I'm pretty sure it's as original color from CMC. I have a "poor quality" photo of the chassis build with the body in the background. Car has some issues [minor I hope] such as "wandering". I plan to try the "shims" I learned about from this site and if still wonky will take in for alignment. I need to identify the dual carbs and figure out how to adjust idle and how to remove the speedo from the dash as well as removing the seats - "But I'll get there"! My son-in-law, "a Porsche nut" persuaded me to by a 911 Carrera 4S that I drive only occasionally but I'm having much more fun playing with the little red car. I'm really lucky to have found this group of owners.