Yesterday's colours: best colour on a car

[Hol]

nigelpugh7 said:

Hol said:

From a photo, rather than a digital pic.

Cars were built in the late 70's.

Ahh, Cibie Super Oscars on a flat fronted Mk2 Escort, that takes me back to happy memories!

I can't tell,from the picture but I assume they are Mexicos?

Blue one started as a 1.3 Ghia
Yellow one a 1.1 Popular
Green one a 1.3L Automatic.

All running Pintos by the time that pic was taken. Happy days!!

[13m]

Hol said:

From a photo, rather than a digital pic.

Cars were built in the late 70's.

Have you any more photos?

[dinkel]

I love this typical French light blue on the Talbot Lago T26C:

[nigelpugh7]

Hol said:

Blue one started as a 1.3 Ghia
Yellow one a 1.1 Popular
Green one a 1.3L Automatic.

All running Pintos by the time that pic was taken. Happy days!!

Brilliant stuff!

We did much the same back in the 80's too.

My friend bought a two door 1.6 Ghia Escort, which we then transplanted the full rs2000 engine, gearbox and running gear into.

With the higher quality interior, but the heart of an RS it was the perfect car.

Sadly he sold it to a friend, who within a week had completely written it off by hitting a lamppost sideways at a three figure speed.

The car was almost broken in two, very sad days indeed.

[hal]

My 69 GTO, green/gold flake comes alive in the sun!

Edited by hal on Thursday 26th January 13:24

[bjh3]

S550 Mustang GT in Triple Yellow. Just sold it

[bjh3]

FD2 Civic Type-R in Vivid Blue Pearl

[2172cc]

TJM22 said:

Or this Lotus Sunbeam colour:

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Hey, that's an old stock photo of my actual car from many years ago...
The colour is called Moonstone Blue and straingley enough can look completely different if silver stripes are fitted.

[Aitch 'H']

That's how you do Plum Crazy. '72 Dodge Demon with a 451 big block, narrowed Dana and tubbed

[andrewpain]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Ford will sell you a Mustang in all sorts of awesome colours.

just don't crash it - only TWO NCAP stars!!

[S4awx10]

Yellow on a TVR

[13m]

hal said:

My 69 GTO, green/gold flake comes alive in the sun!

Edited by hal on Thursday 26th January 13:24

Where's Daisy Duke?

[1 OCC]

[1 OCC]

[Deisel Weisel]

Almera GTi in Tropical Green

[swisstoni]

1 OCC said:

On paper that sounds terrible (light gold with black wheels ) but it actually looks pretty nice IMHO.

[Hol]

nigelpugh7 said:

Hol said:

Blue one started as a 1.3 Ghia
Yellow one a 1.1 Popular
Green one a 1.3L Automatic.

All running Pintos by the time that pic was taken. Happy days!!

Brilliant stuff!

We did much the same back in the 80's too.

My friend bought a two door 1.6 Ghia Escort, which we then transplanted the full rs2000 engine, gearbox and running gear into.

With the higher quality interior, but the heart of an RS it was the perfect car.

Sadly he sold it to a friend, who within a week had completely written it off by hitting a lamppost sideways at a three figure speed.

The car was almost broken in two, very sad days indeed.

I think everybody I knew had a Pinto powered escort back then.

It's how/why I learnt to weld, and the skills around general car mechanics. The only original panel on the yellow one was the roof.

The sound of sidedraft carbs on full chat still makes me smile.

[Hol]

13m said:

Hol said:

From a photo, rather than a digital pic.

Cars were built in the late 70's.

Have you any more photos?

Only a few photos saved down, but these prove you CAN actually gild a brown turd.

[Mr Snrub]

A Fat Willy's sticker - now that is retro! Wonder how many people back then thought Escorts would ever become rare and expensive?

[generationx]

Hol said:

Only a few photos saved down, but these prove you CAN actually gild a brown turd.

Is the colour of that first one something like "Roman Bronze"? My first car was a 1.6 Ghia 4-door in that colour with a brown vinyl roof, beige velour seats and a plank of wood on the dash. Pure bloody girl bait.

Through the years also had a Signal Yellow Mk1 Fiesta 1300S (later my brother's), and a Calypso Green Mk2 RS2000. One of seven RHD apparently. Both sadly long gone...