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[Varche]

When did grey cars become an object of desire?

Imagine the car sales room and a customer said
“ No, I am not bothered about colour just polish up the primer a bit, has it got CarPlay?
“
Then back at corporate HQ . “ hey , look how many cars we have sold in primer! Let’s offer primer Matt, primer gloss and primer standard. “

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Fashion and its victims have always been a source of bemusement to me.

[Mr Skrunts]

My colour choice is Grey
Then Grey
China Blue If thats what its called.
Depending on car shape/make/model then Red.

Detest White cars
Black looks dirty the moment its on the road, but looks amazing on the right car (S Class etc)

[YZ250]

When did grey cars become an object of desire …….

My Son’s car is Nardo Grey. He’s used to the ‘When are you having the top coat sprayed’’ or ‘When are you having it painted’.
Not a choice of mine but as you say, it does seem to be spreading across all car brands.

[Varche]

Never heard of nardo! But it does the job. Easier than LY7C.

It has it’s own instagram site with 12k of followers!

[Kevin Wood]

There is a house we pass where they have "His and Hers" BMWs, both finished in grey primer.

I bet they're actually really interesting people.

When they're not saving up for the next garage bill.

[Nick W]

I put it down to the backward looking mindset of thinking that everything in black and white films was better, and that was what the world actually looked like then....


Although it is better than the resurgence, about ten years ago, of seventies shit-brown.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

When did grey cars become an object of desire …….

My Son’s car is Nardo Grey. He’s used to the ‘When are you having the top coat sprayed’’ or ‘When are you having it painted’.
Not a choice of mine but as you say, it does seem to be spreading across all car brands.

A poncey name for grey primer......as is Brooklyn grey from BMW.

Virtually every Austin in the 1950's were grey in colour presumably because it didn't show the dirt.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

My colour choice is Grey
Then Grey
China Blue If thats what its called.
Depending on car shape/make/model then Red.

Detest White cars
Black looks dirty the moment its on the road, but looks amazing on the right car (S Class etc)

Yep.

Wedding car white, taxi white, or kitchen appliance white leave me cold.

But of course give the colour white a pretentious name and people will pay extra for it.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I put it down to the backward looking mindset of thinking that everything in black and white films was better, and that was what the world actually looked like then....


Although it is better than the resurgence, about ten years ago, of seventies shit-brown.

Both exterior and interior for best effect and desirability in a Marina or Princess.

Andy Beanz of this parish insists on seventies BL brown for his cars.

[STEMO]

When did grey cars become an object of desire …….

My Son’s car is Nardo Grey. He’s used to the ‘When are you having the top coat sprayed’’ or ‘When are you having it painted’.
Not a choice of mine but as you say, it does seem to be spreading across all car brands.

A poncey name for grey primer......as is Brooklyn grey from BMW.

Virtually every Austin in the 1950's were grey in colour presumably because it didn't show the dirt.

Thundernight metallic anyone? 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

When did grey cars become an object of desire …….

My Son’s car is Nardo Grey. He’s used to the ‘When are you having the top coat sprayed’’ or ‘When are you having it painted’.
Not a choice of mine but as you say, it does seem to be spreading across all car brands.

A poncey name for grey primer......as is Brooklyn grey from BMW.

Virtually every Austin in the 1950's were grey in colour presumably because it didn't show the dirt.

Thundernight metallic anyone? 

More commonly known as bellend purple.

Although Ford did a similar purple for the Mk1 Escort 1300E, way back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth.

[Andy B]

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Andy Beanz of this parish insists on seventies BL brown for his cars.

vermillion .... 

[Rangie]

Never really worried about the colour of any car I've bought for the missus or myself,but having had so many silver cars over the years when we chose the Toyota we wanted either metallic blue or metallic red luckily we found a metallic red one at our nearest dealership in Boston, so I'll be having the metallic blue when the silver Range Rover goes. Would never have a black or grey car under any circumstances.

[countrywoman]

Yeti is a darkish silver grey under the layers of grime (must give it a clean) and my new hot rod Hereford is 50s light grey, well the bits that still have very faded paint on . Roof is a glorious rusty patina!