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Post by Multi-Tech on Jan 10, 2015 20:06:46 GMT
This question may have been asked before but was wondering what is people's favourite colour for a P5B coupe? Also do people prefer the two tone on the coupe or keep in body colour?
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Post by barryr on Jan 10, 2015 20:29:47 GMT
For me it's admiralty blue with the silver birch roof.
Not that I have a coupe but a Bordeaux red saloon!!
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Jan 10, 2015 20:52:47 GMT
It has and I agree with Barry but only for Coupes - saloon should be same all over unless for 3 Litres when charcoal over black and other way round for 3 Litre Coupes. Zircon and Silver Birch 2nd for Coupes
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Post by eightofthem (Andy) on Jan 10, 2015 21:14:06 GMT
Burnt grey, with black roof for me. Phwoooor. ( anyone have a picture of that combo? ) Pleeeeease. Incidentally, the colour I was originally looking for in a P5B was zircon blue / silver birch roof, but after seeing zircon blue on a coupe in full body colour I changed my mind. My coupe has always been full body colour, and my first job on the " to do list " was to paint the roof S/B............ Until I saw it in the half light of dusk for the first time, and in the full light of day. It is staying as it is now, I love it.  |
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Post by Steve P5b on Jan 10, 2015 21:56:34 GMT
 This for me is the best looking one I've seen. Not sure of the colour though but it looks the "dogs". |
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Post by Multi-Tech on Jan 10, 2015 22:08:22 GMT
That's zircon blue Steve but for later rovers (sd1) I know because I ordered zircon for a P5B job and they sent me this... Agree it is nice and I do think it's a better zircon
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Post by haikuhead on Jan 11, 2015 7:47:56 GMT
I prefer the single colour body / roof for the Coupe.
Admiralty Blue, Old English White, Burgundy or Ardent Green.
All look very refined and stately in my book.
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Post by enigmas on Jan 11, 2015 8:04:24 GMT
The dullest, most conservative/mundane colour (formulated by a depressed introvert) has to be Juniper Green.  |
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Post by haikuhead on Jan 11, 2015 11:50:55 GMT
My coupe has always been full body colour, and my first job on the " to do list " was to paint the roof S/B............ Until I saw it in the half light of dusk for the first time, and in the full light of day. It is staying as it is now, I love it. Looks absolutely beautiful. I think that is my dream colour combination for a Coupe. Full body / roof in Admiral Blue with buckskin interior. Really shows the chrome up nicely too. |
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Post by Multi-Tech on Jan 11, 2015 21:04:00 GMT
Forgot to add the car in question which I need some help with colour has a black interior which will not be getting changed.
It's current colour in silver pregnant dog with burnt grey roof but don't think it does much for the car, so asking the question again what would people pick as a colour combo?
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Jan 11, 2015 21:12:02 GMT
Forgot to add the car in question which I need some help with colour has a black interior which will not be getting changed. It's current colour in silver pregnant dog with burnt grey roof but don't think it does much for the car, so asking the question again what would people pick as a colour combo? White/Burnt Grey or White all over Barry would be my choice with Black interior  I wont say black as I don't like coupés in black saloons yes  that's my pennies worth |
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Post by enigmas on Jan 11, 2015 22:07:21 GMT
If the car has a black interior it needs to have a light exterior, white/off white and perhaps a burnt grey metallic roof with subtly contrasting coach lines in my view.
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Post by Welsh Warlock on Jan 12, 2015 9:30:52 GMT
My favourite colours for a Coupe are silver birch over admiralty blue and I did consider changing mine from silver birch over burnt grey when I had it sprayed about 15 years ago. I decided against it when I realised just how many were admiralty and how few are burnt grey.
Silver birch over burnt grey is a marmite combination. Lots of people have told me it is their favourite but I know most people prefer Admiralty blue.
The interior colour of my car (Mulberry) wouldn't have lent itself to Admiralty anyway.
I always think that Coupe's with a darker roof colour than body colour look ungainly.
Saloons should always be one colour and look best in dark colours IMHO.
