Originally Posted by
francophile
I'd love to know a close match on that orange, it's exactly the color I wanted to paint the Gitane SC/TdF bare frame I have ... it's very similar to the super-deep orange metallic on L. Bobet's frames back in the late 60s/early 70s.
Not quite what you're asking for, but I repainted an Orange 1976 Centurion Semi Pro. It's a pearlescent orange that is very close to the late 70's Le Tour / Volare / Superior orange you are looking for. You can see the thread here:
1976 Semi Pro Restoration
It's a 50:50 mix of House of Kolor "Tangelo Pearl" and "Sunset Pearl". This is an almost perfect match to the Centurion orange (I tested on chips on the fork before stripping everything). The Schwinn orange looks to be a more on the yellow side, with bit less red. It's probably very close to the straight "Sunset Pearl" color (The "Tangelo Pearl" is a very intense, and more red-ish orange.)