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austin van

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 11:09 pm
by diggerjones
been doing this up recently, had 10 years or more. its k reg 43000 miles, its painted a horrible aqua blue, just wonderes if anyone reconises the colour. see if i can post a pic. it the colour under the bonet i am on about.
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Re: austin van

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 11:20 pm
by whyperion
I had a Morris 1100 2dr Saloon in Aqua, But could your shade be teal blue?

Re: austin van

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 11:47 pm
by morris van
The outside looks like teal blue as I have an Austin k reg van in teal blue.It looks like aqua blue under the bonnet.

Re: austin van

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:02 am
by customjob
It looks like a very dirty Bermuda Blue under the bonnet, teal looks about right on the top side.

Re: austin van

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:09 pm
by diggerjones
thanks, the top coat dark blue is peeling off, i just wondered if anyone new who had there vans painted this colour. i will get more pics ready.

Re: austin van

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:28 pm
by diggerjones
heres some of front chassie not much rust and shiney metal inside
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Re: austin van

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:40 pm
by diggerjones
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Re: austin van

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:42 pm
by diggerjones
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Re: Austin van

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:13 pm
by Gilesv
My view is that it's definitely Aqua originally - unusual on a van. The blue is probably Teal, and I've never seen Bermuda Blue on a van, only late Travellers and Police cars but there's a first time for everything.

Re: austin van

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 8:29 pm
by diggerjones
i was just wondering if i should keep it original colour or change it. it was in total barn find condition, last on the road in 1988.

Re: austin van

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:53 pm
by mike.perry
LCVs were available in primer so that they could be painted in company livery

Re: austin van

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:01 pm
by irmscher
I have a van that was the same colour from original as this :)

Re: austin van

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:06 pm
by diggerjones
irmscher wrote:I have a van that was the same colour from original as this :)
great we could have a convoy. think this van is from north shropshire dax271k reg 72

Re: austin van

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:31 am
by IaininTenbury
Definately Aqua! I had a van and a traveller int his colour. Its pretty unusual, only used during the last year or so of production.
Down to personal taste really if you decide to keep it or not... Presumably a prev. owner didn't like it and painted it the dark blue that looks like Teal blue.
It looks darker on the traveller photo, but thats just the contrast with the snow. I couldn't find a pic of that car not covered in snow!
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Re: austin van

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:29 am
by irmscher
Great picture Ian :)look nice on a christmas card

Re: austin van

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:26 pm
by les
Just one problem with painting it Aqua--- the op thinks it horrible! :D

Re: austin van

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:36 pm
by IaininTenbury
Fair enough! When I sold the traveller in the pic potential buyers where either 'love the colour' or 'totally hate it' catagory. One described as similar to a sixties bathroom suite... Personally I quite like it.

Re: austin van

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:19 pm
by POMMReg
"AX" is Cardiff isn't it....."Red & White" buses et al

Salop NT/UX/AW/UH

Looks more like Burmuda blue, nothing like aqua(?)

Was this van found anywhere near the Severn Valley Rly?

when I've a few mins,will look through my 80s 'lcv spotting' bks - DAX-K sounds familiar!

Re: austin van

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 4:10 pm
by MColes
POMMReg wrote:"AX" is Cardiff isn't it....."Red & White" buses et al
"AX" is a Monmouthshire plate

Re: austin van

Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:39 pm
by diggerjones
MColes wrote:
POMMReg wrote:"AX" is Cardiff isn't it....."Red & White" buses et al
"AX" is a Monmouthshire plate
this sounds more like it. forget the story now but it came from a farm south of me. i'm in cheshire, so shropshire monmouthshire sounds right. it must be one of the last made. registered may 1972