Favourite colours for cars

[Gibbo2286]

A trader here in the village has a Cowley version of that in his workshop, the Cowley was the basic model with a smaller engine than the Oxford and all the goodies trimmed off to get the price down.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Is it a Jensen Healey?

Yes it is a Jensen Healey churned out in West Bromwich if wiki is to be believed.

Regards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

Wiki got it right, there's an interesting Jensen story at :
http://www.jensenmuseum.org/jensen-moto ... y-factory/

[Gibbo2286]

My brother Gordon worked there for a few years before moving on to Leyland Daf, (LDV) he's not with us any more so can't ask about it.

[Gibbo2286]

Wiki got it right, there's an interesting Jensen story at :
http://www.jensenmuseum.org/jensen-moto ... y-factory/

So many pictures so few people, such a shame.

[Gibbo2286]

They had a lot of management posts
http://www.jensenmuseum.org/jensen-motors-employees/

[Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur]

definitely with you on the yellow, Neil, Page 1 of this Thread; but not so on the Audi Coupe, I rather like the pink.

When I bought my 405, I specifically wanted a white one, and only realised later that actually the cherry red suits them better.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Paint job or vinyl wrap?

nf own work

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

French Mustard over english mustard?

nf own work

Regards Neil

[myglaren]

Or monkeypuke ^

[white exec]

↑ Almond yellow. OK, but not with that vinyl roof and upholstery.
What an appalling combination!

[doctle]

I really like this colour not many BRG cars around any more. I still think about my MK3 Cortina 2000E tan vinyl over BRG

[white exec]

There was a down on green cars - some even thought them unlucky - some decades ago.
Didn't stop Stags and Dolomites looking splendid in BRG, although the colour didn't suit some others.
P6 was a good example, where the colour would just have looked very odd. Instead, Rover went for an interesting selection of subtle colours, including Lunar Grey (a grey-green), Tobacco Leaf, and some brighter ones like Almond (above) and Monza Red. There was a green (Cameron), but a deep pine.

Mucky colours reached a peak with the Twingo, which included some very odd mauves, a drap grey, and a baby-poo brown iirc. There as also a very odd metallic, called Harvest Gold; it defied description, but Neil might be able to unearth a piccy.

Always fancied respraying one of our P6s in Army Staff Green (like the Austin 3-Litres for the military), but never did.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Twingo....

There as also a very odd metallic, called Harvest Gold; it defied description, but Neil might be able to unearth a piccy.

We have quite a comprehensive list of colours for the twingo but no literal translation of harvest gold.

This is Jaune Indien from 1993....and a truly awful image to accompany it.



Straw Yellow (Jaune Paille) close enough

Jaune Paille

Straw Yellow close enough?



REgards Neil

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

I really like this colour not many BRG cars around any more. I still think about my MK3 Cortina 2000E tan vinyl over BRG

Now have you got any pictures of it lying about, well worthy of an appearance in this thread.

Regards Neil