Favourite colours for cars

[NewcastleFalcon]

Ford Cortina mk2 and an Austin Metropolitan

Here's your Saluki Bronze

Mardi Gras Red and Frost White



Regards Neil

[Dormouse]

the Metropolitan is spot on - mine's was DHC too. The only white available was Frost White. The Saluki Bronze photo doesn't do the colour justice. It is so much better in the flesh. I even painted my Hillman Imp in Saluki Bronze with a black fabric roof.

[Dormouse]

I would name Gris Temps Perdu as Dream Grey. Not literal, I know, but fitting I think and probably with Cirrus White. Gris Etna is just Ash Grey.

[Dormouse]

A better picture to give the proper feel for a Metropolitan is this shot. It could seat 4 - 3 in the front, 1 in the back folded up (or 2 very small children). Look closely. what can't you see?

[Dormouse]

No takers? There is no bootlid. The rear bench seat backrest folds down and you get into the boot that way. It is quite large and completely useless!

[NewcastleFalcon]

No takers? There is no bootlid. The rear bench seat backrest folds down and you get into the boot that way. It is quite large and completely useless!

Sorry Dormouse been on another jaunt or I would have chipped in, I was going to say no seat belts but that would be pretty much a given A red and white Metropolitan made it to Morris Leslies Auction at Errol Air Field in 2017 and 2018 (same one).

https://www.glenmarch.com/cars/results? ... old_cars=1



Regards Neil

[Dormouse]

I did actually spot that one but didn't go to view it.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Couple of Golds from the UK

Harvest gold to left, Cashmere Gold to the right.

Regards Neil

[CitroJim]

Couple of Golds from the UK



Regards Neil

Love those shades of gold So very 70s!

[white exec]

I think there was a Harvest Gold for the original Twingo as well - a curious greenish gold colour.
Actually, most of the Twingo colours were decidely odd, likely mixed from the leftovers tub.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Another "Gold" but the name not the colour although yellow and black always look good to me .

From Bonhams Sales Particulars https://www.bonhams.com//auctions/21916 ... 000&page=1

Few cars from the 1920s are more memorable and enduring than the Kissel "Gold Bug". They embodied the spirit of the carefree "Roaring Twenties" better than just about any car. Their dynamic sporty looks and novel features, such as their dual golf bag mounts, made them an icon of the day. They were the favored transport of many celebrities of the era, including Amelia Earhart, Indy 500 winner Ralph DePalma and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.

For those of us who appreciate Joni Mitchells poetic Lyrics, her song "Amelia" from her masterpiece album "Hejira" is one of her best.

1922 Kissel Model 6-45 Gold Bug Two-Passenger Speedster

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Never a great fan of Green cars but spotted a nice pair of unusual vehicles in green at the H&H Auction list for Duxford
26th May 2021

1951 Allard K2


1978 Lancia Beta Montecarlo Series 1 Spider The subject of a £38,000 restoration from 2007-2011
(Imperial War Museum Duxford, Wed, 26th May 2021)Estimate £12,500 - £14,500 not a great investment then




Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Red Red or as Ford liked to put it



It adorned this from the 1980's
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... t-xr3i-sb/

REgards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Is there enough mauve in the world



Mathewsons June Auction

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Todays spot so far, a J-reg Jaguar e-type in dark blue verging towards black, gorgeous in the morning sun

So there is a very nice gallery of e-types and colours here
http://www.xkedata.com/catalog/colors/

What are your favourite(s)/least favourite(s)

On the e-type gallery one blue and one red caught my eye, although they all look gorgeous

Imperial Maroon
http://www.xkedata.com/_i/flyimg.php?pa ... pg&max=550
Azure Blue
http://www.xkedata.com/_i/flyimg.php?pa ... pg&max=550