ctm: You are correct, sir! That was about the time that the environmentalists (perhaps rightfully so, I’m not bashing) got into the paint business and forced reformulation of paints. That’s one of the reasons behind the color pallette that’s so specific to the very late 1970′s and early 1980′s. No bright red, maroon instead, lots of off-white rather than bright white, etc. Certain pigments simply compromised the paint too much to use widely. Red, even on the later C900, is unpredictable and fades easily.