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How many have kept to the original colour?

Started by Indy Orange , Aug 26 2012 12:26 PM

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#1 Indy Orange

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 12:26 PM

How many Torana enthusiasts out there have kept there cars the original factory colour?What was it before and what is it now?

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#2 Mort

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 12:39 PM

Car was and still is Manderine Red with black stripes.

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Only difference from the original paint scheme will be the blackout on the rear spoiler.

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#3 dattoman

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 01:05 PM

Factory mint julip ... currently blue as I bought it

Restoring to original... all except the colour... greens nice (NOT)

Thats for the SS anyway

SL Sedan is Sable metallic originally.... undecided on final colour

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#4 Indy Orange

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 01:10 PM

Indy Orange LCGTR,same colour and Antelope GTS ,not the best colour but thought i'd keep it the same.

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#5 Ice

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 01:11 PM

Hasnt changed since 1973 look at my avatar

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#6 Indy Orange

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 01:13 PM

The interior is Jade Green on the GTS and blue or red wouldn't match this too well.

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#7 Indy Orange

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 01:15 PM

Yes looks like a nice original LJGTR you have there Gene,always fancied a Glacier white LJGTRXU1 since i was a kid.

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#8 LX2DR

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 01:20 PM

Was Persian Sand 1and now Persian Sand 2, its a better version imo.

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#9 Ice

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 01:35 PM

I wish it was an xu1indy but it does me got a set of triples on it so not much diffence

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#10 hanra

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 01:57 PM

Tuxedo Black before. Tuxedo Black now.

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#11 _V6 UC_

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 02:34 PM

I retained the factory colour on mine. Atlantis blue metallic
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#12 Indy Orange

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 02:39 PM

Nice colour.

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#13 _firestorm_

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 03:06 PM

Jamaica Lime. Original and staying that way, shun those who say green isnt nice!

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#14 _SLEDGE_

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 03:20 PM

We are spoilt for choice when choosing an original Torana colour to paint our cars.. there are so many great original colours.

Mine was originally yellow, then it was Aquarius... now it is Azure Blue.

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#15 _likatiger_

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 03:37 PM

Panama green factory and will be staying with it once resto is completed

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#16 derrin71

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 05:15 PM

Factory Mint Julep and factory chamois interior colour (with a couple of twists!)

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#17 _Big T_

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 05:20 PM

Aquarius on the LX now and when restored will be the same colour. LH is Claret Metallic which I was going to change when I tackle the rusty POS but having seen photos of a really nice Claret Met SLR5000 from WA I reckon I will retain the colour and of course add flares, scoop etc.

UC used to be Maroon or something but is now Valencia and will stay that way.

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#18 UCgazman

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 05:21 PM

Was Atlantis blue, soon to be 'Subaru blue mica pearl' all over (engine bay's done so far)...
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#19 _Hamster_

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 06:49 PM

Mine was originaly russet with glacier white roof. (lj torana 4door)

Prob going to go red, because........yea.

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#20 el_jay_72

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 09:08 PM

Mine is originally march 17th green with white roof. It's now the same green but all over with blackouts

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#21 StephenSLR

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Posted 27 August 2012 - 10:16 AM

Original colour Royal Plum Metallic.

Will stay that way if I repaint it.

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#22 Redslur

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Posted 27 August 2012 - 12:16 PM

My original colour is also Royal Plumb. Now Palais white. If the engine bay hadn't of just been resprayed white before I bought the car, I probably would have considered painting the whole car Royal Plumb when I painted it. Mind you, I love Palias white though.