Determining Orignal Body Colour

Post by **pyebibby** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:34 am

I see that there is some website that determines the dates particular colours were intrroduced and stopped and what 'body numbers/chassis numbers' these included. Is there any other way of telling?
What checks as a new Morris owner do i want to do online. under the bonnet, anything important really,
Thank you
Pyebibby

Post by **mike.perry** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:04 am

The Series MM website http://seriesmm.mmoc.org.uk lists all the paint colours, codes and dates. Look under Tech Info and Car Ident.
A Production Trace Certificate from BMIHT will give the build spec and colour of your car

Post by **pyebibby** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:35 pm

Excellent

Thank you verhy much

Post by **DAVIDMCCULLOUGH** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:16 pm

Your car looks like morris dark green used about 1958 and 59

Post by **pyebibby** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:33 am

DAVIDMCCULLOUGH wrote:Your car looks like morris dark green used about 1958 and 59

its a 57, but yes, dark green... just not sure which one! :S
thank you

Post by **stevey** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:37 am

unfortunately thats what bmc called it, dark green.

Post by **ASL642** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:15 am

We have an Oct '56 ser II. The colour is "Dark Green" GN12 code 5107 in the BMC chart.

Post by **DAVIDMCCULLOUGH** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:21 pm

There are lots of other fancy green names, romain green, porcelaine green, almond green, but yours is just good old dark green!!

Post by **pyebibby** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:59 pm

Excellent

Post by **mike.perry** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:18 am

DAVIDMCCULLOUGH wrote:There are lots of other fancy green names, romain green, porcelaine green, almond green, but yours is just good old dark green!!

Not forgetting sage green, empire green, mist green and connaught green!

Post by **d_harris** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:20 am

And limeflower which a snot green/yellow

Post by **ASL642** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:56 am

Well that's one description of limeflower

I agree it is an acquired taste, but very much a colour in keeping with the '70's when it was produced! I have seen a mint condition one with the original navy blue interior and in the sunshine it looked ok.

Post by **MarkyB** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:35 pm

Lime flower green and a navy blue interior?
Acquired taste has to be an understatement, where is the nauseous smiley?

Post by **ASL642** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:44 am

well it was a nicely maintained car and on the road.

Post by **Annierat1** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:24 pm

Heh heh - mine's Limeflower! HATED the colour when I was a kid, always gave my parents grief about it. I wanted a blue one, but seeing as I wasn't even born when they got it I didn't really have a say in the matter! Now it's mine, I actually quite like it - just because it is that little bit different and does tend to stand out from the crowd at Moggie rallies. It's a love it or hate it colour really ...

Post by **pyebibby** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:35 pm

um... would take some getting used too! well discised behind the bushes

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