130 DC Colour thoughts?

[strangy]

Hi all, after nearly 3 months sitting in the driveway, it is time to get into some serious work for the 130 resto.

96 130 DC tray back is white from the factory (surprising eh?)
I have a choice of 3 colours i thought would suit me.

1/ Stay with the White
2/ Tamar Blue (Landy colour)
3/ Burnt Orange (early 70's Ford colour)

What do you reckon?

[rick130]

The standard white colour is so serviceable and bloody boring.

Burnt Orange would be oh so cool :cool:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/923.jpg

[rijidij]

Burnt orange would be similar to a G4 Defender which wouldn't be a bad thing..........

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/888.jpg

[Josh_WA]

Yeah a G4 130 tray back would be pretty awesome.

[Col.Coleman]

Sahara Dust, with some great fat Brown and Burnt Orange stripes, ala 1970's, early 80's.

At least that is I would paint mine if I redid it.

CC

[Dave_S]

There's an orange 130 that I see sometimes up here. Looks great - really striking. Plus you'll never lose it in a car park.

[Benz]

haha it's hard to loose a standard white 130 in a car park
they are so much taller then everything else.

[strangy]

Rick, I once had an XA coupe in Burnt Orange. That pic brings back some memories.... and regrets now for selling it!...oh well they weren't desired as much back then.



cheers

[towe0609]

Select your orange carefully

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/members-rides/120052-towe0609s-130-dual-cab-jaffa.html

[rick130]

Rick, I once had an XA coupe in Burnt Orange. That pic brings back some memories.... and regrets now for selling it!...oh well they weren't desired as much back then.



cheers


One of my cousins had an XA GT and he left it at my place for a few days so i could have some fun :twisted:

4V, 4 dot heads, 750cfm Holley, etc, it was straight up Phase III/IV spec.
Hated the top loader though.

[rijidij]

This one was at Cooma for the 60th.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/726.jpg

[VladTepes]

If I was doing it I'd definitely go the G4 orange.

But if you do that I'll just be jealous so pick another colour.....

[strangy]

Thanks for the replies and photos.

I have to say I have strong lean toward the Burnt Orange myself.
I like the G4 Orange but find it a little too red.

The perrenial white is always easiest, as some friends believe I will make the 130 less valuable with a non factory colour. But if repainted properly. i.e. not with a roller, I honestly dont think it will make a difference.

Biggest decision with the Burnt Orange is deciding to have a white roof or all over Orange.

cheers

[Marshall]

Personally I love the colour "Lardy" used:
Australian Drab olive green from protec

[VladTepes]

I've been rethinking this.

2 things are apparent.

There are a few orange ones out there.
Tamar Blue is the "least popular" in the poll. Therefore there are probably none out there in that colour.

also I can't recall having seen a blue 130.

These are sufficient reasons, I think, to go for the blue.

Edit: OK I found the colour you mean:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/472.jpg

so it'd look kinda like this...


http://assets.config.landrover.com/v21d8x/lr/gb/l316/003bs/extoly_gb_l316_003bs_n-817_a-130-wb_a-dcc.jpg

which is good but to give it a bit of a twist I'd go something a slightly different (perhaps a little bit bluer/brighter) so if you ever park beside a Tamar Blue one, yours looks better! :)