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[the.stroker]

So this is the Mini as it stands, 5 years on from a nut and bolt Resto. As it’s being stripped this year for overhaul I’m changing the colour. It’s also going archless and back onto skinny rose petals. More of an appendix K look.

What are the thoughts on 60s colours ?
At the moment it’s a toss up between the following....

[Bobbins]

I like it the colour it is!

I assume it's OEW?

[the.stroker]

Yes it OEW just now, we already have an OEW LE40 and this will be an opportunity to change the colour to something different .



Thoughts on willow green?
So many nice period colours out there .....

[Vinay-RS]

What about grey with a black roof? There's a lovely grey that I have seen on some pictures of Mk1s. I think it's called Farina Grey or Tweed Grey. 

[parkibob]

Smoke Grey is a nice 60's colour, but then as someone else said it looks nice in the current colour 

[KTS]

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..as a combination I think these go best together..

[the.stroker]

What about grey with a black roof? There's a lovely grey that I have seen on some pictures of Mk1s. I think it's called Farina Grey or Tweed Grey.

Tweed grey with a white roof is a good combo.
Still leaning towards fiesta yellow and a custom, darker OEW roof

[the.stroker]

Something like this

[Chris1992]

 

All lovely colours, but this one gets my vote! 

[Vinay-RS]

Something like this

I like this a lot! It just suits a mk1 perfectly. 

[rich_959]

 

Something like this

I like this a lot! It just suits a mk1 perfectly. 

 

 

Tweed Grey?

[Homersimpson]

I had a mini pickup in surf blue with a black roof, a saloon would look cool in that colour combination.  If not then as a runner up it has to be almond green with OEW roof.

[Minigman]

All lovely colours, but this one gets my vote!

This surf blue car gets my vote too. My favourite colour is island blue and I have a soft spot for fiesta yellow also.

[Minigman]

Also quite like speedwell blue.

This is my old mate ‘Ludy’.

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[Haynes]

Agree with the OP, those 60s colours and appendix K looks are lush.

 

Fiesta yellow is my fav, along with Willow green, having the Swiftune association.  But I do love surf blue, dream of driving around town in a surf blue S and the greys are surprisingly beautiful.  

 

As yours is a later car might just work better using a period but non-factory (cooper) colour?