Page 1 of 2
colour
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 16:41
by tr7 and rover sd1 girl
hi at the moment my car is gold but i want to change the colour but dont know what to can anyone suggest a colour whats not too popular what i mean for example red is too popular but i want a colour what will stand out from the rest of tr7s
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 16:46
by Ianftr8
PINK!!!
[;)][:D]
Ian Freeman
1979 TR8 DHC California car that never crossed the pond
1962 Triumph Courier
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 16:53
by john
Some colours just don't suit certain cars not that your a girl but take pink for example it just does not suit the tr7 maybe a micra but not our beloved car.
Browns, oranges Green date the car very quickly, it's a modern looking car still and the right colour can almost make the car dateless.
On a personal preference "Burgundy" matallic Triumph did use this colours and when it's in sparkling form it looks the bizz can't say i've seen any survivors in this colour.
Some of the modern BMW mettallic Blue's and Black can also look good. but it is personal choice.
Again IMHO darker or solid colours rather than washed out paler colours look better.
[:D]hey now that i'm sure will start a debate so i'll duck and run now [8D]
definetly not PINK!
[8 whole cylinders worth of punch to ram the world through the windshield and out the rear view mirror. Car & Driver]
1981 Grinnall TR7 v8
1981 Black FHC
1979 & 1980 Black Premium FHC(laid to rest) Sorry
John
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 16:56
by Wayne S
Metallic Purple!!!
Yeeeaaahh you know it makes sense. My 2 litre is a Nissan colour called Purple Pearl. Lots of blue in it so not garish but very different.
Wayne
Purple 2.0 Litre DHC Grinnall
Red 4.0 Litre V8 DHC Grinnall (with huuuuuge arches...!)
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 17:39
by Chris Turner
If its a fixed head, Pageant blue or Inca yellow. If its a drop head it needs to be a nice mettallic, a standard colour Persian Aqua or Ford Cosmos Blue.
www.triumphtr.co.uk
TR8 FHC
TR7 Sprint
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 17:57
by tr7 and rover sd1 girl
i was thinking i dont how to spell it its eith majenta or magenta im not sure buts its a very nice purple colour
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 18:01
by MickeyR
I wasn't too fond of red, either, until I saw an MGB painted in a Mitsubishi color, "Lava Red". Had to paint my TR8, originally Poseidon Green, and here's how it came out. Looks very nice with the gold plaid.
[img][[IMG]http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s221/MickeyTRMG/mobmain.jpg[/img]/img]
Actually a pearl metallic that really "pops" in the sunlight.
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 19:04
by john
Chris does have a point there, is it a fixed head or drophead cus that can make a difference as the astral ice Blue colour looks great on a fixed head. but IMHO looks a bit washed out or dated on a convertable
(treading on dangerous ground now someone is surely gonna bite in a minute [:D])
i know i can't talk i mean is Black technically a colour
One thing sure to lift any car and make it unique too, is a nice set of alloys, maybe something different rather than the usual mgf type although there is no doubt the mgf wheels do look great.
[8 whole cylinders worth of punch to ram the world through the windshield and out the rear view mirror. Car & Driver]
1981 Grinnall TR7 v8
1981 Black FHC
1979 & 1980 Black Premium FHC(laid to rest) Sorry
John
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 20:29
by Beans
If it is a FHC what about Topaz Orange [8D]
For a DHC indeed a metallic will probably be the best choice.
The more I look at my (shabby) DHC the more I like Bordeaux red ...
<center>
<font color="blue"><i>1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)
1981 TR7 DHC (not very well known yet, but back on the road)
Also a 1980 TR7 DHC, 1980 TR7 DHC FI, 1981 TR7 FHC
http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/</i></font id="blue"></center>
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 20:39
by Henk
yeah, pink or not so pink?[:D]
[img][IMG]http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z26/TRHENK/12fb_12.jpg[/img][/img]
Henk
1980 TR7 US Convertible
1978 Mini Clubman Estate
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 20:44
by Beans
mmmm ... were's Barbie [:p]
<center>
<font color="blue"><i>1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)
1981 TR7 DHC (not very well known yet, but back on the road)
Also a 1980 TR7 DHC, 1980 TR7 DHC FI, 1981 TR7 FHC
http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/</i></font id="blue"></center>
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 21:37
by paul w
This wedge i saw at the Malvern show is an awesome colour -
Dunno what mettalic shade name it is tho'.
See ya. Paul
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 22:00
by tr7 and rover sd1 girl
hi thats the colour i wanted (purple one)[V]
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 22:07
by paul w
Rear of the year!
See ya. Paul
Posted: 25 Jul 2008 07:23
by john
Thats it not "Burgundy" Bordeaux Red
[8 whole cylinders worth of punch to ram the world through the windshield and out the rear view mirror. Car & Driver]
1981 Grinnall TR7 v8
1981 Black FHC
1979 & 1980 Black Premium FHC(laid to rest) Sorry
John