I know Turnall asked this in 2016, but My A-code GT, the vin of which puts it within a week of Turnall’s, certainly has RED paint on the leafs. My car was undercoated and that preserved the red paint. I picked off a little undercoating and here’s what I found.
I should also mention mine have exactly the same markings as Turnall’s, including the 270E5 date code!