FORD Colours To be Australian ??

[csv8]

Would Ford having the colours in Aussie appeal to Aussies????
eg Alice Springs Red, Rain Forest Green, Kalgoorlie Gold, Kambalda Silver, Barrier Reef Blue. XXXX Brown, etc ??? anyone else got a colour of Australia?
Would this attract people to Ford ????????????

[Dave_Obsession]

Interesting concept, but personally I wouldn't be buying a brand/model because of the name of a colour.....the colour itself certainly matters but not so much the name.

[Lotte]

XXXX Brown, love it.

[SSD-85]

If I recall, wasnt an XA,XB or XC available with an "Aussie" named colour?

[Iggypoppin']

Murray river mud....
Seriously though, good concept but it might look a bit try hard on fords behalf. The bogans buying commodores might see it as a desperate bid to associate ford with
Aussies. Of course if Holden did it, it'd be front page news, patriotic and all that.

[Peter B - CV8]

I would prefer to see the car colour matched to one of our nasties ie ;
- Funnelweb black
- Tigersnake bronze
- Crocodile brown
- White pointer grey (can also be a two tone grey/white)
- Termite white
Just a few I could think of.

[Smoke Pursuit]

Waste of time.

What they need to do is get some bright colour back in to the XR / FPV range... the current colour range is a joke!! 2003 - 2004 was where they need to be, Blood orange, Citric Acid, Blueprint etc...

[buggo]

Originally Posted by DASH GT

Waste of time.

What htey need to do is get some bright colour back in to the XR / FPV range... the current colour range is a joke!! 2003 - 2004 was where they need to be, Blood orange, Citric Acid, Blueprint etc...

+1.
Forget the names, just get a decent pallette to choose from.

[Brazen]

Originally Posted by DASH GT

Waste of time.

What they need to do is get some bright colour back in to the XR / FPV range... the current colour range is a joke!! 2003 - 2004 was where they need to be, Blood orange, Citric Acid, Blueprint etc...

Agree 100%, no hero colours anymore = no hero sales

[The Snout]

Could always put the money, time and effort into building quality cars that people want instead.

[Ford_The_Win]

If I remember correctly, British Leyland tried something similar with the P76 colour scheme, giving them weird names will do absolutely nothing to improve sales.

[redman]

Originally Posted by Ford_The_Win

If I remember correctly, British Leyland tried something similar with the P76 colour scheme, giving them weird names will do absolutely nothing to improve sales.

In the '70's I had a P76 V8 Super. It was bright yellow and the colour name was 'Bold as Brass'. Some of the other names were 'Oh Fudge' (brown), 'NV Green' and I think 'Purr Pull'.

Some of the colour names for the initial release of the Territory hinted at the colour; mine was 'Mandarin' (orange), but some of the others were 'Envi' (green again) and so on.

I have never been a fan of the monochrome silver, white and black stuff, but the name of current G6 (Sensation) just does not hint at it being blue.

[BigBlue]

Originally Posted by Ford_The_Win

If I remember correctly, British Leyland tried something similar with the P76 colour scheme, giving them weird names will do absolutely nothing to improve sales.

Yep , back in the day they also changed a few other names too...

"Old English White" became "Snowgum White" when paints were locally sourced but both were supplied by Dulux for the locally assembled from imported panels MGB.

Didn't help sales though...quality control still went down in a big way and management were disinterested.
The rest is history.

People pick a colour first and then the read name underneath...same as they do with house paints for the kitchen...a pair of shoes..etc...etc.

Maybe a colour named after out national capital...
Canberra Politician...sort of a misty hard to pin down colour which vanishes when the heat is on and changes colour when the wind blows from another direction?

Just a thought...

Peter.

[Iggypoppin']

I want to see a brighter than bright green, brighter than toxic even, a deep rich red that has depth and definition, an orange similar in colour to a ripe peach right before it goes red but still has green on it, a yellow that's similar to a banana but thick and pastel like, not too bright and fake... A gold that's a bit stronger than acid rush, with more metal in it..

