Ford Colours....Wow.

[98TLS]

Originally Posted by BlueBear

Yep, I would never buy a black car, won't even consider looking at one.
The only time they look good is when totally clean and polished, and coming from QLD, their too damn hot.
Just my opinion mind you.

Cheers,

To be fair Blacks no worse than Pearl Blue i can wash it and the things dirty before i get outta the driveway,had a Phantom Purple XR6 ute was just as bad. Oddly enough awhile back i bought a Mitsi Triton which is a really bright white the thing can still look really clean weeks after being washed. Cant remember if my XR8 ute was Venom or the other red that was close,liked it for sure.

[roddy1960]

Originally Posted by BlueBear

Yep, I would never buy a black car, won't even consider looking at one.
The only time they look good is when totally clean and polished, and coming from QLD, their too damn hot.
Just my opinion mind you.

Cheers,

..I had a VC Commodore that was the opposite of black for a time before I saw sense and replaced it with my XE GL.

Oh dear ...Blue 202 decided to break a piston at 118,000 , gearbox mounting let go , rusted out the door skins , heater core went west , economy gauge quit and the dash creaked like a haunted house . Wore out tyres like a mongrel too . Was young and stupid and didn't know any better.. At the time Holden also had the Commie with a 4 cylinder four as well . My friend had that . Gutless is a compliment . We went to a golf tournament one time and I swear Paul changed down two gears every time we crossed over the centre line..What a rocketship that was. My car being white though it did have the advantage of not showing normal dirt as bad as many other colours .
Black would indeed be difficult to keep spotless and they tell me they're very hard to get spot on if a panel repair is required . Geez they look spectacular when everything is right though..

[Feathers]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Whats that light blue colour that BA/BF/FG came in? I've seen a couple of XR6T's in that colour and they look absolutely mint.

Is it Velocity you're talking about?

[98TLS]

Heres one for the experts,this ute i used to see a fair bit was one of those Chameleon colours,looks similar to the pic DFB posted but wasnt,pic taken on phone doesnt show it but when being driven around in different lights it went vastly different,was that ever a factory colour from Ford?

[Giant Cranium]

Originally Posted by 98TLS

Heres one for the experts,this ute i used to see a fair bit was one of those Chameleon colours,looks similar to the pic DFB posted but wasnt,pic taken on phone doesnt show it but when being driven around in different lights it went vastly different,was that ever a factory colour from Ford?
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Sure was. Could be fantasy. I think the smiler colour is the fg was mystic

[98TLS]

Originally Posted by Giant Cranium

Sure was. Could be fantasy. I think the smiler colour is the fg was mystic

Nice,looked good to.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by 98TLS

Heres one for the experts,this ute i used to see a fair bit was one of those Chameleon colours,looks similar to the pic DFB posted but wasnt,pic taken on phone doesnt show it but when being driven around in different lights it went vastly different,was that ever a factory colour from Ford?
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Pretty sure that colour is Fantasy, definitely factory.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by 98TLS

To be fair Blacks no worse than Pearl Blue i can wash it and the things dirty before i get outta the driveway,had a Phantom Purple XR6 ute was just as bad. Oddly enough awhile back i bought a Mitsi Triton which is a really bright white the thing can still look really clean weeks after being washed. Cant remember if my XR8 ute was Venom or the other red that was close,liked it for sure.
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What year was your BA?

It will either be Venom or Vixen depending on the month/year.

Vixen had more orange in it than Venom.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

New quiz...........

Name these two.

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A few got it but yes the green is called Swift and the purple was called Vibe. Vibe was actually available on both BA MK II and BF.

[BlueBear]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

What year was your BA?

It will either be Venom or Vixen depending on the month/year.

Vixen had more orange in it than Venom.

2001 model. I remember ordering it in Venom.
Couldn't have an XR for tax reasons, had to be a 1 tonner, so got everything I could in it, all the Momo gear etc.

Cheers.

[98TLS]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

What year was your BA?

It will either be Venom or Vixen depending on the month/year.

Vixen had more orange in it than Venom.

O3 did take note of the paint code back then but forgotten.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by 98TLS

O3 did take note of the paint code back then but forgotten.

More than likely Venom.

[oldel]

The xr6turbo forums have a great colour thread (mainly b series on I guess)
https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/36239-colours/

My ea was I thought champagne beige but it's something else along that bronzey tan metallic (I've forgot now)
the eb was emerald green, the EL was sapphire red, and unfortunately the BA was shockwave.

I really miss colours on the road, ford had some of the best. The last holden I had was a VZ in that olive drab greenish ****. E: martini mica , yuck.

