Sorry to have kept you waiting for pics of my new true red, french! We have all had the flu here since before Xmas and now my daughter just came down with a fever again...ugh! But I promise to try to get a bunch of fun shots of this new one soon, including comparison photos with the '03 for you and drati especially. I am torn about keeping both reds for the long term, because they are very, very similar colors, BUT they have such different leather that it would be so hard to let one go. Both are deep blue-red tones and the '03 is just about one or two shades darker. The '04 true red is more of a smooth leather and the '03 is beautifully wrinkly and still has a lovely glaze.