Thread: Which paint colour goes where?

I watched that too,

Im sure the blue one was an LWB!?

Originally Posted by Tim_AM

I watched that too,

Im sure the blue one was an LWB!?

Hello Tim,

Was it? My new prescription for my contact lenses just arrived in the mail. In four hours, after they soak in storage fluid, I will be able to see properly again - woohoo!

Kind Regards
Lionel

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I don't think silver wheels started right at the beginning of Series 3. Also, although the Series 3 specified 5.5 rims and 7.50 tyres (lwb) as optional, these were fitted to most Series 3 swb in Australia, and hence would have had the same wheels.

John

Hello again.

That is also my understanding.

The early Series 3 trucks mainly came with Limestone wheels - the 88"s did at least (the family had a couple - new 74 and 75). The silver wheels came a bit later - I also think the body colours might have changed at the same time (e.g. switch over between the two Golds on the 109"s, Spanish Olive and Gold on the 88's cf the lighter green on the early ones).

I believe the underlying rationale was to jazz up the trucks a bit since technically they were falling well behind the opposition and also to standardise the colours through the British Leyland Aust range. You may recall that Spanish Olive and Camino Gold was available for minis around that time and the latter was also an option on the Austin Kimberley, Triumph 2000's, 2.5TC etc.

Cheers,

Neil

Yep, sounds about right...limestone rims on my '73 SWB.

Originally Posted by Gordie

Yep, sounds about right...limestone rims on my '73 SWB.

Hello Gordie and S3Ute,

My 109s start off at 5/1976 and 6/1976, each with silver wheel rims so things must have changed around then.

I also have a 11/75 however it has different coloured rims on each corner so it is not much help. All three are Camino Gold by the way with truck cab - tops painted white.

What month was your 1976 Telecom vehicle made in DGD69?

Kind Regards
Lionel

Hi Lionel

The series 3 Telecom car or Everest as kids call it is 5/76

Thanks
Darren

Originally Posted by mick88

What year is your vehicle Warrick?
There is a Tuscan Blue, 1972-81 (LRC.236)
The only other blue in the same era, 1959-87 is Marine Blue,
and it is a darker colour.
If it's post 1982 it could be Stratos Blue/Tasmin Blue 1982-87 (LRC.327)


Cheers, Mick.

Hi Mick,

Thanks for the input. My Series III is a 1981 Stage One V8 truck cab. I am not familiar with the Land Rover Tuscan Blue or Marine Blue. Do you have any images of a Series III in that colour?

I have seen an image on the REMLR Forum with 2 light blue (similar to mine) Series III 1981 Stage One V8 truck cab's in service with the Royal Australian Navy. There was a small fleet of these vehicles purchased as clearance vehicles for the RAN. Mine originally came from the Northern Territory. I have been told by a few REMLR members that the blue colour of my Series III is the RAN blue but I am happy to be told otherwise.

Anyway it has been an interest of mine to try and find out the origin of my Stage One. I have owned it for about the last 18 years and I purchased it off a good friend of mine who owned it for about 8 years previous to that. So I have known the vehicle for over 25 years now. My mate purchased it in the Northern Territory and that is where the history of my Stage One becomes a bit of a mystery.

Can anyone out there in AULRO shed any light on the history, pre 1990, of this vehicle?

Regards Warrick.

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,

I just finished watching Midsomer Murders on ABC and they showed a blue Series III shorty with limestone wheel rims. So maybe SWBs came out with them standard?

Where here in Australia the LWBs may have been fitted with silver wheel rims.

The 109th Episode of Midsomer Murders in Series 18 appeared as number 5 in the series Title Saints and Sinners first screened in the UK 10 February 2016 (accessed January 22, 2017 from, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...rders_episodes).

Kind Regards
Lionel

Lionel,

Hello from Brisbane.

This sort of thread can give the rivet counters a bad hair day.

When it comes to things like colour we need to be a bit clear on the scope of our inquiry. In this instance of colours the answer depends largely on whether you are talking about Land Rovers that were assembled in Australia and sold in Australia, assembled in the Mother Country and sold there, assembled in the Mother Country and sold somewhere else, assembled somewhere else and sold there or somewhere else.

There are some overlaps, but generally they were different. For example, and this may come as a bit of a surprise, North America took a lot of Series trucks but few were bronze green. Most of the NA spec trucks were light green, Limestone or red (especially wagons). The Marine Blue that you saw on Midsomer Murders is quite a common colour in the UK, especially wagons and SWBs with blue canvas tilts, but I don't believe too many left the plants in Zetland or Port Elizabeth in that particular hue. The trucks that were assembled and sold in Central and South America came in a range of fairly bright colours to suit the local vibe and so on.

Then there are the imports and resprays.

My own reflections on colours are largely restricted to what came out of the local plant with Rover Australia Pty Ltd proudly adhered to the compliance plates.

Cheers,

Neil