Is this GT3 Minerva Blue ?

[Carl_Docklands]

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...

[barchetta_boy]

No, minerva blue is much closer to turquoise. Like this

http://www.google.co.uk/url?source=imgres&ct=i...

Joel

[LaurasOtherHalf]

It's blue de islands, a paint to sample colour. Very similar to cobalt in the flesh.

I did an inspection on the car for myself as I fancied it, feel free to pm me



Edited to add, I inspected it when it was for sale by the previous owner but it definatly is the same car.

Edited by LaurasOtherHalf on Wednesday 5th September 22:14

[Slippydiff]

Carl_Docklands said:

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...

No, I think it's a Renault colour . . . .

http://www.vernicispray.com/en/car-touch-up/bodywo...

And a swatch here :

http://www.vernicispray.com/popup_immagine.jsp?pat...

[mollytherocker]

It is so close to cobalt.

Mtr

[edc]

Very similar to zenith blue.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

barchetta_boy said:

No, minerva blue is much closer to turquoise.

LaurasOtherHalf said:

It's blue de islands, a paint to sample colour. Very similar to cobalt in the flesh.

edc said:

Very similar to zenith blue.

mollytherocker said:

It is so close to cobalt.

Mtr

So we've established it's on the blue scale?

[Slippydiff]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

So we've established it's on the blue scale?

Blueish.

Madness speccing it when Cobalt was available IMO.
Craig, can you PM me your findings please ? I know of at least three individuals who've contacted me about it whilst looking for a good Mk1. My comment was it's "fairly" priced if it's in the condition it's described as. The fact that it's been on the market at least 9 months (and possibly more) would tend to indicate it's not as described.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

I'll email tomorrow mate as I'm on the phone at present. IMO it isn't as described (or wasn't before they bought it).

[Slippydiff]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

I'll email tomorrow mate as I'm on the phone at present. IMO it isn't as described (or wasn't before they bought it).

Cheers.

[GJB]

I met the 2nd owner at Thruxton when the car was only a year or so old. Very highly specced for a Mk1 GT3. The colour is a Renault colour and was one of very few colour-to-sample Mk1's. There was also a Rubystone Mk1 Clubsport and a Turquoise Blue Mk1 Clubsport on my list.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

GJB said:

There was also a Rubystone Mk1 Clubsport

now that I would like!

[Slippydiff]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

GJB said:

There was also a Rubystone Mk1 Clubsport

now that I would like!

There used to another picture of it on the Titanic GT3 site, but it's no longer there

Edited by Slippydiff on Thursday 6th September 12:15

[thegoose]

I was once offered an iris blue GT3 MKI, which may have been special order and along similar lines of cobalt and the Renault blue. I never saw the car for myself but sounded a nice colour for it.

[GJB]

thegoose said:

I was once offered an iris blue GT3 MKI, which may have been special order and along similar lines of cobalt and the Renault blue. I never saw the car for myself but sounded a nice colour for it.

Colours for the 28 clubsports here. Think I still have a list of the original supplying OPC's.

http://www.titanic.co.uk/GT3/GT32e.htm

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Slippydiff said:

LaurasOtherHalf said:

GJB said:

There was also a Rubystone Mk1 Clubsport

now that I would like!

There used to another picture of it on the Titanic GT3 site, but it's no longer the

Edited by Slippydiff on Thursday 6th September 10:14

st the bed that's nice!

Pm sent btw slippy

[GJB]

My Cobalt Blue GT3 Clubsport and fast EDDIE (that was the reg number at the time) Rubystone GT3 in the pits at Brands Hatch. I was running Cargraphic wheels which fell to bits and then bought a set of BBS LM's. Much nicer wheels but expensive...ouch.

Edited by GJB on Thursday 6th September 11:07

[Slippydiff]

GJB said:

My Cobalt Blue GT3 Clubsport and fast EDDIE (that was the reg number at the time) Rubystone GT3 in the pits at Brands Hatch. I was running Cargraphic wheels which fell to bits and then bought a set of BBS LM's. Much nicer wheels but expensive...ouch.

Edited by GJB on Thursday 6th September 11:07

Does the Rubystone car still exist Gary ?

[mike58]

Speaking of unique colours mine is the only Biarritz White one, Mk1 GT3 Clubsport, lovely ( tho I say so myself )



And on track , driven by Sean Edwards ( Oulton )

[Slippydiff]

mike58 said:

Speaking of unique colours mine is the only Biarritz White one, Mk1 GT3 Clubsport, lovely ( tho I say so myself )



And on track , driven by Sean Edwards ( Oulton )

Got anymore hi-res images of your car Mike ? I seem to recall it was on sale with Sean Lockyear ?