Reference Information for slot and static modellers
60s and 70s car colours
British Leyland 1970s

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I am indebted to Adrian Johnstone for providing
this list (with descriptions) of BL colours
Early 70's:
Flame Red - bright red,
Teal Blue - Deep greeny blue,
Mallard - Dark green,
Mirage - lilac,
Blaze - orange,
Citron - Bright lime green,
Antique gold - sort of a baby's soiled
nappy colour,
Harvest Gold - mid gold, looks lovely when
polished!,
Black Tulip - deep purple,
Aconite - vibrant purple,
Damask Red - Maroon,
Bronze yellow - orangy/mustard,
Bracken -darker version.
Metallics were:
Lagoon Blue - a beautiful rich mid blue,
Cosmic - mid blue,
Rheingold - Bronze,
Mid Seventies:
Brooklands Green - dk green,
Sandglow - Custardy,
Russet - chocky brown,
Tahiti Blue - Bright mid blue,
Flamenco - orangy red,
Carmine Red - wine,
Java - emerald green (for TR7 and mini
only)
Metallics were:
Reynard - copper colour,
Brazil - Dark Brown,
Astral blue - mid blue,
Jade Green - pale green,
Late 70's:
Snapdragon - Bright Yellow,
Applejack - Bright Green,
Pageant Blue - mid blue,
Vermillion - orangy red,
Metallics were:
Oyster - honey colour again stunning when
polished almost pearlescent!,
Tara Green - grass green,
and plain old silver,
all the metallics did not fare well as
they were not oversprayed with a clear coat so they suffered badly with
abrasion and dulled very quickly, there was also a problem with an incompatibility
with a rather fetching duck egg green primer they used - in as much as
the paint blistered with age and came away leaving the primer showing
through!
Triumph had their own colours (
1972 Triumph ) all of which I don't know but shared some of the above,
some Triumph only were Sapphire Blue - Navy, Honysuckle - a lovely pale
lemon yellow, Maple- chock brown, French Blue - light blue, Saffron -
orangy yellow, Pimento - bright red, mimosa - yellow.