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What colour is this?

Postby Luke » Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:44 pm

is it a ford colour :?: if so what s the name of it :?:

i think it's quite good nd i'm considering it for my pickup 8)

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Re: What colour is this?

Postby Mazout » Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:04 pm

It suits well the vehicle
In France some police vehicle( gendarmerie: police which depend from army) have quite the same:
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Re: What colour is this?

Postby transitgeoff » Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:44 pm

marine blue :D
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Re: What colour is this?

Postby Neil » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:01 am

sure its not hawian blue,, that trucks in a mueseum in the midlands
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Re: What colour is this?

Postby transitgeoff » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:06 am

im not too sure but i know of a RS2000 mk1 s.v.o and that looks like that and its marine blue :? is that a standard colour for a mk1 Transit then :?
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Re: What colour is this?

Postby Neil » Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:51 pm

no :!: but ambassador blue was
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Re: What colour is this?

Postby Muttley » Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:26 pm

Neil wrote:sure its not hawian blue,, that trucks in a mueseum in the midlands


Hawian blue was metallic also known as Gemini. Thats definately Marine blue.
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Re: What colour is this?

Postby redeemer » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:34 pm

transitgeoff wrote:im not too sure but i know of a RS2000 mk1 s.v.o and that looks like that and its marine blue :? is that a standard colour for a mk1 Transit then :?

Think its original as it seems to match this....

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Re: What colour is this?

Postby captain hook » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:57 pm

Looks to me like Ambassador blue.....
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Re: What colour is this?

Postby transit jono » Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:09 am

captain hook wrote:Looks to me like Ambassador blue.....

I thought that too,had a couple of Mk1 Cortina's painted in it.
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Re: What colour is this?

Postby travlinman » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:25 pm

if its original it be ambassador blue that was the only one for mk1 only other was fiord and it aint thay
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Re: What colour is this?

Postby Neil » Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:59 pm

travlinman wrote:if its original it be ambassador blue that was the only one for mk1 only other was fiord and it aint thay
thee be reet :wink:
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Re: What colour is this?

Postby Luke » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:37 pm

showed this thread to stu and he says it's definatly the colour he's uncovered on the bonnet :lol:

cant really see it in this pic :?
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still cant make me mind up :lol:
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Re: What colour is this?

Postby Luke » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:21 pm

was olympic blue a mk1 colour :?:

thinking about that too :?
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Re: What colour is this?

Postby madmark » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:40 pm

ambassador blue ,you know it makes sence" :wink:
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