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Hawkwind · Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 36 Location: North Wales

I own a white 1969 Austin 1100 mk2 and have nearly completed all the welding (i keep saying that - then i find more rot Laughing

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The car could do with a respray and as I'm not to keen on it's current colour (the last 3 classics I've owned have been white) could anyone tell me the colours mk2's were available in? I had a look on the net and only came up with colours for mk1 and mk3.

I'm very keen on Damask red so proof that my car could legitimately carry that colour would be welcome.

Thanks...

Greeney in France · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject:

Try this

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Hawkwind · Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 36 Location: North Wales

Thanks, Greeny. . .
Very Happy

Greeney in France · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:08 pm Post subject:

I dont really know I found it on a brochure for sale site, it looked UK from the cover
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Ray the rocker · Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 187 Location: south wales

if i can remember rightly----most of those colours did`nt arrive until early 1972-----the metallics even later in1975.i remember doing pdi covers for a 1300GT and an mgb GT in 72 both in blaze---a fantastic colour red !!
If your car is going to stay legit---a trip to a paint supplier to browse through earlier paint chips would be my move...

cheers---Ray the Rocker.....

peppiB · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:02 pm Post subject:

Family used to own a Morris garage and I can't remember a damask red 1100 (it was a Marina colour - I had one) They did have Paladin Red and Tartan red (IF I remember correctly) in the 1100 range. My 1100 was dove grey (fawn in modern language!) also had a tartan red Riley 1300 (Kestrel) from 1972

Keef · Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 371 Location: Sheerness Kent UK

Keef · Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 371 Location: Sheerness Kent UK

peppiB · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:36 am Post subject:

bob2 · Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1728 Location: Malta

my grandparents had a mk1 morris 1100 in a metallic light blue, i remeber it so metallics were available even in ths 60s!! It then was resprayed in tobacco brown Confused

not my type of colour, than it twas sold on in 1998 and I regretted not keeping it ever since because it was still rust free and the suspension still brilliant + add the nostalgic factor Crying or Very sad

!!!
At the time Malta was still littered with them though mark 1s werent that common, now many have been scrapped!!

Keef · Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 371 Location: Sheerness Kent UK

imfinlay · Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 48

I recall my Dad had a red Austin 1300, I don't remember the year though.

Hawkwind · Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 36 Location: North Wales

Thanks for advice guys...
found yet more rot today Embarassed

so still more time to decide what I'm gonna do about the colour.

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4240 Location: South Cheshire

My dad had a 1972 1300, I can remember the colour being "Teal Blue" which was on many Leyland cars of the era.

Dave

Hawkwind · Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 36 Location: North Wales