An Investigation of Colour Names

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Thanks Steve. I'll move it to the body and paint section. It can be made a sticky there.

Terry...17th March...that is weird... :shock: ...could be the day it was mixed or approved...or some special date to the person who mixed it like a birthday, anniversary or marriage...anyones guess...
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Steve Jackson wrote:This should be a sticky!!!

Great reading Stewart.

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Done Steve :wink:
I also moved it into this Body Paint & Panel section

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I think you'll find thats St patricks day any chance the colour is some sort of green :wink:
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Beautiful Jeff.

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Great topic, during the late 60's GMH added racetracks to the list Calder Red, Sandown Fawn, Warwick Yellow, Monza Blue, Daytona Bronze, Lakeside Green, Sebring Orange and Indy Orange, there are a few more.
My favourite GMH colour names are all from the 70's Wisteria Hysteria, Lime A Bean, Dark Ox Blood :shock: and Y Y Yellow. :lol:


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some great colour names there Leroy.
Wisteria Hysteria, Lime A Bean, Dark Ox Blood and Y Y Yellow.
...what were they thinking... :o :D :lol:
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one of my brother's mates had his hz ute painted in :shock: "dogs dick red". :shock: :lol: that was the actual colour name in the paint book. can't remember what car it was originally from.
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D61wagon wrote:I think you'll find thats St patricks day any chance the colour is some sort of green :wink:
Precisely !!

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matches wrote:one of my brother's mates had his hz ute painted in :shock: "dogs dick red". :shock: :lol: that was the actual colour name in the paint book. can't remember what car it was originally from.
that's what the guy that built the DOG 308 ute used to call the colour of it i think it was cameo biege but as far as he was concerned it was dog dick pink, pretty close match too :shock:
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Hey Stewart,
I think I found another colour for your "World places" category. Shalimar Blue seems to named after the Shalimar Gardens of India. Did Holden export to India?

Andrew :)
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You're onto something there for sure Andrew. I think Holden were exporting at the time to both India and Pakistan. 8) I've never heards of Shalimar Gardens so googled it - looks like an amazing place. Another one for 'World places' category.

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parisian62 wrote:You're onto something there for sure Andrew. I think Holden were exporting at the time to both India and Pakistan. 8) I've never heards of Shalimar Gardens so googled it - looks like an amazing place. Another one for 'World places' category.

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Hmmmm ............... wonder if there's a "Culcutta Curry" then?? :? :? :?
I can't think what to write here so this will do.
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Papadum Plum....? :D
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FB MAD wrote:
parisian62 wrote:You're onto something there for sure Andrew. I think Holden were exporting at the time to both India and Pakistan. 8) I've never heards of Shalimar Gardens so googled it - looks like an amazing place. Another one for 'World places' category.

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Hmmmm ............... wonder if there's a "Culcutta Curry" then?? :? :? :?

that would be the only paint made that would spray itself on ......
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Blacky wrote:
FB MAD wrote:
parisian62 wrote:You're onto something there for sure Andrew. I think Holden were exporting at the time to both India and Pakistan. 8) I've never heards of Shalimar Gardens so googled it - looks like an amazing place. Another one for 'World places' category.

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Hmmmm ............... wonder if there's a "Culcutta Curry" then?? :? :? :?

that would be the only paint made that would spray itself on ......
:roll: Paint formula would probably have a peculiar smell and a distinct spray pattern......................
I can't think what to write here so this will do.
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