[SSD-85]

Originally Posted by Iggypoppin'

I want to see a brighter than bright green, brighter than toxic even, a deep rich red that has depth and definition, an orange similar in colour to a ripe peach right before it goes red but still has green on it, a yellow that's similar to a banana but thick and pastel like, not too bright and fake... A gold that's a bit stronger than acid rush, with more metal in it..

Yeah having colours that would make the 200k+ bracket jealous is a wonderful idea, but as Henry himself said, "You can have any colour as long as it's black."

[Elks]

Originally Posted by csv8

Would Ford having the colours in Aussie appeal to Aussies????
eg Alice Springs Red, Rain Forest Green, Kalgoorlie Gold, Kambalda Silver, Barrier Reef Blue. XXXX Brown, etc ??? anyone else got a colour of Australia?
Would this attract people to Ford ????????????

These people need to get off the gear..This is the ultimate example of of the Emperors new clothes..the naming of style over substance.

The excitement over tiger Mica finished a decade ago..

I think back to basics red, white, black, light blue, dark green etc.

It's way more important that its a good shade of blue than what it's called. eg calling sensation blue "sensation" did not make it sensational. It was still a white roof away from being a Skilled fleet car.

Funny thing is, a crap colour and a great colour basically cost the same.

The plots over there .....

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by Elks

These people need to get off the gear..This is the ultimate example of of the Emperors new clothes..the naming of style over substance.

The excitement over tiger Mica finished a decade ago..

I think back to basics red, white, black, light blue, dark green etc.

It's way more important that its a good shade of blue than what it's called. eg calling sensation blue "sensation" did not make it sensational. It was still a white roof away from being a Skilled fleet car.

Funny thing is, a crap colour and a great colour basically cost the same.

The plots over there .....

never smoked Lettuce Alone??...

[b0son]

Originally Posted by csv8

Would Ford having the colours in Aussie appeal to Aussies????

I think paintwork that isnt stripey would be a good start.

[Rodp]

Need to pick up a brochure before you'll ever know what goofy names Ford chose as colours, so it's pointless. The actual colours need to appeal.

Blood Orange was my favourite and was the colour of my BA XR8. If they brought out that colour again, I'd take it. The oranges since look bland, IMO.

[pottery beige]

70's man with a splash of todays paint tech....

[Revolver]

Canberra brown?

[In Focus]

Canberra grey.

[BFZ Wagon]

Having better range of colours that are at least brighter and not grey/dark tones would be nice.

The B series certainly had a good range of interesting colours to choose from over the series' run. Some only lasted a small amount of time and others ran for years. Shame they don't reintroduce colours from older models into the current line up.

It would be great if you could order a car with your own colour preference, but that only seems reserved for the expensive makes like Ferrari etc. I'd love to be able to order a new Ford in Shockwave. But then again. It's my favourite colour.

[aussie muscle]

Originally Posted by BFZ Wagon

Having better range of colours that are at least brighter and not grey/dark tones would be nice.

apparently it's easier to sell a white or blue car than a bright colour like Orange or Green. (of course, i prefer bright colours that stimulate the brain).

[pottery beige]

i would hock me nanna for a new GT in Pottery Beige with brown seats and a vinyl roof.......

[Grippy]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

i would hock me nanna for a new GT in Pottery Beige with brown seats and a vinyl roof.......

The more colours in the range the better, we really need a couple of new out there hero colours for the FPV range

[Martys-Bionic-XR]

Winfield blue

[LowEL2XR8]

I think its a great idea. Bring back Rapid yellow and call it Aussie Sun yellow.

[FG XR]

LOL termite white!

Outhouse Brown

[FG XR]

just by hearing "sensation" first thing that comes to mind is a red colour

Need more BA/BF colours