Alpine Body Color

[260Alpine]

Yeah, It doesn't include Sunbeam and there are years that show nothing. If you see a car color you like you can look up the model and year and hopefully find the color code for most. Here is one for Sunbeam colors:

http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?make=Rootes

 

[puff4]

Yeah, It doesn't include Sunbeam and there are years that show nothing. If you see a car color you like you can look up the model and year and hopefully find the color code for most. Here is one for Sunbeam colors:

http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?make=Rootes

Ooooh... now that’s a very nice chart!

 

[Bill Blue]

No, it is horrible. Some colors are unrecognizable and other colors are missing. Anybody that chooses a color based on the chart will be very surprised. Rootes colors tend to be "muddy", but that chart takes muddy to a new level. Embassy Black is probably okay.

Bill

 

[260Alpine]

You have to see a color you like in real life first, then look up the paint code. All of the paint charts are horrible compared to the real thing. This may be helpful:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=sunbeam+alpine+and+tiger+colors&atb=v175-4__&iax=images&ia=images

 

[puff4]

No, it is horrible. Some colors are unrecognizable and other colors are missing. Anybody that chooses a color based on the chart will be very surprised. Rootes colors tend to be "muddy", but that chart takes muddy to a new level. Embassy Black is probably okay.

Bill

Bill, I wasn't commenting on the colors displayed - heck, on a computer NO color is correct. What I was commenting on was the fact that all the codes were listed... that's very handy indeed.

 

[Bill Blue]

Bill, I wasn't commenting on the colors displayed - heck, on a computer NO color is correct. What I was commenting on was the fact that all the codes were listed... that's very handy indeed.

I agree that no computer color is correct, but they are generally much closer than that color chart. May I correct myself to say much, much closer. I did not do an exhaustive search, but I was unable to find #19, Moonstone.

Bill

 

[DanR]

One of My Alpines has a Rootes Maroon Code 70 it is not listed either. I know what a lot of discussion has been about it not being a Standard Colour. My friend Kirby ordered 70 for his SIV while he was stationed in the UK, watched it come down the assembly. Drove it for the time while stationed there.

The Colour code 70 is listed in a paint list by Rootes also that is included on our site.

 

[belmateo]

No worries as we are talking any color and not limited to factory colors, thus the reason for putting this up in the Modified section. Isn't it funny how almost all the 2019-2020 colors have gone back to look like something out of the 50's?

 

[husky drvr]

No, it is horrible. Some colors are unrecognizable and other colors are missing. Anybody that chooses a color based on the chart will be very surprised. Rootes colors tend to be "muddy", but that chart takes muddy to a new level. Embassy Black is probably okay.

Bill

Bill,

I believe the reason those color boxes are so far off and just overall bad is they are PICTURES of a section of a car of each color. Think about the many different variables that would introduce into any given display of a listed color. With that in mind, I'll bet you can tell that some of those "samples" look like they may have been taken of a car under a tree in dappled shade.

I tried to go through the site looking for the color code 08. The color of Alpine non body color wheels and a Husky. The first mention I found was for the early 70's. That's a full ten years, or more, of use without any mention of the 08 code. While I was looking, I did see an invitation to send in a pic of a car in a color that is not listed. Think I'll pass.

Just a thought,

Don

 

[belmateo]

I was running errands today and as a joke pointed to an orange colored car and asked my passenger "What do you thing about that color?"
The reply caught me off gaurd. Yes! then you can call your car SUNKIST
LMAO

 

[Fergusonic]

I kinda like looking at vehicles' colors while out driving around or going to a car show. Going to a car lot on a Sunday and looking at colors while not being bothered by a Salesman is interesting . I think I'm stuck on 2019 GM Silverado RedHot for my Darkside Alpine.

 

[belmateo]

That is a nice red, but if I had to choose I would go with a more candy apple Red like this car.

 

[belmateo]

Here is a shot of the Orange color I made refference to

 

[husky drvr]

Found this chip list for '73 Rootes (imported Cricket) colors. Rootes had a Caribbean Blue that appears here to be very similar to the Chrysler small car Basin Street Blue. I'm not sure that color extends back to Alpines. They are very similar to Petty blue which about all car manufacturers had a comparable color in that time frame.

http://slotblog.net/uploads/monthly_05_2011/post-855-0-08857700-1305895247.jpg

Have fun,
Don