Wheel colour

[greendefender123]

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Just about to order some paint for my wheels. Do I go for an original silver colour or paint them old english white? I'm thinking they'll look better in the white. What's people's thoughts on this?

Thanks Steven

[firedrake1942]

I believe (probably wrong again) that the silver is correct ( does it depend on Year ? I do not have Ray Newell's book to hand) but either looks good. If going for white I think that the `'gentle' OEIW No 2 - (I had an A 35 painted this colour and love its buttermilky colour) looks much better than a harsh pure white. It would look good against the lighter blue of your traveller.

[greendefender123]

Yeah that's sort of what I'm thinking. The more I look and search the more I think silver looks so wrong. Will look so much fresher in a white colour aswell.

[ManyMinors]

The silver is "correct" for a Minor of that age and probably looked more modern at the time but I personally much prefer the off-white wheel colour - partly as it ties in with the grille. So I think you would improve the car by painting the wheels an off-white.
It is looking MUCH more of a car now!
Getting rid of the nasty modern plastic number plates would also transform it no end!

[Budgie]

Although silver may be right for the year of your car , you can't beat old English white for wheel colour in my opinion.

[firedrake1942]

Except on Clarendon Grey and Sage Green where the matching wheel and body colour / grille really works well.

[greendefender123]

Thanks people will definitely be going old english white. Will be another job to tick off the list.

[Budgie]

Except on Clarendon Grey and Sage Green where the matching wheel and body colour / grille really works well.

I do concur on the body colour matching the wheels and grille actually and on most minor car colours tbh.

[amgrave]

Don't think that would work with the Smoke Grey though Budgie, OEW would be better with that.

[greendefender123]

Except on Clarendon Grey and Sage Green where the matching wheel and body colour / grille really works well.

I do concur on the body colour matching the wheels and grille actually and on most minor car colours tbh.

I don't have enough smoke grey left for that.

[irmscher]

Cream would look good

[dalebrignall]

oew just sets them off , ive allways thaught silver wheels on smoke geay looks wrong

[greendefender123]

oew just sets them off , ive allways thaught silver wheels on smoke geay looks wrong

Couldn't agree more. Just surprised I never looked at my wheels properly before.