But BMWs had some nice blues and greens in the past, Mazda had some nice ones too. It's too bad most people are going toyota or Korean because they have no clue when it comes to colours.
It's sad that nearly everything is silver, grey, black or white now from most euros, most of what we see on the road is boring these days and that's one thing most people never thought of when ford stopped making falcons here.

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by 290GTP

Mercury Silver.

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Mercury Silver was the pic of the dark silvers in B-series. Until EGO came along later that followed through in to FG.

Memorable note was Meteorite in AU. Was such a classy charcoal on the XR shapes.

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Pretty sure that colour is Fantasy, definitely factory.

Only on XR models as well.
Not on any FPV due to paint matching issues after rolling off the production line before going over to the FPV factory.

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by Giant Cranium

Sure was. Could be fantasy. I think the smiler colour is the fg was mystic

Mystique was a green / blue. Fordomatics previous FG XR6T was Mystique. Top colour when detailed to the nth degree.

[71cop]

Originally Posted by 98TLS

Ive seen the paperwork on this thing and it was my understanding it was 1 of 1 with whatever colour interior is in it but according to that its simply the only HO in Royal Umber.All finished now was up on a hoist when i last saw it and the attention to detail was quite staggering,just like new.
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There was a couple of phase 3 's in Royal Umber too, interestingly Royal Umber was actually a colour available on EH Holdens.

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by Mechan1k

Only on XR models as well.
Not on any FPV due to paint matching issues after rolling off the production line before going over to the FPV factory.

LOL.

Unlike Bloody Orange, Manderin and a few other colours which were poorly matched.

The plastic on FPV bumpers must be slicker than that used on the normal XR..hehe

[roddy1960]

ULTRA WHITE colour ...Ultra car ...

God I love these things ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYwpM3hag90..

[zoesgift]

even better with saddle trim imho!

[Sleek the Elite]

Originally Posted by Feathers

Is it Velocity you're talking about?

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This was the exact car & colour that made me fall in love with falcons.


I desperately wanted one when they first came out but ended up buying an XR6T in Silhouette at the auctions instead.


I've actually never bought a car in my first choice colour. I wanted an emerald green (can't remember the official colour) KH laser for my first car. Went to the auctions & there were 2 of those & 2 red ones. I ended up with one of the red ones (because both of the emerald green ones were 1.8 litres that exceeded my budget on the day).


I wanted a velocity blue BA XR6 Falcon & bought an XR6T in Silhoutte instead. Being a turbo & considerably cheaper at auction it seemed like much better value.



Then after 12 years of driving a black falcon, I wanted a white one & ended up buying one in petroleum (which looks very similar to the black one I previously owned).


When I eventually move onto a mustang, one of my goals will be to buy it in whatever my first choice colour is at the time. I'd like to think I could do that on what will be my fourth attempt.


Blood Orange was another great colour from the BA Falcon days. There was an XR8 in that colour at the auctions when I bought my XR6T. It certainly stood out!

[Polyal]

So just when you thought we had something unique, and granted FoA was not near the first company to officially do it I found this;

https://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/H...g-Mystic-Cobra

1996! I feel cheated.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by Polyal

So just when you thought we had something unique, and granted FoA was not near the first company to officially do it I found this;

https://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/H...g-Mystic-Cobra

1996! I feel cheated.

Why do you think the Ford Australia show cars of the era used those flip paints?

EL XR Sequential etc.

[MercuryT]

I like that BluePrint colour too. Stands out.

But Black is still my go to colour for almost any car unless something really grabs me (plus wheel colour can impact choice etc)

[MercuryT]

Originally Posted by Mechan1k

Mercury Silver was the pic of the dark silvers in B-series. Until EGO came along later that followed through in to FG.

Memorable note was Meteorite in AU. Was such a classy charcoal on the XR shapes.

Agree. Hence my username - nice colour I thought, i upgraded to shinier XR8 18 wheels compared to standard 17s and looked much better imo

[MercuryT]

Actually went for a drive an hour ago and there was a BA XR Ute on road (going way too fast......i was doing 115 and went past like I was standing still - 160plus).

Then at lights we caught up and had Plazmaman stickers etc so a tuned T Barra. Young bloke and girl in it.

Was a Bright Lime Green colour with white alloys.

Too out there for me and not sure if a Ford standard colour but it stood out (in a good or bad way depending on your taste)

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by zoesgift

even better with saddle trim imho!

saddle trim gang

[Charliewool]

GT Gold! The epitome of Ford colours!




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