Lavender blue cars

[aeropilot]

1957 Cadillac in Amethyst Metallic

[Rich G]

Cool car, nice Dagmars!

[coetzeeh]

awesome

[aeropilot]

Rich G said:

Cool car, nice Dagmars!

[dinkel]

coetzeeh said:

awesome

Cracking V8 Griff - but hardly lavender: baby blue.



And a Spa 6 Hours favorite.

[Vanin]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmentd1/4008416101/i...

[dinkel]

Lavender blue


Lavender pink


Lavender purple

I guess the blue lavender suits a car. The other colours are ... a bit daft, innit?

[Hugh Jarse]

New favourite colour for me, those moggies were nice to, but lavender blue seems just the right balance between a colour and a pastel shade.

[Hugh Jarse]

heres BMC orchid around 1959.
My frogeye is repainted cherry red by PO, was speedwell blue originally (very light) which I love but is also a bit common.
Now thinking of repainting it (its a mess at the mo) either lavender blue or orchid shown here. Think it would suit it and make it more unique yet still in period. Here's a 1959 BMC car in orchid.

[a8hex]

dinkel said:

Cracking V8 Griff - but hardly lavender: baby blue.



And a Spa 6 Hours favorite.

I can't believe I missed this thread before

Hey if people can get away with posting baby blue cars can I post

[dinkel]

Loving the BMC - My dads 1st car was a 16/60 Wolseley.

Ken: Ziegler D ain't lavender - as is not that Trevor. Just to show what is lavender

These are the cars that started my love for lavender:

[Hugh Jarse]

So from this thread just to recap, ive spotted four lovely shades
viola
lavender
heather
orchid
Agree Lavender is somehow the best because the others might be a tad insipid, and lavender is still a colour.
All nice though.

[1962]

[iSore]

1962 said:

Sorry, that's Pageant blue - not lavender in the slightest. Thanks for the pic though. I like a clean 1750 Maxi, fine beast!

[a8hex]

dinkel said:

Ken: Ziegler D ain't lavender - as is not that Trevor. Just to show what is lavender

I know it isn't lavender, I just thought that since there were pictures of baby blue cars, I'd join in
At least it isn't BRG, which is was then he graciously arranged for me to have a ride in it.

[Dapster]

http://collectorcarmarket.com/collector-car-profil...

"While it seems like red, silver and black were the most popular colors for the 300SL, a whole variety of blues, grays, greens and even a lavender metallic hue were available."

[iSore]

LuS1fer said:

Jaguar XJ6 dilly-dilly

Now THAT's Lavender! A great colour that suited the XJ including the pre HE XJ-S.

[Hugh Jarse]

Heather, just for reference, a bit pinky but very nice.

[dinkel]

Hugh Jarse said:

So from this thread just to recap, ive spotted four lovely shades
viola
lavender
heather
orchid
Agree Lavender is somehow the best because the others might be a tad insipid, and lavender is still a colour.
All nice though.

Lavender is less saturated than most colours and it suits the beautifull 60s and 70s shapes. Check out Alfa Romeo greys: wow - compared to todays dull greys.

[aeropilot]

Dapster said:

http://collectorcarmarket.com/collector-car-profil...

"While it seems like red, silver and black were the most popular colors for the 300SL, a whole variety of blues, grays, greens and even a lavender metallic hue were available."

That's stunning......