Practically Classics Forum

I've driven 2 Fiat 126s, a Magenta Dolly will be no problem!

Do you fancy doing mine as well? Brown is badly in need of a respray and it would be an ideal opportunity to lose the Russett. I don't dislike the colour but it is out of place on a 1972 Dolomite. I wouldn't mind Sienna which is the original colour. I like what you've done to the engine bay. It looks a lot smarter in satin black. Time for me to invest in a HVLP setup perhaps?

Well if you don't mind what it comes back like! Far from a pro, but can't afford pro prices currently, so if it's to get done, will have to be DIY or stay as is, and if I leave it, I don't think there'd be much left in a year or two!

Needed to do something with the bay, it was still Sienna, but mostly red overspray, and neglected. Trouble is, now it shows up the rest

I think I'd do it the same colour. a) because it's nice and b) if you change the colour, you will alswys have bits of the body in the old colour - inside the boot, engine bay, bonnet, door shuts, and even bits that you don't see all the time such as floor, dash, behind trim etc. Keeping the original colour means that all these parts hang together colour-wise, unless you do a TOTAL strip down of the car which is a huge project.

Just my tuppence' worth.

Cheers!

+1

My sister (and brother in law) had one in that colour and it certainly looked tidy - though that was in 1975 or so!

The car was originally Sienna which is a light shade of taupe - brown according to the factory! It had an odd wing from a different car and was very patchy before its respray to its present shade of red so if ever there were a car whose factory colour didn't matter so much, it has to be this one.

Yes, Sienna is a rare colour but rarity doesn't necessarily equate to desirability as the Shamrock, Tandy Fox and base versions of the Corsa A / Nova values demonstrate beautifully by their small numbers, buy one now while stocks last, etc.

Another rare colour from the 1972 Dolomite list and one that would be good to see as so few are left that some don't believe they ever made it that way: Saffron. It's a Vegemite thing but like the later Baby sick brown (Sandglow) is good to look at when it has a decent shine to it.

Here a one:

Ah! So few Saffron Dolomites left that I didn't find one , but here's an Innsbruck car in the same shade:

JPB wrote:....

Another rare colour from the 1972 Dolomite list and one that would be good to see as so few are left that some don't believe they ever made it that way: Saffron. It's a Vegemite thing but like the later Baby sick brown (Sandglow) is good to look at when it has a decent shine to it.

Here a one:

Ah! So few Saffron Dolomites left that I didn't find one , but here's an Innsbruck car in the same shade:

CAmel Trophy colours, quite a few gallons of that shade went to Lode lane

One Sandglow Dolomite John

Rob, anything will be an improvement on the poor paintjob. It is really letting it down as my partner pointed out to me at Harewood on Sunday (which was where the photo above was taken).

Luxobarge, unfortunately you're right. I'd love to lose the Russett but it would be a mammoth job to change the colour. In my case going from Russett to Sienna wouldn't be too bad though...

Have you considered a vinyl wrap? you can go any colour you want in a day. minimal prep work required and if you don't like it you can change back in a few hours.

TBH a colour change won't be a major issue, I've just finished the under bonnet in satin black, door shuts are red, boot is still in Sienna! A vinyl wrap could be an option, although I think it'd look a bit out of place on a classic possibly???

As JPB points out, it was a bit patchy before the paint as can be seen in pics taken by the PO who carried out the respray.





Anyways, I broke the old Dremmel out earlier to investigate some of the odd 'corrosion' scabs breaking out on the roof, all very strange!



Almost looks like ground back weld!