What Colour is this Morris?

Post by **Shawn** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:30 pm

G'day All,

What colour do you think this Morris is? It's the colour I want to paint mine.

My guess is it's close to "Porcelain Green" (GN 17) (see link) but this is an Australian colour from a later date, so probably doesn't correspond with a UK colour.

Of course, I'm also assuming that it's painted in an original Morris colour...

Cheers
Shawn

http://www.morrisdownunder.com/forum/vi ... a3ad1abfa1

Post by **Orkney** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:46 pm

Sure looks like the Porcelain Green on that chart or as close as ..

Post by **LouiseM** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:46 pm

It looks more like sage green than porcelain green to me. Porcelain green is a bit lighter (see signature pic for RogerRust).

Post by **RogerRust** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:22 pm

Its not Porcelain Green, it's a LOT lighter.

Could be Sage Green. I found this pic of a sage green car

Perhaps Empire green? anyone got a pic of that colour?

Post by **RogerRust** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:51 pm

I found this link to a Morris Oxford in Empire Green.

http://www.british-car-auctions.co.uk/p ... -Dec03.pdf

Looks about right to me and Empire Green is a stock colour for a series II like the one in your pic.

Post by **mickessex** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:14 pm

Flying restored a minor a while ago and painted that in sage green, check out his sig pic.

Post by **RogerRust** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:18 pm

As it happen I was at the Eastern Regional Rally today and there was an Empire Green Series II there.

Post by **Judge** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:35 pm

mmmmm not sure, photographs can be deceiving. However going by shade, it could be Sage, but then again........

Post by **alex_holden** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:37 pm

The Empire Green looks lovely.

Post by **RogerRust** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:19 pm

Here is flying's siggy Ithink it could be Sage Green

Post by **Shawn** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:46 pm

Thanks for your help so far guys! I'll set about getting some samples and seeing what happens.