What is the manufacturers name for the colour of your car??

[Tin Hat]

At the risk of being shot down in a volley of 'repost' fire, I have always been impressed by the ability of manufacturers to develop fitting names for their colour schemes.

My first car was a drab/tan Mini, I am pretty sure that it was called 'Old Gold' which described the colour to a tee. Amazingly, it could also be bought with relative ease from Halfrauds.

Currently we run:

Lachs silver beemer
Daytona Grey Audi
Titanium grey Elise

Not wildly exotic, I grant you, but there must be some gems out there?

[markh1]

Halycon Midas.

For the Vauxhall, grey probably

[RDMcG]

The official colour for my 997RS.1 is....."green".

[Mr E]

Starlight Black I think.

With stonechips, in my case.

[MX5 Withdrawal]

Oriental Blue.

[TheEnd]

Simoniz Satin black...

Lachs silver is one that rarely gets translated into English.
I think there is something fishy going on...

[g3org3y]

Curent:
Alpine White (E30 3 Series)
Diamond Black (E36 3 Series)

Previous:
Boston Green (E36 3 Series)
Calypso Red (E34 5 Series)
Polaris Silver (E21 3 Series)
Fjord Blue ('02 Series)

[/BMW fanboi]

[Muzzer]

Shadow Blue

[Tin Hat]

TheEnd said:

Simoniz Satin black...

Lachs silver is one that rarely gets translated into English.
I think there is something fishy going on...

What does Lachs mean then?

[whitechief]

All BMs:

Arctic silver
Le Mans blue
Black Sapphire

[davido140]

My TVR was "Crystal Topaz" which I liked in an utterly bent kind of way!

[TheEnd]

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachse

[Carfiend]

Laser Red

Pew Pew

[plasticpig]

My Scimitar GTC is Fiat Broom Yellow. Supposed to be the same colour as the flower on the shrub.

[sinizter]

Audi - Lava Grey

BMW - Sapphire Black

[nobodyknows]

Seal Grey on my 996 - best colour too may I add!

Weirdest was Tourmaline Violet on my 330D - lovely car, silly name!

[anonymous-user]

Performance Blue
Dark Aubergine

[Munter]

Silver Stone

(I mean come on. Exactly how many stones out there are silver in colour. Just call it 3L or Silver for jebus sake)

[Poncho pilot]

Carousel Red. Though it isn't at the moment.

[Giant Handpump]

Death Rattle Grey