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Post by haikuhead on Jan 12, 2015 10:43:27 GMT
Forgot to add the car in question which I need some help with colour has a black interior which will not be getting changed. It's current colour in silver pregnant dog with burnt grey roof but don't think it does much for the car, so asking the question again what would people pick as a colour combo? I would suggest 'Old English White' (Rover's creamy ivory colour) for body / roof of a Coupe - especially with Saddletan (or black) interior and Sundym® glass. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by tonys on Jan 12, 2015 21:06:41 GMT
Silver Birch over Admiralty blue, with Buckskin interior, headrests and Sundym windows is my 'ideal' colour/trim combination on a P5B coupé (probably because I knew someone who had one in that spec. when I was in my impressionable years)
Second is Silver Birch over Zircon Blue, then probably Silver Birch over Arden Green.
Saloons, for me, always seem 'better' in single-tone, and I'd probably put Zircon ahead, just, of Admiralty. Don't ask me why!
For MK 111 P5 coupés, I'd probably put Silver Birch over Juniper Green ahead of Silver Birch over Admiralty, and, for some reason, Bordeaux red for saloons.
Nothing rational about the differences.
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Post by frans on Feb 5, 2016 17:52:37 GMT
I going to repaint my P5 saloon MKI 1961 now smoke grey. I know meanwhile the correct colours for this model, but are seeking advice what colour or 2 colour combination is most suitable/popular??? Any opinions?
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Post by frans on Feb 5, 2016 17:57:07 GMT
Another question, does some of you have colour samples? Or pictures of cars in the proposed colours to look at? Frans
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Post by daveh on Feb 5, 2016 20:14:28 GMT
i recently got a 1962 mk1a p5 that is two tone green this is the original colour, i have the old R.F.60 brown log book and first tax disc. this document lists the colour as duo green. it's probably not the most popular colours, but i like it, the car also came with the tool tray under the dash with the two tubes of touch paint that have never been open the colours are rush green and shadow green here is a picture of it to give a idea what the car looks like in two tone colour .  |
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Post by frans on Feb 6, 2016 10:42:53 GMT
Looks indeed very special and very British! Very nice! I am solocitating more pictures of two color P5 Saloons to compare and make up my mind! In addition it is fun to look at those beautiful and original P5's!!!! Frans
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Post by mh007 on Feb 12, 2016 10:22:48 GMT
My Coupe has is Bordeaux Red/Silver Birch so I'm a bit biased. That is my favourite combination though with Admiralty Blue/Silver Birch coming in at a close second. Personally, I prefer the P5B Saloons in one colour but like the P5 Saloons in two-tone (split at the waistline). Attachment Deleted |
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Post by toffer22 on Aug 2, 2021 6:59:15 GMT
Qu'est-ce que vous voulez faire ? Nouveau courrier<button id="mailtorapideemailClipboardButton"> Copie</button><textarea id="mailtorapidetextToSelect"></textarea> |
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Post by dhb5610 on Aug 2, 2021 7:47:32 GMT
Not got a Coupe but I have a Bordeaux Red saloon best colour I think plus I prefer the saloon
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Post by harvey on Aug 2, 2021 14:59:18 GMT
Not got a Coupe but I have a Bordeaux Red saloon best colour I think plus I prefer the saloon Mrs Harvey had one of those, with Mulberry interior. Nice looking car and it drove really well once I fitted HIF6 carbs to it. I convinced her to get rid of it when I had to take the rear wings off and found lots of repair plates pop riveted on behind there, and elsewhere once I started looking. Fixing all that was a far bigger hole than I wanted to get into at the time. |
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Post by tonys on Aug 2, 2021 15:22:35 GMT
Qu'est-ce que vous voulez faire ? Nouveau courrier<button id="mailtorapideemailClipboardButton"> Copie</button><textarea id="mailtorapidetextToSelect"></textarea> Hi somebody can tell me the name of these 2 colours ? thanksView Attachment![]() It's difficult to say because they're not original P5/P5B colours. The Rover yellow colours from the late 60s/70s were P6 colours; initially April yellow which was probably slightly lighter, then Almond (often with Huntsman [brown] roof/pillars) on the Series 2 but that looked darker and then finally Turmeric, which was much more 'yellow', on the final P6s and early SD1s. |
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Post by lagain on Aug 2, 2021 19:41:24 GMT
Not having answered this before my favourite combination is, of course, Silver Birch with a Mulberry interior, but if I had been able to order a new one it would have been a coupe in Silver Birch over Zircon Blue with a Buckskin interior - yellow looks nice though.
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I wont say black as I don't like coupés in black saloons yes 
that's my pennies worth 
