early transit mk1 colour names

[Vandalism]

hello, in my 65 brochure it lists the colours available at the time -
ill post them incase somone is looking to re-spray their transit in an original 60's colour

Ambassador Blue
Fiord Blue
Galleon Green
Merchant Fawn
Cargo Grey
Monaco Red
Ermine White
Highway Yellow

[Ken B]

Standard Ford commerical colours. I've had Anglia's in highway yellow, galleon green. My current one is Cargo Grey.

[Vandalism]

im trying to find out what the colours look like so i can decide on a colour for my van - similar to the colour of the bottom one in my avatar

[Ken B]

The other thing to take into consideration, even if you see a chart, modern paints will always look a bit different, especially with those colours you've listed. Apart from the Monaco Red and the Ermine White, most of those are pastel colours with very little shine in them as original. The Seventies versions are whilst meant to be the same shade, seem to have a lot more gloss look about them. I had a hell of a job trying to find Highway Yellow for my old van as the 60's version was nothing like the 70's version which was the only swatch and mix code I could come up with. So i had to go with that in the end.
I also had a saloon which was Ermine white. The later Ford Ermine white was nothing like the original, (again could only get a seventies mix code) but oddly, Peugot did an Ermine white quite recently, and that was closer than the Ford mix!!
I do have a sixties colour chart somewhere, if i can find it I'll scan and put it up here, though the scanner may change the colours!!!

[madmark]

mine is ambasador blue!

[Vandalism]

can you post a pic of your abmassador bule car/van so i can see what it looks like

[madmark]

it took a wile to work out what coulor to do her but there isnt many ambasador blue vans around so it had to be!
i am glad now i went for this

[Vandalism]

The other thing to take into consideration, even if you see a chart, modern paints will always look a bit different

i know what you mean - my first car was a light blue (cant remember exact name) fiesta and i went to rainbow paints to get a colour match to re-spray the lower half - the guy put some kind of computer paint colour matching gun on the car and said they could mix the colour - had the car re-sprayed - was the colour the same - NO

mark - thats a nice colour - i was looking for a darker blue maby, will have to keep searching (it might end up being the colour of the ex-german fire van KMP 359K)
(any one know the colour name for that van)



edit - it's midninght blue

[Ken B]

Loving that Mark. That was the colour of my old race barge, before I had it sprayed, it never looked that shiney though!!!

[madmark]

thanks ken glad you like it

[madmark]

the ex-german fire van KMP 359K)
(any one know the colour name for that van)[/quote]

mate speak to transitgeoff he will tell you

[captain hook]

Ford Midnight Blue

Best colour Ford ever used

[Altransit]

Ford Midnight Blue

Best colour Ford ever used

My dads Corsair 2000e was midnight blue I loved the colour of that car

[Luke]

anyone got a pic of one in Merchant Fawn

[Ken B]

I might have a pic of an Anglia van in MF, does that help????