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I love colours too!

Our second car is a fun, quickly killed, deep skye-blue VW Sportsvan. I absolutely love the colour, it makes people turn heads even though it's just a Golf with hydrocephalus. I believe KIA GT had a vibrant orange in their palette, too. However I have to give the first place to Mercedes with their mesmerizing bottle green. Not sure whether it's still in the offer but it was a straight killer.

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We were talking about boring car colors recently

By: cazalea : June 25th, 2024-23:28

I saw orange-gold shining across the parking lot and couldn't tell what kind of car it was ... definitely a color I would not forget ... custom? It's a big sedan - maybe a newer Jag? I can't see the body just the glow off the hood and the A pillars... No!...

Looks pretty sharp indeed! I’m pretty sure this would be a car wrap as opposed to a paint job…

By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : June 25th, 2024-23:36

I looked pretty closely -- it seemed like paint to me -- but either way the gloss was amazing

By: cazalea : June 25th, 2024-23:51

Indeed either way it looks great!

By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : June 26th, 2024-00:00

I had my last two cars wrapped with gloss wrapping and they were indistinguishable to the naked eye to a paint job. It’s amazing how this technology has evolved.

It seems like there’s no limit to how one can color their car given these technologies.

By: ArmisT : June 26th, 2024-01:41

I do wonder if a Tesla could be done up in a JPS livery. I do like the fierce sophistication of the black and gold.

True I had my first car wrap about 15 years ago and while it was really nice, you could see it with a rapping however, my last Porsche I had it wrapped in a colour that is exactly the same as a Porsche colour and even the dealer did not see the difference

By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : June 26th, 2024-21:44

Love the color!!

By: AuHavrePro : June 26th, 2024-00:04

Orange is my favorite strong color, but I do think my next car, whenever that happens, will be green 😊........

Two greens in the foreground photo

By: cazalea : June 26th, 2024-04:38

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It has seen a bit of a resurgence....

By: AuHavrePro : June 26th, 2024-04:39

in the last few years........

That's a lot of car. And the look is BOLD!

By: Steve E : June 26th, 2024-00:05

And the plate!

By: loujo : June 26th, 2024-03:34

Seeing these boring cars it is better

By: Tool watch lover : June 26th, 2024-04:37

..to have boring colours...so we don't see them

It stands out in a crowd. I had a similar color twice. Back then, no one I knew considered the color when buying a car. It just came with whatever we could afford.

By: Uncle Chico : June 26th, 2024-06:51

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Yes, we took what was available

By: cazalea : June 26th, 2024-10:01

Even if unwise … Saab Sonnet, the 4-stroke V4 Ford engine version from 1972. I think I still have the shop manual in my garage even though I sold the car ~ 35 years ago. Cazalea ...

I love colours too!

By: jakub04 : June 28th, 2024-23:39

Our second car is a fun, quickly killed, deep skye-blue VW Sportsvan. I absolutely love the colour, it makes people turn heads even though it's just a Golf with hydrocephalus. I believe KIA GT had a vibrant orange in their palette, too. However I have to ...

Fifty Shades of Grey

By: le_chef : June 29th, 2024-14:09

And none of them sexy. I understand Covid affected sales, but for many car models the paint selection is monochromatic and relentlessly boring. Do manufacturers think buyers are boring and risk averse? It’s a shame.

Classic & Sports Car did a feature this week on 23 outrageous paint color names

By: cazalea : July 2nd, 2024-01:17

I liked my Electric Orange Tri-Coat Pearl Fiat 500e But here's the C & S C list, a few samples, and THE LINK 1. Championship White 2. Ermine White 3. Estoril Blue 4. Go Mango 5. Guards Red 6. Hugger Orange 7. Lettuce Alone (Holden) 8. Miami Blue 9. My...