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[Rick]

Hi all,

Has any car ever looked really good in brown, maybe even better than other colours available in the range? Colour choice is all very subjective, but with the possible exception of a cream-cracker pre-war MG (which was two-tone), there aren't too many cars I'd want to own finished in brown. Just a personal thing I suppose, but will it ever be a popular choice again?

RJ
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[badhuis]

Funny you should say that, yesterday afternoon I drove behind a new brown BMW. I rather liked the colour - different to the standard white, grey, dark blue and black.
Also, a Stag is pretty good in brown I would think.
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[Ellis]

There was one shade of British Leyland brown in which small cars such as Minis did look appealing.
This was Russett Brown and Mini Clubman Estates post 1977 when the side mouldings were deleted and silver side stripes added looked smart.

Other cars such as Triumph Dolomites and Stags did not suit the colour at all and the previous shade, Sienna brown looked awful.

Brown did not suit Rover SD1s either and I remember the late Michael Foot buying one in 1980/81.

I have for years hankered after a Ford Cortina 1600E and I was offered one a few years ago from the same person who sold me the 1954 Land Rover Series One 86".
It was an early example, 1968, with the raised instrument binnacle in quite good order. The colour was Saluki Bronze was the one aspect that curbed my enthusiasm.
I was relieved that it found a new home in Dublin before I weakened and would have bought it.

Rolls Royce Silver Shadows do not look right in brown either. For years a Mr Rossi, founder of Martini, spent two weeks fishing on a private section of river here. He had (then) a new 1979 "T" registered Shadow 2 in brown.
It spoiled a beautiful car.
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[Ashley]

I thought that BL Brown was called Rose Taupe.

[BigJohn]

I always thought Rose Taupe looked liked polished dark grey primer.

[Rick]

[Rick]

Maybe this is an exception? it makes a change from red ..



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[exbmc]

When i was an impoverished apprentice, a Morris 1000 in rose taupe seemed pretty attractive to me Rick. The larger cars like an Oxford looked better in rose taupe though.
I did like russet brown, as a change from the usual colours.
The Allegro suited russet, and unlike Ellis, I always liked the Dolomite range in russet.

[mikeC]

I agree: Russet Brown suits the Dolomites, in fact I like Russet on a range of Triumphs of the seventies, including the Spitfire - even an Allegro looks good in Russet. But then,I like brown cars anyway, although I also agree that a Herald in Sienna is not my favourite!

I was quite happy my Lancia was brown - much better in my eye than the common dark blue, light grey or black:

[Penguin45]

Mk1 Astra GTE with the gold side decals - mmm...

P45.
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[peter scott]

I think it looks very good on vintage cars.

Peter






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[roverdriver]

Our 1928 Ford A Tudor during the 1972 International in New Zealand.
Not an official Ford colour- just personal choice.


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[Rootes75]

I remember Mk1 Astras in brown, I had one in Gazelle beige.
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[emmerson]

My second Range Rover was Cairngorm Brown metalic. It looked fabulous when clean, but quite lifeless when dirty.

[Ray White]

I once had a Wolseley 2200 wedge and that was in brown. In fact it was two tone brown; one of the shades of brown was rust!