Lavender blue cars

[B Huey]

Yes, I love the MK1 XJ.

That's a beauty

Is that LWB? I don't recall seeing one before.

Edited by B Huey on Sunday 8th July 18:54

[47p2]

The Daimler is a Series II and not LWB

[mehere]

this is/was series 1 XJ [Daimler], Lavender Blue - unusual special order build in that it was/is manual...

[cardigankid]

mehere]this is/was series 1 XJ [Daimler said:

, Lavender Blue - unusual special order build in that it was/is manual...

It wasn't unusual for XJ's to be manual in the earlies, My father had a whole series of manual O/D 4.2 XJ6's, from '68 on.

[Carsie]

LuS1fer said:

mgeee said:

Is she wearing lavender knickers?

Tsk tsk chaps! you're getting it all mixed up in your old age!

The naughty lady with no nicks is an American called Violet Blue not Lavender Blue...or so my mate "John" tells me

[mehere]

cardigankid said:

It wasn't unusual for XJ's to be manual in the earlies, My father had a whole series of manual O/D 4.2 XJ6's, from '68 on.

yes true = but Daimler version was unusual in manual

[dinkel]

dinkel said:

This sunday I'll be driving a - red - 1750 GTV: 600 kms of happy motoring.

[Rich G]

Paint is Volkswagen Milka Violet....

[graemel]

47p2 said:

Might as well post the rest of the pictures of the Daimler.
This was a mates car and I'm mad that he sold it last year as I would have loved to own it

It does not sit right for a V12. Probably drove like crap which is why he sold it. Sorry

[mikey77]

The lovely Daimler looks like LWB to me - all Series IIs were, weren't they (except the coupes)?

[billywhizzzzzz]

Upatdawn said:

Richie Howard said:

pfft.

Worth less (not worthless) in yellow though (according to my mate dave the trader), this affects Ferraris more though, anyone (like chris evans) who paints them anything else needs deporting on the convict ship to OZ

]sorry guys - you're both wrong. Red is the WORST colour for a Miura. THIS is the only colour for a Miura:

[MarvGTI]

I had a Mk3 Escort in a sort of lavender baby blue, but I have no photographs and a Google search has turned up no results

Anybody know the colour ?

[billywhizzzzzz]

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[MarkS3]

My "French Blue" Stag, owned for a couple of years in 1987.....

Edited by MarkS3 on Sunday 27th April 21:35

[Evo]

I've known this car since I was 5 years old when it was new, same chap still owns it, and I've spent many many hours with it, one day I would love to take over its ownership.

The car has never been painted or restored other than replating of some engine components and has 14000 miles on it.

Edited by Evo on Sunday 27th April 21:28

[thegreenhell]

Evo said:

I've known this car since I was 5 years old when it was new, same chap still owns it, and I've spent many many hours with it, one day I would love to take over its ownership.

Maybe you could buy its Doppelganger instead? http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C495336

[Evo]

thegreenhell said:

Evo said:

I've known this car since I was 5 years old when it was new, same chap still owns it, and I've spent many many hours with it, one day I would love to take over its ownership.

Maybe you could buy its Doppelganger instead? http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C495336

I know of the car, didn't realise it was up for sale, very very tempted lol

At least you could use this one, the car above really does need to be used but I'd be paranoid about taking it out lol

Edited by Evo on Sunday 27th April 23:33

[caziques]

LuS1fer said:

Au contraire.

The colour was Alpine Mauve though they did do a blue.

Thread resurrection time as I missed it the first time around.

Picture is of a 1960 948 Herald I rescued from a field near Newent in Gloucestershire, must have been 1981 - cost me forty quid - under 40,000 on the clock. Had to find a correct front suspension turret, (different to later cars) as someone had used it for racing - located at a scrapyard in Nuneaton.

I remember driving from Coventry to the south coast for a job interview one day. I decided to replace the original 4.875:1 diff with a 4.11 version to make cruising a bit more relaxing, the evening before. One of the rear case bolts was seized solid and it two me two hours to hacksaw through both sides to release it from the chassis. Happy days.

[fausTVR]

Pat H said:

/snip/

And I briefly owned a Griff which was a splendid colour, but again I never knew whether it was lavender, violet or just plain blue.

Is that not Rolex Blue?

This thread is throwing up a lot of pale blue cars, not lavender. A rare colour indeed.

Edited by fausTVR on Saturday 26th September 08:29

[dinkel]

A die cast and gorgeous looking: