,

and in the 1930s, was the darling of the world's rich and powerful.

A decades-long partnership based on trust

The Lecoq bodyshop has already used Glasurit paints in its restoration

of classic cars for decades. “Glasurit’s color matching, products and

service are very high quality, and the results with the two Hispano

Suizas were impressive," said Max Alunni, owner of the Lecoq

bodyshop.

Glasurit Automotive Refinish

Under the Glasurit brand, BASF markets a comprehensive range of

automotive refinishing paint systems, focusing on eco-efficient

waterborne basecoats and high-solids paints. By using these systems

all legal solvent-reduction requirements can be complied with

anywhere in the world, and with regard to appearance and resistance,

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Glasurit Automotive Refinish A division of BASF Coatings AG Dr. Michael Golek Tel. +49 25 01-14 37 47 Fax: +49 25 01-14 37 50 michael.golek@ coatings.basf.org www.glasurit.com

the products meet the same quality standards as solvent-borne paints.

In this area too, the company offers a wide variety of services to

support its customers. Glasurit® Automotive Refinish is approved by

most of the leading car manufacturers for after-market repairs and is

preferred by the world's most prestigious car companies for its color

expertise. Web: www.glasurit.com