79 trailfire color

79 Deere · Post by **79 Deere** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:26 pm

just wondering what the original color of a 1979 trailfire 440 was.my buddies 1980 trailfire is silver and the one i just bought has a silver tunnel with a black hood.looks like someone repainted hood black and installed new decals over that.any info would be nice, im new to the site but i am not new to sleds.I own a 1981 Kawasaki Invader 440 and a 1978 Kawasaki Invader 340.I have always liked the John Deere sleds, my first ride was on my buddies when he bought it brand new in 1980.

Post by **Matt** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:35 pm

http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/jdsleds/trailfire.html

79 Deere · Post by **79 Deere** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:40 pm

I thought they were all silver but i was just making sure.Who ever repainted this sled did a very good job, but the paint is starting to peel and i can see silver under black. thanks for the info.

JoeRainville · Post by **JoeRainville** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:53 pm

Hey Guys,

The 79 Trailfire with the steel tunnel was not silver like the 80-84 sleds. It was a tan-ish silver color, called "Winterfrost". The silver used on 80-84 Trail and 80-83 Sports was called "Winterfrost II".

I hope this helps,
-Joe Rainville
"Tech-Ed"

Greenxcracer76 · Post by **Greenxcracer76** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 4:26 pm

80-82 Sports.