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Colour Chart

Post by RogerRust »

here is a partial colour chart.

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Post by alex_holden »

Am I the only one who's still confused about the two different Trafalgar Blues? Two different changeover dates have been mentioned: 1962 and 1968, and there seems to be disagreement over which is the lighter of the two and which one you will get if you simply ask a paint factor for BU37.
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Post by les »

First of all thanks for the colour chart. I've now seen the Valentine paint chips and can confirm that the two blues in question are quite similar, but the later 67/68 onwards looks a little cleaner, whereas the 62 shade could be considered more 'dusty' in comparison. It gives you the impression that if you gave the latter a good polish it would look the same as the former. The codes are the same as has been suggested. The only question remaining now is, as Alex said, what one do you get if you ask for Trafalgar blue?
The company that had the chips, like many others, don't do cellulose any more but sell what they call Industrial cellulose, which, as for as I can find out, is the same but only bases are available, any paint mixes are therefor a case of matching rather than useing a formula.
Hopefully for a short while some places are still able to get stock cellulose and then the question mentioned earlier in this post will apply.
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Post by aupickup »

well les quite simple, spray the van a different colour :D
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Post by les »

I'll just leave it in light grey undercoat, Like your one was!! :D
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and only one shade of that :lol: as well :lol:
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Post by SteveandWilliam »

The colour chart is very useful unless you have a Clipper blue traveller, in which case its not there. The Smoke Grey looks like Clipper blue though... why do you think they made up these names? Rose Taupe? You'd never guess it was grey!
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Post by RussLCV »

Roger...............do you have 68-72 colour chart? If so can you possibly send copies of the scans to me (large including this one?)

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Post by Peetee »

My experience re: trafalgar blue.
The two shades differ in the hue rather than the shade. The earlier has a slight green cast. The later is a flatter blue with no hint of green whatsoever. You could be forgiven for thinking it's the same paint that's been poorly maintained and gone dull.
The earlier seems to be more common. This is probably because it is the one that is available mixed as replacement paint.
Older and more confused than I could ever imagine possible.
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Post by les »

I have just had a quantity mixed, and hope it is the 'blue with a hint of green'!
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code color

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Hello, is the first time I write on this site, I write from Italy, so the languagge is not well.
Finally I have bought last week a traveller, know I have problem whith the color code, are in the car a plate whith a number that indicate the color?
What means all the number that are on the plate like cont.no, code no, vehicle no.
Thank for the interest about my question.
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Post by Welung666 »

Do you have a picture of your car? Can you email me a picture and I will tell you the colour and ICI paint code for you.

Avete un'immagine del vostro automobile? Potete email me un'immagine e gli dirò il colore e ICI codice della vernice per voi.
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Post by arcangelo »

Dear Sir, sorry for the delay, I am not able to attach a pic of the car on this forum.
have you an e mai adressl?
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Post by youngun »

Apparently my '57 4 door should be "Dark grey", what does that look like? And dont state that its grey and dark!!!

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Post by Kevin »

Not come across Dark Grey but Clarendon Grey is quite a Deep Grey the 6th one down should give you an idea
http://www.morrisminorspares.co.uk/esmcars.htm
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Yukon Grey is also dark
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colour chart

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Help! My car is 1955 Beige series 11. Export model. Can anyone tell me if there were ever two shades of Sandy made? I have ordered sandy beige (B15) as I was told that that was the right colour but in my book of words it says it is "Sandy" only. Sometimes it seems to have a pinkish hue to it in certain lights.

I was told that this particular shade was used for 18 months only along with the MG but the MG chart looks nothing like the MM one to me.

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Post by spudnando »

Probably silly question but is the clipper blue colour the right colour for panda car - i'm needing to buy paint for my panda and want to make sure it matches the rest of the car

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Post by LouiseM »

Panda cars were supplied in bermuda blue - paint code BU40.


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Post by bigginger »

For every force? I thought that they varied - but I know nothing about them :D
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