Red?

 

19s started in 03 or 04 I think...

 

Tell you what, it's not Phoenix Yellow.

 

Well here are the colors of blue that BMW offered for the e46 M3, as well as the production period.

Laguna Seca Blue..............9/00 through 8/04
Topaz Blue metallic ...........9/00 through 2/03
Mystic Blue metallic............2/03 through 8/06
Interlagos Blue metallic......12/04 through 5/06

 

Laguna Seca Blue




Topaz Blue metallic




Mystic Blue metallic



Interlagos Blue metallic

 

Don't forget Estoril Blue

 

19s were available in '02. Looks more like Topaz than Mystic to me.

Any pics of the rear of the car? Did it have the LED or standard tails?

 

That looks very much like Le Mans Blue ! Altough post processing tricks a little.. !

 

My guess would be Interlagos blue, Topaz seems often to be a bit greyish and doesn't "pop" just asmuch, but in a pic a topaz blue car can be made to "pop" just a s much with a littlebit of post processing.

Interlagos is as deep dark bright blue (eh..... does that make any sense?)

IMO Le mans blue is not as deep as interlagos.


Fekk, this is why have a solid black car, it's...well...black.

 

+1 on IB.

Here's another M3 in Interlagos Blue

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