Actually, electric red was only offered in 95. 96-00 are all toreador red (i.e. FL).
That's the same info I came up with. Thanks!
Regarding the car being salvage, it doesn't take much for a car to be totaled these days. With labor rates these days it's easy to get the cost of repair way up there. This 96 LX only has 50K miles and is loaded w/leather, V6 etc.. All it needs is a hood, headlight, front bumper cover, and headlight support. The a/c is still holding it's charge even! I buy a lot of Contours in about the same condition. I actually just bought from the auction a GL that just needed a fender. Ofcourse they have salvage titles that need to be cleared, which here in NY costs $115. and about a 6 month wait. I keep some for about 10K miles, which is about 3 months(comuter car)and other ones I sell as soon as they are done.
Anyway, thanks for the help with the paint code!!
Al