Which Colour

Post by **MoggyTech** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:17 pm

I will probably be giving the Traveller a respray in the not too distant future.

The current colour is Trafalgar Blue

I've always likes Polychromatic Blue which is a Bentley Colour

So...Should I leave it as is? Or go the non standard colour route.

Post by **chickenjohn** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:38 pm

As is looks much better.

Post by **alex_holden** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:37 pm

Fenchurch is Royale Blue and I think it looks much nicer than Trafalgar Blue. Your second picture actually looks a lot like the mock-up I did beforehand in a graphics program, but in reality it's much darker.

If you like the colour, go for it! I think it looks great.

Post by **Orkney** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:45 pm

FWIW MT youd be a heathen to change it - although a Tartan trav would be something else.... also be a time and money eater to do.
Swap you with scabby for 12 months if you like then you would actually need to respray your super clean machine

Post by **rob.hardy1** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:55 pm

Bentley looks nice but the trafalgar looks NICE!..

Post by **jonathon** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:04 pm

Have a look at VW Aqua Blue, its the colour we sprayed 'Moose' the traveller owned by Richard Hobbis who runs the Minor Mania .com website.
Look under 'adventures of a traveller'

Post by **alex_holden** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:07 pm

jonathon wrote:Have a look at VW Aqua Blue, its the colour we sprayed 'Moose' the traveller owned by Richard Hobbis who runs the Minor Mania .com website.

http://www.minormania.com/feature.php?i ... pg=2&ord=1

Nice colour, shame about the wheels! ;)

Post by **MoggyTech** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:19 pm

Thanks for the input folks, been pondering this one for a while and just couldn't make my mind up. Jury thinks stick with Trafalgar Blue to keep some originality in the car.

Jonathon, that VW Blue Traveller is brilliant, but it did make me realise, how 'custom' my car would look with a different paintjob. I think people would be expecting to find a V8 under the bonnet, with a paintjob like that

Only gamble now, is can I get the right shade of Trafalgar Blue, as there are two distinct shades!

Orkney, love the Tartan Idea, but after seeing the work involved when my Dad painted two double decker buses Tartan for S&N brewers, I think I'll pass

Post by **jonathon** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:26 pm

Thanks for the link Alex, I must learn how to use the computer better. I have some nice pics of our latest traveller sprayed in another VW colour 'Black voilet' this features the same wheels as Moose but colour coded. I think the colour is stunning as it looks deeeeeeeeeeeeeep black until the sun strikes a radius then it gains a violet tint changing to near silver on a tight radius. I can email to someone if you would like to see it.

Post by **FrankM83** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:27 pm

yes please johnatan could you send me a pic I love that colour and have always wondered what it looked likeon a Minor

Post by **jonathon** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:37 pm

E mail sent. Sorry about the file size

Post by **FrankM83** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:39 pm

That's fantastic!!!

Post by **jonathon** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:42 pm

I'll order the paint then ehh!!

Post by **FrankM83** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:45 pm

trust me if I lived in the UK you'll have my 66 pick-up in your garage waiting to be modded and sprayed in that colour!

Post by **jonathon** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:53 pm

Post by **les** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:01 pm

Only gamble now, is can I get the right shade of Trafalgar Blue, as there are two distinct shades!

You may not get the choice now, in my experience there is just one code, and it seems that the shade that appears to have a green hint to it, is not the one you get.

Post by **jonathon** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:06 pm

If you contact your paint store and tell them which traf blue it is then they will mix either. Or take in a glove box lid or similar sized panel and get them to colour match it, starting with the original traf blue code.

Post by **les** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:11 pm

Perhaps I should have been more assertive.

Post by **ASL642** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:11 pm

We found this (we've got 2 trafalgar blue cars) both different colours.
Theres BU 37 (1969) and BU37 (1971) the latter is too pale for the Morris Minor and was used for the Morris 1100.

Post by **MoggyTech** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm

I've got the glovebox lid which hasn't faded, so will get the match from that I hope. Will be waiting for warm days of summer though, then the air will be blue