One For Classic Car Fans.....

[Drago]

Is there a specific name for these colours ?

Yes. "Primer."

 

[Gunk]

I call them 'clay' colours, grey included. Is there a specific name for these colours ?

Poverty Grey, it advertises the fact that you couldn’t afford the optional metallic paint.

 

[Adam4868]

I call them 'clay' colours, grey included. Is there a specific name for these colours ?

Herd mentality ?

 

[Jameshow]

Poverty Grey, it advertises the fact that you couldn’t afford the optional metallic paint.

Also known as Audi grey!🤣

 

[BrumJim]

I call them 'clay' colours, grey included. Is there a specific name for these colours ?

Fiat produced a Chrono Grey colour for the LE version of the Fiat Coupe. Yes, it looked like primer, but it was such a stand-out shape, the stand-out colour sort of suited it, I think.

 

[FrankCrank]

A shopping trip at a mall in BKK yesterday

Sadly, I did not purchase any of these.

 

[biggs682]

Not for me, I’m not a fan

For once we agree
It always reminds of the number of Worksop floors that I have painted in my working life

 

[biggs682]

Company cars!
2) Sales director of one of my suppliers decided to save a bit of money and buy his sales people a diesel Escort each. Young Colin, one of the reps who I saw, was so upset by the idea of parking this thing where his neighbours could see it, that he 'found' an RS whatever badge, prised the diesel badge off and stuck the other in its place.

In the middle 80's working at a BMW dealership when we carried out the majority of PDi's on the then current 3 series we were removing the 316 & 318 badges so people wouldn't know that they driving around in the base models

 

[Gunk]

For once we agree

I didn’t realise that we usually disagree

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wednesday 6th


Vauxhall Viva

Outside a derelict pub
Methley
Leeds


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There used to be (might still be??) 2 x Viva GTs approximately 2 miles (in a straight line) from this

 

[Drago]

In the middle 80's working at a BMW dealership when we carried out the majority of PDi's on the then current 3 series we were removing the 316 & 318 badges so people wouldn't know that they driving around in the base models

When my ex bought me a 7 series it was something like a £200 option to have it without badges.

 

[biggs682]

When my ex bought me a 7 series it was something like a £200 option to have it without badges.

That's about right

 

[Gunk]

That's about right

All the BMW’s I had new were debadged, I’m sure it was a no cost option.

 

[biggs682]

All the BMW’s I had new were debadged, I’m sure it was a no cost option.

Believe you me back in those days a BMW garage did nothing foc , you even had to pay extra for having your car picked up for service.

 

[Gunk]

Believe you me back in those days a BMW garage did nothing foc , you even had to pay extra for having your car picked up for service.

Back in the 1990’s North Oxford Garage collected and delivered FOC and you got a complimentary tin of travel sweets after the service.