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Ford Popular 103E - Paint Colour
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George2



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:59 pm    Post subject: Ford Popular 103E - Paint Colour Reply with quote

Help please. I have just bought a 1954 103E. It is a pale blue in colour but this does not look like the original which seems a few shades darker. Can anyone please help me find the colour and if possible a current RAL number. I can't help thinking that a 1954 103E had many colour choices ! Thanks in advance.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to the forum, I think Bill Ballard's book on sidevalve Fords may list the original colour names, I'll have a look when I remember where the book is Smile

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine was pale blue before someone painted it black and not very well as the blue is showing in places and on the underside of the bonnet the black has flaked to show a fair bit of the blue. Can't help with the colour code sorry.
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Rene



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1956-1959 Norwich Blue - colour code M
1957-1959 Richmond Blue - code AA
1953-1957 Winchester Blue - code H
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Paul fairall



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 9:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rene wrote:
1956-1959 Norwich Blue - colour code M
1957-1959 Richmond Blue - code AA
1953-1957 Winchester Blue - code H
Hi Rene, mine is 1957 and may have been any of those. I'm sticking with black.
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George2



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rene wrote:
1956-1959 Norwich Blue - colour code M
1957-1959 Richmond Blue - code AA
1953-1957 Winchester Blue - code H


Thanks for your responses Rene, Paul and Rick. by virtue of my pop's age - 1954- it looks like Winchester Blue is the one for me. Thanks again, that's been a great help.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

George2 wrote:
Rene wrote:
1956-1959 Norwich Blue - colour code M
1957-1959 Richmond Blue - code AA
1953-1957 Winchester Blue - code H


Thanks for your responses Rene, Paul and Rick. by virtue of my pop's age - 1954- it looks like Winchester Blue is the one for me. Thanks again, that's been a great help.


Any photos to hand? always good to see what we're tinkering with Smile

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rick wrote:
George2 wrote:
Rene wrote:
1956-1959 Norwich Blue - colour code M
1957-1959 Richmond Blue - code AA
1953-1957 Winchester Blue - code H


Thanks for your responses Rene, Paul and Rick. by virtue of my pop's age - 1954- it looks like Winchester Blue is the one for me. Thanks again, that's been a great help.


Any photos to hand? always good to see what we're tinkering with Smile

RJ


Here goes, fingers crossed that this works.....

http://s38.photobucket.com/user/mchl22/media/s-l1600_zpsndhp23o6.jpg.html?filters[user]=146090305&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice Cool

I've a feeling I've seen a photo of that somewhere recently, the whitewalls ring a bell.



Now there's a photo, I might move this into the Your Cars ... Ford category if that's ok.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rick wrote:
Very nice Cool

I've a feeling I've seen a photo of that somewhere recently, the whitewalls ring a bell.



Now there's a photo, I might move this into the Your Cars ... Ford category if that's ok.

RJ


Fine with me Rick !
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice, it's making me think I might put mine back as original, if I can work out what blue it should be and where to get it. There seem to be more black cars than anything else. I do like the sandy colour too.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Paul fairall



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thought it was time I posted a photo.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Paul fairall wrote:
thought it was time I posted a photo.


Definitely - and in your car's thread too, looks great.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That Pop does indeed look good. Smile
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