Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi Everyone,
I’m currently stripping down my 1958 tourer, it’s been resprayed a blue colour over the original Pale Ivory and I’m considering my colour choices for my respray when the time comes.

I’ve not seen a confirmed pale ivory colour, lots of old English white, various cream colours but I’m really keen to see what pale ivory looks like before making my choice.

In the May/June issue of Minor Matters there’s a fantastic picture of a tourer/convertible on the events page (page 11), could anyone confirm its colour for me please and/or point me in the direction of images/contact with anyone who has a pale ivory moggie.

Many thanks

Stewart

I would think that the car in Minor Matters is finished in Old English White. That was the only cream/off white colour available at that time. Colours don't always reproduce well in photographs and the colour looks quite different here on the forum to how it looks in the magazine!
Has a Heritage certificate confirmed that your car was Pale Ivory originally?

Hi M.M.,

Thanks for the message.
I did think the various print and computer colours would confuse the issue but I just haven’t been able to get a look at a Pale Ivory colour scheme.
Yes, the original colour of my tourer was Pale Ivory.

Thanks again.
Stewart

Have a look at the list here: https://potteries.mmoc.org.uk/ID/PaintTrim.htm

Pale Ivory was available in 1958.

Stephen

Hi Stephen,
Thanks for the link, it confirms the heritage certificate details so I’m happy that the original colour was Pale Ivory I’ve just never seen the actual colour. I’d like to see it “in the flesh” before committing to an expensive respray in a colour that I then don’t really like.

Thanks

Stewart

That all fits together nicely. I understand what you are saying, wanting to see a whole car in Ivory White before making a decision on colour. If I was doing it, I'd paint it Ivory White whether I liked it or not because that is the original colour!

You might see an Ivory White car if you go to the National at Moreton-in-the-Marsh or failing that you could buy an aerosol can of Ivory White and spray something up to at least get an idea.

Stephen

Even if you see pale ivory on a car, it's quite possible if you see another car it won't look the same because of resprays / colour accuracy depending on paint brand etc. and that if you go ahead, it won't be quite the same colour as you saw.

I know others here have also experienced the annoyance of finding that one lot of paint, with the same paint code is a different shade from another for example.

I’m beginning to think I might be better off keeping it blue!

it’s been resprayed a blue colour over the original Pale Ivory

I hadn't really noticed/thought about this.
Naturally this probably means there may well be areas of the original paint that weren't resprayed (under the rear seats, behind glove boxes etc.) and any paint place should be able to create a match from that.

this probably means there may well be areas of the original paint that weren't resprayed (under the rear seats, behind glove boxes etc.) and any paint place should be able to create a match from that.

Great idea, I took a look and there may be some possibly useful spots under the car that show the original colour. Whoever did the respray work was pretty thorough all over. As an aside, the original receipt shows it cost £250 including materials!

Stewart

Mine has been resprayed twice I believe (but only once during my ownership).

Areas with original paint:

Under the rear seat base.
Inside the inner sills (remarkable considering how much welding work was done to the floors/sills).
Under the interior front wheel arch liners.
Up above the front carpets above where the pedals sit/under the carpets at this point.

You could also try an area that won't be seen and use this paint remover:
https://www.toolstation.com/home-strip- ... ver/p70267
to gently remove layers of paint to expose the old (if they didn't strip all the original paint off to do the respray).
This could possibly take it back a further layer to a cleaner, version of the original paint for a true colour match - but in the case of my car the areas of original colour while grubby are still the right colour).

With that paint remover you'd use one of those yellow sponge, with green rough texture washing up sponge and warm water - do not let any paint gunk go anywhere other than easy to clean metal as it will make a mess and can revert back to a kind of paint again - carpets beware!).

I realise this horse has bolted, but for other owners I would be inclined not to print the key number, as per the certificate shown.
Keys can be purchased off the shelf using that number alone.