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Does anyone know how I can find out the correct colour codes for my Morris 8 Series E? At some point it was painted black but this is not the original colour it was green over black.

[ukdave2002]

Hi

There weren't paint codes as such at the time, however someone in the the Morris Register did compiled modern codes versus the old colour cross reference.
I had the same challenge with my SE, which was originally blue over black.

Your car must be an earlier one as the later ones only came in black with a brown interior, with the earlier ones the interior colour matched the exterior.

I'll find out for you.

Dave

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mine has a brown interior and is 1946 - although when we stripped the paint at some point it was both green and also maroon/red.

the help with the colours would be brilliant - thanks

[ukdave2002]

Sorry for the delay!

These are modern colour codes that closely match original Morris pre war colours:

Morris Light Brown = BLMC Fuscious Brown, Berger ref 3527, ICI 7148, PJP
6170x4530.
Morris Dark brown = BLMC Fawn Brown, Berger 3549, ICI 4860, PJP
6170x4620.
Morris Dark Blue = Chrysler Biarritz Blue, Berger 0636, ICI 2831, PJP
6170x1510.
Morris Green = Fiat Country Green, Berger 4312, ICI 6860, PJP 6170z2530.
Morris Red = Austin Damask Red, Berger 1244, ICI 4808, PJP 6170x5110 or
Peugot Amaranth Red, Berger 3957, ICI 7806, PJP 6177w5110.
Morris Dash Colour(Dark Purple not Black) = Fiat Amaranth, Berger 3597,
ICI 7540, PJP 6170y5490.



Hope this helps

Dave