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graceysdad
3rd November 2007, 09:40 PM
Can someone tell me what the original colour for a 2 litre motor of 53 vintage should be,
Your basic Olive green on the bodys was called ?
I am starting to go through the easy to clean and restore parts, guess I should start photograhping it in the before and after stages.

Lotz-A-Landies
3rd November 2007, 10:12 PM
Can someone tell me what the original colour for a 2 litre motor of 53 vintage should be,
Your basic Olive green on the bodys was called ?
I am starting to go through the easy to clean and restore parts, guess I should start photograhping it in the before and after stages.
Gracey's Dad

There seem to be quite a covern of S1 enthusiasts in the ACT, I must know half a dozen or so.

Regarding the engine colour I have heard that a mix of 2 parts of Humbrol Enamel Number 96 and 1 part number 149 gives a very close match for the colour. Not that you would buy Humbrol paints to make up the colour. However if you make a swatch a paint specialist can mix the colours for you.

Regarding the vehicle there is a recent thread in this section about it. From memory it was mid bronze green for the series 1 and deep bronze green for the series 2a.

Diana

Addit: this was the link for the British Standard Colours (http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk/bs381c.html) The Numpty's had the wheels for their Leon painted in Code 224 "Deep Bronze Green" and on the computer screen it looked very close to the original colour inside a 1957 LR rim.

Lotz-A-Landies
4th November 2007, 01:33 AM
Regarding the engine colour I have heard that a mix of 2 parts of Humbrol Enamel Number 96 and 1 part number 149 gives a very close match for the colour. ...
... Diana

Addit: this was the link for the British Standard Colours (http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk/bs381c.html) ...
Couldn't sleep my back and sciatica are giving me heaps tonight.

I was just looking at the British Standard colours and considering the colour on the 1948 "860159" engine my friend has - it has been stored in a shed for at least 40 years. If you were to ask me the colour from the screen image I would suggest "102 Turquoise Blue" or as a second choice "113 Deep Saxe Blue" although I have seen restorations with something like "174 Oriental Blue" but that looks too light when compared to the colour of the '159 engine.

Diana

graceysdad
4th November 2007, 09:42 PM
The Humbrol swatch sounds like the go, I will hit the hobby shop and buy some and see the paint shop.

Lotz-A-Landies
4th November 2007, 11:07 PM
The Humbrol swatch sounds like the go, I will hit the hobby shop and buy some and see the paint shop.
Gracy's Dad

Just hold on a mo while I talk to someone - a real expert on the 80". Sent him a message yesterday and he rang back after I went to bed - will ring in the morning.

Diana

Lotz-A-Landies
6th November 2007, 02:31 PM
The Humbrol swatch sounds like the go, I will hit the hobby shop and buy some and see the paint shop.
GD I had another look at the 860159 engine again yesterday and am better than 95% sure that the British Standard "102 Turquoise Blue" is a match for the original colour of the early land Rover engines.

The only doubt I have is whether the screen display is the same colour/hue as the actual paint when mixed.

Diana