1967 Iso Grifo - What Colour?

[GrifoV8]

My '67 ISO is nearing completion following many years of restoration and heartache (see http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

The original colour was Rosso Corsa - but I feel that this is a bit too Ferrari. What do fellow PH's suggest?

Original:

[Baffled Spoon]

I think a darker red would look lovely on it.

[STW2010]

I actually don't think you can far wrong with any normal colour (so not pink or anything daft).

I would say a dark grey (titanium grey) or racing green. I did a quick google image search and found examples of both.

Do you want it to be one of the original colours that they came in?

[GrifoV8]

I think it should be at least a colour suitable to the late 60's early 70's.

[STW2010]

Ok, I think my two suggestions fit the bill as they are quite neutral. I found a yellow one, is that too much?

Here is the titanium grey colour I mentioned-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iso_Grifo_Rear.J...

Edited by STW2010 on Sunday 5th December 13:14

[EDLT]

I'd have this blue:

[Police State]

GrifoV8 said:

My '67 ISO is nearing completion following many years of restoration and heartache (see http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

The original colour was Rosso Corsa - but I feel that this is a bit too Ferrari. What do fellow PH's suggest?

Anything but red (or black). definately 'too Ferrari' Your gorgeous car is 'too big' to work in red.

Edited by Police State on Sunday 5th December 13:37

[Rouleur]

I'd say that any colour which works on a 250 Lusso or similar will look just as good on your beauty:

[danyeates]

This...



PS. I had the front end of my VX220 squashed whilst it was in the workshop too, but not quite as badly as yours!!

Edited by danyeates on Sunday 5th December 14:14

[ShadownINja]

EDLT said:

I'd have this blue:

Agree. That is stunning.

Or the black used in the Ferrari above.

All these classic cars. I'm going for a lie down.

[43034]

Baffled Spoon said:

I think a darker red would look lovely on it.

Oh yes.

[Stuart70]

That dark red, that dark blue or a racing green. What a problem to have though... superb

[soad]

STW2010 said:

Here is the titanium grey colour I mentioned-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iso_Grifo_Rear.J...

Like it - less in your face than a bright red colour.
And it works nicely!

[lordlee]

With bourdeaux interior...



or this with black hide

[W00DY]

Fabulous car by the way, definitely in my top 5.

[DangerousMike]

dark red or metallic brown.

[dbdb]

To be honest it looks great in all the colours posted here and your Grifo would have to be painted a seriously hideous shade to be anything other than lovely!

I would leave it red simply for originality, but I guess that would be silly if you don't like the colour. It is your car and the work you have done to it including a colour change just become another chapter in your ISO's long history.

Yellow is very bright but it looks pretty good in the metal. I associate yellow with Maserati for some reason, not that this would matter. I saw one in the summer at the Tatton car show.



I love the dark blue and the gunmetal, and the dark green, and the strange 'seventies gold. I love it in everything!

I think it is probably too modern a colour, but if you want a deep red Jaguar's Morocco is a lovely colour.

[y282]

dark metallic blue, green or gunmetal. think about the rarer ferrari colours like this.

also, my toy one as a kid was dark blue. LOVE these cars.

[dbdb]

y282 said:

dark metallic blue, green or gunmetal. think about the rarer ferrari colours like this.

also, my toy one as a kid was dark blue. LOVE these cars.

My toy one was pale blue! Wonderful cars!

[BeeRoad]

Probably because of the toy one I had too, but it has to be this for me: