Original paintings / color of TVR 2500M

[jaydom]

Hello Fellowes,

I'm thinking about to get my 2500M from 1972 repainted.

For the time being, my car is between red and orange.

The original color seems to have been blue, a really clear one (i can see in the engine bay some blue and under the front bonnet).

Where can i find the original colors that wes available in 1972 ? With the original codes, it would be great so i could order the original color !

For the time being, i'm hesitating between :
- black
- orange
- yellow (like the lotus one)

Some pictures included.

Many thanks in advance

Jerome

[Astacus]

Hi Jerome,

I think Barkychoc on this forum has a list of original paint codes for our cars. There is a Sticky Thread at the top of the page

Matt

[moluag]

Colour chart from August 1971.

Hope it helps

Mike

[jaydom]

That is great !

That was the thing i was expecting and waiting for !

Many, many thanks !

So now, i have the original colors available.

If somebody knows what is the reference of each one, that would be better ; sorry, the BEST !

Mine was originaly mediterranean blue so.

Not too bad, but quite difficult i think to watch everyday !

I was thinking to paint it in black, but as the black wasn't existing in 1971, i don't know...

Maybe marigold or yellow (it seems to be quite near the lotus yellow)...

Quite difficult !

But i will manage this problem !

Many thanks again

Jerome

[timelord]

My 72 1600M has been black since I bought it in 1979, looks good with chrome bumpers but is unusable in the summer as it gets so hot, mine has no sunroof. I cannot leave it parked in direct sunlight with more than half a tank of fuel without popping the catch on the filler cap, my solution was to buy a red S2 Vixen for the summer Geoff

[Hansoplast]

moluag said:

Colour chart from August 1971.

Hope it helps

Mike

An ongoing story but importent for me now my Vixen is ready for the pinter.

Does someone has the " modern " prescription in RAL or BS for the blue Mediterrane color?

Thanx, Hans.

[Cerberus90]

timelord said:

my solution was to buy a red S2 Vixen for the summer Geoff

Nice problem solving,

[prideaux]

timelord said:

My 72 1600M has been black since I bought it in 1979, looks good with chrome bumpers but is unusable in the summer as it gets so hot, mine has no sunroof. I cannot leave it parked in direct sunlight with more than half a tank of fuel without popping the catch on the filler cap, my solution was to buy a red S2 Vixen for the summer Geoff

Must agree with Geoff rather glad My Taimar is not my Taimar if you get my gist even with a sunroof its hot just lucky the Irish Climate is not quite as hot as we get it here in Kent Phew a narrow escape
Old English white is Beautiful
Andrew

[Hansoplast]

No info from the "specialist" or die-hard Vixen lovers yet?

Would be nice to get some help (as before)

Hans

[prideaux]

Hansoplast said:

No info from the "specialist" or die-hard Vixen lovers yet?

Would be nice to get some help (as before)

Hans

Hans that Tuscan Chart i would have thought would cover Vixens of that era as well
A

[Hansoplast]

Hi Andrew,

Yes this chart is al right for me and my Vixen.
But I can not find the bleu color with the info on the chart.
The name "mediterrane " is used for many different colors.

Will wait for the info from the forum.

Had a Nice ride last wekend with the S ? We had good weather.

Hans

[the other tim]

http://www.glasurit.com/uk/news no harm in trying, would think they have a modern match for their own paint

Edited by the other tim on Thursday 19th June 08:48

[thegamekeeper]

Hansoplast said:

No info from the "specialist" or die-hard Vixen lovers yet?

Would be nice to get some help (as before)

Hans

Since no "specialists" seem compelled to help can I suggest you cross reference the Glasso paint code.

[Hansoplast]

the other tim said:

http://www.glasurit.com/uk/news no harm in trying, would think they have a modern match for their own paint

Edited by the other tim on Thursday 19th June 08:48

Thanx I have send them a request for the info.
Hans

[Hansoplast]

thegamekeeper said:

Since no "specialists" seem compelled to help can I suggest you cross reference the Glasso paint code.

Hi Steve,

I found more posting from you about Glasso.
Searching on the internet did not help up to now.
Lot of reverences to glass!!!!

Will keep on searching.

Hans

[thegamekeeper]

Hansoplast said:

thegamekeeper said:

Since no "specialists" seem compelled to help can I suggest you cross reference the Glasso paint code.

Hi Steve,

I found more posting from you about Glasso.
Searching on the internet did not help up to now.
Lot of reverences to glass!!!!

Will keep on searching.

Hans

If you look behind your"internet" screen you will find there is a world. Go out there and speak to an established paint supplier. With your "Glasso" paint code they should be able to cross reference the colour against other manufacturers. I have/had lots of paint manufacturer colour catalogues, ICI, Du Pont, H Marcel Guest, Ault and Weiberg. All the colours are there, its a matter of not relying on the interweb

[Hansoplast]

Oké Steve I will follow that route.
I had no idea that Glasso is an known supplier for the painter.

Hans

[GadgeS3C]

thegamekeeper said:

If you look behind your"internet" screen you will find there is a world. Go out there and speak to an established paint supplier. With your "Glasso" paint code they should be able to cross reference the colour against other manufacturers. I have/had lots of paint manufacturer colour catalogues, ICI, Du Pont, H Marcel Guest, Ault and Weiberg. All the colours are there, its a matter of not relying on the interweb

Steve - recently spent some time with such a paint supplier. The chap went through all his old books but couldn't find a cross reference for the, allegedly, carnival red of our 3000M. I did smile when he said he could match it if I could leave a panel as a sample - not sure if he wanted me to take a door off!

If anyone does have a modern ref. for carnival red I'd love to hear it please.

[Adrian@]

It does boils down to what you get these days for your 'relationship' with ANY supplier of goods...MY paint shop IF I send people there, would get the spectrometer out (4k worth of kit) and colour match to any piece of paint (I would advise under the bonnet OR inner door) BUT you are using their 4K worth of kit to give a colour match and this is the ingredients for their version of paint, END OF...they don't, won't advise, that this mix with work with ANY OTHER paint mixing system.
IMHO if you paint shop cannot find the money to invest in a spectrometer, then you need to move on and find someone who has invested in the tools to do their job.
Adrian

Edited by Adrian@ on Friday 20th June 18:57

[GadgeS3C]

Adrian@ said:

It does boils down to what you get these days for your 'relationship' with ANY supplier of goods...MY paint shop IF I send people there, would get the spectrometer out (4k worth of kit) and colour match to any piece of paint (I would advise under the bonnet OR inner door) BUT you are using their 4K worth of kit to give a colour match and this is the ingredients for their version of paint, END OF...they don't, won't advise, that this mix with work with ANY OTHER paint mixing system.
IMHO if you paint shop cannot find the money to invest in a spectrometer, then you need to move on and find someone who has invested in the tools to do their job.
Adrian

Edited by Adrian@ on Friday 20th June 18:57

Totally agree - downside of the internet is the number of people that would go to the paint shop, get the code and then buy it cheaper on the web. The same people would moan that "their" local paint shop has closed.

I'm sure the place I tried would have got the spectrometer out if I'd left the car (or a panel). They were just very busy when I popped in.