paint colour

[robertquarmby]

Could someone please tell me the paint colour for the wheels and radiator grill on a 1970 blue smoke grey saloon. Also if possible the paint code for this colour.
Many thanks
Bob

[ASL642]

Old English White #2 available from most morris suppliers (in spray cans) Sorry don't have a paint code as I've always used the cans.

[PSL184]

The wheels would have been silver in 1970. You used to be able to buy silver wheel paint at motor factors which was a good match - not too dark and not too light.

http://www.mmoc.org.uk/index.php?page=340

[LouiseM]

The grille should be old english white

[PSL184]

The grille should be old english white

1970 car would actually have a Snowberry White grille.....

Code BMC WT4 / ICI 3012

[LouiseM]

Ooops It was Old English white on my late '69 Smoke grey car. I guess it had been repainted incorrectly.

[PSL184]

Changeover was late 1968 - Many people assume they were always OEW (wheels and grilles) but there were many variations over the years of body colour / pearl grey / silver to name just a few.....

[Ondergard]

I'm going to be annoying now, and, having admitted that I wasn't aware that there were so many combinations, and not knowing where to even begin to look for the info... what colour would the wheels and grill have been on my "G" Reg Trafalgar Blue 2-door saloon?

[PSL184]

As above 68/69 left the factory with a Snowberry White grille and Dark Silver wheels..... Although, if it was registered as an early G reg it may have been built as a 67 car (then would be OEW wheels & grille) - The chassis number should help with that one though....

[davidmiles]

PSL 184 you're a mind of usefull infomation, so what would my 1968 smoke grey pickup grill and wheel colour be?

[d_harris]

Could have been shipped completely in primer.....

[PSL184]

David - it would depend on when in 68 your car was registered (could have been built in 67) as there was a gradual changover in that year, however "most" 68 vehicles had Snowberry White grilles and Dark Silver wheels ;-) In fact I believe commercial vehicles sold to the general public had Dark Silver as the wheel colour much earlier - I seem to remember from around 1960, although I am not 100% certain on that fact.....

[PSL184]

Could have been shipped completely in primer.....

Chassis number would give a reasonable indication of that. If it was built as a chassis cab (third letter a "Q") it was most likely in primer finish (as my Traveller was)....

[LouiseM]

Smoke grey wasn't a standard LCV colour but Dove Grey or Cumulus grey were used on LCV's during 1968. Could it be one of these?

A dove grey lcv would have a dove grey grille and aluminium wheels. A cumulus grey lcv had a dark silver grey grille if Austin badged and a snowberry white grille if Morris badged with beige seats. If it was Morris badged with black seats the grille would have been glacier white. All cumulus grey lcv wheels were dark silver.

[PSL184]

Note that Glacier white was unique to vehicles built at Adderly Park and applies to late Travellers also....

[Kevin]

Well I prefer the look of old english white on wheels even if silver is correct for the year, as a matter of interest its still available in Halfords just look under Rover Arum White.

[davidmiles]

Brilliant information, thanks all. I agree with you kevin, the old english white looks great on the wheels. But I promised myself a true restoration, so I guess I'll have to go for the dark silver wheels.

[mmjosh]

my olod 68 was OEW wheels and grille

[davidmiles]

Here we have it a bit of archaeology, there is a slight suggestion of silver under all that rust.
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[Kevin]

Hmm just like there is a hint of rubber still on the tyre as well