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lemmonie

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6,314 posts

278 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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Where can I find of list of colours and examples for the Chimaera?
On my log book it says Blue Magnetique but i've not heard anyone else who has this colour.
I want to see if the colour names is wrong and its actually another blue

ta

Plotloss

67,280 posts

293 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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Blue Magnetique is a colour that I have heard of on other Chims.

There is no list because TVR will paint any car any colour you want. Magnetique is probably what another manufacturer calls it.

lemmonie

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6,314 posts

278 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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Its just that the colour of my car dosnt seem to match the description. It looks like it should be "Starmist blue" ....

am i making any sense?

beano500

20,854 posts

298 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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Look we've found a new TVR colour!!!

lemmonie said:
.... its actually another blue



"Another Blue"



It's official, there are just too many blue one's and the latest hue is....


"Another Blue"






Beano and "Jet (Henry would be proud of it) Black" Griff!



Plotloss

67,280 posts

293 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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From memory Magnetique I think is somewhere between Starmist and Cosmos so sounds about right...

beano500

20,854 posts

298 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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Just "googled" for "Magnetique blue" - only to find a link to an old PH advert for an 02 Tuscan!





...and then there's this:

"Fall's makeup hues - they'll be gorgeous with all that Gray"

I think I'll go back to hairdressing.......

>> Edited by beano500 on Friday 31st October 10:14

V8 Archie

4,703 posts

271 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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Your local dealer will have a colour chart with all the "normal" TVR colours.

tobeee

1,436 posts

291 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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There used to be a website here www.o-boyle.com/colour/ with all the TVR colours known to man... but it's gone now.

raceboy

13,662 posts

303 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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And TMS used to have a good colour/trim option picker on their old website but I can't see it on their current one

lemmonie

Original Poster:

6,314 posts

278 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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V8 Archie said:
Your local dealer will have a colour chart with all the "normal" TVR colours.


I know but i didnt buy it from a dealer and i dont really want to waste their time fafing over colours

aaandy

762 posts

275 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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Try these guys.....
www.tvrbodyshop.com/

Incorrigible

13,668 posts

284 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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As a point of refference Mel, mine's starmist blue

lemmonie

Original Poster:

6,314 posts

278 months

Friday 31st October 2003
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Mine is like a really light almost powder blue that looks silver when the light is poor.

so bluey silver then!

moschops_72

439 posts

271 months

Sunday 2nd November 2003
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lemmonie said:
Where can I find of list of colours and examples for the Chimaera?
On my log book it says Blue Magnetique but i've not heard anyone else who has this colour.
I want to see if the colour names is wrong and its actually another blue

ta


Look at my profile, my car is blue magnetique pearl.. look the same?

the dodger

2,376 posts

286 months

Sunday 2nd November 2003
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moschops - ooooh luverly colour! Even the pearl effect is evident in the pic.

lotusnobles

731 posts

275 months

Sunday 2nd November 2003
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Surprised it says anything more than just 'Blue' on your log book, they only normally quote what they call 'basic' colours on them

lemmonie

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6,314 posts

278 months

Monday 3rd November 2003
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moschops_72 said:

lemmonie said:
Where can I find of list of colours and examples for the Chimaera?
On my log book it says Blue Magnetique but i've not heard anyone else who has this colour.
I want to see if the colour names is wrong and its actually another blue

ta



Look at my profile, my car is blue magnetique pearl.. look the same?



YAY!

Thats the one!

Fine colour isnt it?

Oh! matching cars!

jamer

1,329 posts

314 months

Monday 3rd November 2003
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lemmonie said:
Where can I find of list of colours and examples for the Chimaera?
On my log book it says Blue Magnetique but i've not heard anyone else who has this colour.
I want to see if the colour names is wrong and its actually another blue

ta




Is it this colour by the way? If so it was nicked from a Citreon colour in about 1998 for a few Chimaera's

Jeff (moschops) both the same - I think it's an excellent colour..I've just got another one for sale, due to the fact it looks so classy.

Jeff ...need we say any more..show those Jerries..





>> Edited by jamer on Monday 3rd November 15:51

lemmonie

Original Poster:

6,314 posts

278 months

Monday 3rd November 2003
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So does anyone know how many were sold in that colour?

jamer

1,329 posts

314 months

Monday 3rd November 2003
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I think I sold about six Chimaera's, two Cerbera's in that colour and a Tuscan. But nationally it would be hard to tell.

The thing is that colours can tend to come in batches. If a dealer orders one in a ceratin combination as a demo or a showroom display car then if it looks spot on, rather than take a risk new car buyers plump for a 95% copy.

The risk is getting it wrong and if you see one that is right then all risk is taken away.

Classic examples of this in the Chimaera are



Crimson Starmist with doeskin/magnolia 1995-1997

Cooper Green with doeskin dashtops and magonlia 1996-98

Silver Stardust with Prussian Blue 1995-1999

Moonraker Black with Magnolia and Black 1997-2000

Magnetique Blue with portalnd - 1998-2002


Also as well as demo's Motorshow exhibit cars are very firm favorites for a large supply in a certain colour...

Take for instance the Tuscan Crystal Topaz Pearl show car in 2000...almost every dealer ordered that same colour as a demo car, it looked great but then by 6 months into production was saturated and in my mind always reminds me of a 2000 model demo.




>> Edited by jamer on Monday 3rd November 16:59