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Nordic Blue wrote: I bought a Y-reg mk2. It had been sprayed and the tin of paint left in the van, which said "Nordic Blue" on it, which became a running joke between me an my mates and hence my user name.
Altransit wrote:There was an old thread on here, where folk explained the origin of their username, and the reasons could be quite bizarre, and not at all what it seemed to be
I thought maybe there was a Norwegian bird with that name
Nordic Blue wrote:I'm not sure if my reply will help you at all but in '96 I bought a Y-reg mk2. It had been sprayed and the tin of paint left in the van, which said "Nordic Blue" on it, which became a running joke between me an my mates and hence my user name.
Looking at the colour on the inner panels - I would have said it was originally a kind of Royal Blue. It may have been primary blue, not sure - but if you asked me I would have said British Gas blue, which is why I think I always assumed it was an ex-British Gas van.
I bought it in the North East but I seem to remember thinking it had lived its early life in Scotland. I think I got that from the reg which started CCX - but I just looked that up now and it says Huddersfield! Wrong again!
All I know is I wish I hadn't scrapped it in '99. I was after more modern comforts and didn't have the money or expertise to get it through its next MOT but I loved it and wish I still had it......
Nordic Blue wrote:Altransit wrote:There was an old thread on here, where folk explained the origin of their username, and the reasons could be quite bizarre, and not at all what it seemed to be
I thought maybe there was a Norwegian bird with that name
I think we were about 5 years ahead of Peter Kay and his annoying "garlic bread" thing but ours was Nordic Blue..... No parrots or pornography involved I'm afraid.....
ME wrote:Don’t suppose it will be relevant, but the company my Dad worked for had a fleet of transits around that era. They were blue, I don’t think it was a Ford blue, it was a corporate blue of the company he worked for.
Newmaney wrote:
Forum drift away from transits, but I believe General Motors had a "Nordic Blue". In the UK I think Bedford Astra vans used the "Nordic Blue" in the late 80s.
Altransit wrote:Is this the blue that you're talking about?
Nordic Blue wrote:I was taking the thread OT rambling on about Nordic Blue.
ned wrote:Nordic Blue wrote:I was taking the thread OT rambling on about Nordic Blue.
I do apologise if I caused any offence, my mind was polluted by Mr BJT
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