Two tone cars - Favourite blend?.

[ModernAndy]

Mighty Flex said:

mmm.

IIRC the 164 only came in 2-tone until the facelift versions came out. I may have made this up though.

[TVRJAS]

One I previously owned... Isuzu Mu 7

[Wormwoodtim]

i'm more into 3 tones myself

[2172cc]

aeropilot said:

yonex said:

This

They are stripes, not two-tone paint

That one doesn't count but the Avon surely qualifies?

[anonymous-user]

In my experience a 2-tone car was usually a sign of a bodger at work, especially if the lower half was a different colour to the rest of the vehicle and the colours didn't match the logbook.

[Bibbs]

My old man had these when I was growing up (random google images) :-

924 Turbo Silver / Black



164 Cloverleaf Black / Grey

[aeropilot]

2172cc said:

aeropilot said:

yonex said:

This

They are stripes, not two-tone paint

That one doesn't count but the Avon surely qualifies?

Yep, the ghastly tarts-bedroom trimmed Avon version qualifies

[MGJ2]

one from the past:

[R36vw]

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[aeropilot]

R36vw said:

Big brother

Little brother

Err.............not sure what these have to do with the thread subject...?

[F1GTRUeno]

aeropilot said:

R36vw said:

Big brother

Little brother

Err.............not sure what these have to do with the thread subject...?

They're a continuation of the two tone from the 512BB but made modern so there's less of black to go with the red.

Incidentally both look massively better with the black lower sections than the later facelifts with body colour sections.

I was going to post the 348 because it's one of my favourites but it is on the edge of being called two tone I know.

[Composite Guru]

[aeropilot]

F1GTRUeno said:

aeropilot said:

R36vw said:

Big brother

Little brother

Err.............not sure what these have to do with the thread subject...?

They're a continuation of the two tone from the 512BB but made modern so there's less of black to go with the red.

A few bits of black plastic trim does not constitute a two-tone colour scheme

[anonymous-user]

aeropilot said:

A few bits of black plastic trim does not constitute a two-tone colour scheme

[F1GTRUeno]

aeropilot said:

A few bits of black plastic trim does not constitute a two-tone colour scheme

So the Nova GSi and other such 70s and 80s tat above don't either right?

[The Dangerous Elk]

F1GTRUeno said:

aeropilot said:

A few bits of black plastic trim does not constitute a two-tone colour scheme

So the Nova GSi and other such 70s and 80s tat above don't either right?

Correct

[LuS1fer]

Not a Chiron... a Charleston



I prefer black over silver but the Bentley Continental S1 rocks either variant



And the perfect two-tone car is...

[Nik da Greek]

Mine


Woodland Beetle by Nick Liassides, on Flickr

AFAIK VW never offered an official two-tone Type 1 paintscheme but so many have been "done" over the years they may have well have done! Seems to suit...

[Tommo13]

I always liked this colour scheme on these.



And a later scheme on the c30