220 coupe - factory paint options

[russ220]

what colours were available for these cars from the factory?

reason i ask is i recently saw a coupe that was flip-painted, simular to the MG models but it was a strange champagne/yellowy colour in different light

the car was completly standard and was being driven by an old lady about 70yrs old doing 20mph in a 40mph zone.

it looked well looked after and was i think on a P plate

surely she hasnt had the paint job?

[southside]

That i know of...

Tahiti blue
Nightfire red
Charcoal grey
Black
White
Polyisian (sp?) blue
Flame red
Platinum silver
BR Green
Amaranth

Thats all i can remember at the min.

[Fordimus Prime]

wasnt there also a really off blue thats almost like grey?

I cant remeber the name of it.

i want to say norwegian, but thats not right.

It's the rarest colour.

no coups were made with flip paint though. Dat carz been pimped yo

[Crome]

I ment to ask this same question, i saw a kinda burnt orange colour coupe in a scrap yard... thot it was a respray one but then i saw another one last week on the road....

Now the one in scrap yard the head was gone... it could have been the same one i saw last week but what are the chances of sum one getting a coupe out scrap yard and fixing the head on it?

Crome

ps. i saw the scrap yard coupe last year.

[Stu]

Nordic Blue IIRC

Anthracite is another

[empsburna]

White Diamond
Flame Red
Black
Quicksilver Metallic
Platinum
Nordic Blue
BRG
Polynesian
Charcoal
Nightfire
Tahiti

in 96/97 they also got Anthracite (Rare!) and Amaranth.

[Crome]

White Diamond
Flame Red
Black
Quicksilver Metallic
Platinum
Nordic Blue
BRG
Polynesian
Charcoal
Nightfire
Tahiti

in 96/97 they also got Anthracite (Rare!) and Amaranth.

What colour is "Anthracite"?

Any1 heard of a burnt orange colour?

Crome

[T_16]

Charcoal in colour.

Dunno if it actually WAS charcoal and they renamed it to something a little more fancy than just coal.

Anthracite IS a type of coal, so maybe !

[Stevo135+]

What is the silver/very light blue colour that is only ever seen on early cars? It's my 2nd fave Coupe colour after Polynesian turquoise/blue. It's definatly not Platinum, so could it be Quick silver?

Has anyone got a car in this colour?

I also liked the light metallic green/blue colour that was AFAIK only used on Rover 800 coupe's, it's the only car i've seen in that colour anyway.

Light shades seem to suit the coupe much better, but the dark colours with the coloured stripe in the bumpers/side mouldings are the best colours for the 216/220 hatch's! BRG/Carribean blue or Black FTW!

[T_16]

What is the silver/very light blue colour that is only ever seen on early cars?

Nordic

[AddsT]

Nordic is a blue/grey. Anthracite is darker than charcoal and has a kind of blue flip in the right light. The bluey silver is Quicksilver which was replaced by platinum on the K-series cars.

[Scroat]

I'm sure there was a couple done in Volcano when i was around on my YTS at longbridge. It was a colour they used more on the MGF's though

[T_16]

I'm sure there was a couple done in Volcano when i was around on my YTS at longbridge. It was a colour they used more on the MGF's though

WTF is Volcano ?

Is that a similar shade to Mountain ?

[southside]

I also liked the light metallic green/blue colour that was AFAIK only used on Rover 800 coupe's, it's the only car i've seen in that colour anyway.

Think thats Caribbean Blue, Also used on the 600, 200 Cabriolet and Metro Gti

[gaz200]

I know which coupe you are on about, like you said it's one of the monogram colours that you could have on the MG's. Otherwise bog standard.

[Scroat]

I'm sure there was a couple done in Volcano when i was around on my YTS at longbridge. It was a colour they used more on the MGF's though

WTF is Volcano ?

Is that a similar shade to Mountain ?

Volcano was like a dark orange colour.

[JAKEBARLZ]

lives by me russ... ye i see it every now and again .. i rekon she must of had it sprayed at some point... its looks to mint.. i saw it parked at the shops before

[smev]

What is the silver/very light blue colour that is only ever seen on early cars? It's my 2nd fave Coupe colour after Polynesian turquoise/blue. It's definatly not Platinum, so could it be Quick silver?

Has anyone got a car in this colour?

soz to hijack thread a bit iv been hunting for a reference with the paint code but i couldnt find it noted anywhere, the code on mine is RHW

might be one of those you mentioned
other pics in sig link

[southside]

I think i may have seen this car today, Young asian lad driving it, completly standard but looked nightfire from a distance then i got close and it flipped to a gold colour.

[southside]

Sorry to bump an old thread. Is this the one?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/551875.htm

[russ220]

Sorry to bump an old thread. Is this the one?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/551875.htm

i recon thats the one, the old dear must sold up i guess

[couperob]

With the discussion on nordic blue my coupe is nordic blue. Is currently in the cars for sale section on here with pictures if you want to see what the colour looks like.