Help!

I am new to Series ownership and recently purchased a 1974 Series III RHD SWB with pre-existing damage to the wings. I am going to have these fixed and I several questions about repairs which may be pretty basic. I am planning to have a family friend (who restores even older vehicles) straighten out the damaged parts and then repaint them, but I am a little worried about getting the paint matched correctly. I have no interest in repainting the entire vehicle as I believe the paint is original (color is mid-gray(?), she has had an easy life, so the paint is in great shape). Any recommendations on types of paint to use in order to most closely match the rest of the vehicle without redoing large portions? And what type of paint was originally used on these…was it a lacquer? I have been told that my best bet would be to use either a single stage acrylic or to go with clear coat/base coat. Any recommendations? Anything to avoid?


I did not see any old threads directly on point - hopefully I am not repeating a thread issue previously addressed...