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Hawkwind

Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 36 Location: North Wales
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:40 pm Post subject: Austin 1100 mk2 colours |
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I own a white 1969 Austin 1100 mk2 and have nearly completed all the welding (i keep saying that - then i find more rot )
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.
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Greeney in France

Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 1173 Location: Limousin area of France
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Try this
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Hawkwind

Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 36 Location: North Wales
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, Greeny. . .
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. . . Is this chart for UK spec cars? Because colour is spelt 'color'
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Greeney in France

Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 1173 Location: Limousin area of France
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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I dont really know I found it on a brochure for sale site, it looked UK from the cover _________________ www.OldFrenchCars.com
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Ray the rocker
Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 187 Location: south wales
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject: colour matches. |
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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..... |
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peppiB
Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 686 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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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 |
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Keef

Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 371 Location: Sheerness Kent UK
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:58 pm Post subject: Re: Austin 1100 mk2 colours |
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Hawkwind wrote: | I'm very keen on Damask red so proof that my car could legitimately carry that colour would be welcome. |
 _________________ Keef - Sheerness Kent UK
62 A40 Farina, 65 VDP 1100, 74 Maxi 1750, 76 Maxi 1750, 77 Maxi 1500HL, 79 Maxi 1750HLS, 80 Maxi 1750
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustinMaxis/
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Keef

Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 371 Location: Sheerness Kent UK
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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peppiB wrote: | also had a tartan red Riley 1300 (Kestrel) from 1972 |
Any pics please?
If so maybe you could add them to? :-
http://www.flickr.com/groups/riley_kestrels/ _________________ Keef - Sheerness Kent UK
62 A40 Farina, 65 VDP 1100, 74 Maxi 1750, 76 Maxi 1750, 77 Maxi 1500HL, 79 Maxi 1750HLS, 80 Maxi 1750
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peppiB
Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 686 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:36 am Post subject: |
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Not sure if I still have any - loads of my photos were lost during a house move a few years ago. Will search what I have left when I get a moment. |
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bob2
Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1728 Location: Malta
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:20 am Post subject: |
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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 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 !!!
At the time Malta was still littered with them though mark 1s werent that common, now many have been scrapped!! |
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Keef

Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 371 Location: Sheerness Kent UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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peppiB wrote: | Will search what I have left when I get a moment. |
Cheers.
Also a general ADO16 group, for the non-Kestrels. :-
http://www.flickr.com/groups/ad016/ _________________ Keef - Sheerness Kent UK
62 A40 Farina, 65 VDP 1100, 74 Maxi 1750, 76 Maxi 1750, 77 Maxi 1500HL, 79 Maxi 1750HLS, 80 Maxi 1750
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustinMaxis/
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imfinlay
Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 48
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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I recall my Dad had a red Austin 1300, I don't remember the year though. |
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Hawkwind

Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 36 Location: North Wales
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for advice guys...
found yet more rot today so still more time to decide what I'm gonna do about the colour. |
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4240 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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My dad had a 1972 1300, I can remember the colour being "Teal Blue" which was on many Leyland cars of the era.
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Hawkwind

Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 36 Location: North Wales
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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ukdave2002 wrote: | My dad had a 1972 1300, I can remember the colour being "Teal Blue" which was on many Leyland cars of the era.
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yeh teal blue was a nice colour. i used to know a guy with a very smart 2-door Allegro in this colour. it was one of the first off the production line (3rd Jan 73) Hope it's still out there, not seen it for quite a few years now. |
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