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Technical Supplement No BKTSR002 - Colour Schemes |
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Workshop Manual Reference Section R - Body |
Compiled: Barry Kensett This revision 18 January 2014 |
Where two tone colours are quoted the top colour is listed first e.g. Dark
Grey/Light Grey
| Year | Body | Upholstery |
| 1950 | Black |
Green |
| Connaught Green | Grey | |
| Ivory | Green Red |
|
| Lakeside Green | Green | |
| Pastel Blue | Blue | |
|
1951 |
Black | Beige Blue Green Grey Red |
| Connaught Green | Green Grey |
|
| Ivory | Green Red |
|
| Lakeside Green | Green | |
| Pastel Blue | Blue | |
| 1953 1954 |
Black | Blue Green Grey Red Tan |
| Ivory | Green Red Tan |
|
| Light Grey (called Grey 54) | Blue Green Grey Red |
|
| Pastel Blue | Blue | |
| Sage Green | Green Grey 53 only Red 53 only Tan 53 only |
|
| Dark Grey/Light Grey | Blue 53 only Green 53 only Grey |
|
| Sage Green/Light Green | Green Grey 53 only Red 53 only Tan 53 only |
|
| 1955 | Black | Blue Green Grey Red Tan |
| Grey | Grey | |
| Ivory | Green Red Tan |
|
| Sage Green | Green | |
| Smoke Blue | Blue | |
| Dark Grey/Grey | Grey | |
| Sage Green/Light Green | Green | |
| 1956 1957 1958 (To April) |
Black | Blue Green Grey Red Tan |
| Dark Grey | Ditto | |
| French Grey | Ditto | |
| Ivory | Ditto | |
| Sage Gree | Ditto | |
| Smoke Blue | Ditto | |
| Dove Grey/Smoke Grey | Ditto | |
| Fawn/Black (58 only) | Ditto | |
| Fawn/Parchment (58 only) | Ditto | |
| Pale Green/Sage Green (58 only) | Ditto | |
| Smoke Grey/Black (58 only) | Ditto | |
| 1958 (from April) | Two tone as above | Ditto |
| Black | Ditto | |
| Blue | Ditto | |
| Dove Grey | Ditto | |
| Fawn | Ditto | |
| Pale Green | Ditto | |
| Parchment | Ditto | |
| Sage Green | Ditto | |
| Smoke Grey | Ditto | |
| 1959 1960 |
Black | Beige Mid Blue Red Rush Green Silver Grey |
| Dark Blue | Ditto | |
| Dove Grey | Ditto | |
| Dover White | Ditto | |
| Heather Brown | Ditto | |
| Light Brown | Ditto | |
| Light Grey | Ditto | |
| Rush Green | Ditto | |
| Shadow Green | Ditto | |
| Smoke Grey | Ditto | |
| Dark Blue/Black | Ditto | |
| Dark Blue/Light Grey | Ditto | |
| Dove Grey/Smoke Grey | Ditto | |
| Heather Brown/Light Brown | Ditto | |
| Light Brown/Black | Ditto | |
| Light Grey/Dark Brown | Ditto | |
| Light Grey/Dove Grey | Ditto | |
| Light Grey/Dover White | Ditto | |
| Rush Green/Black | Ditto | |
| Rush Green/Shadow Green | Ditto | |
| Smoke Grey/Black | Ditto | |
| 1961 to Feb 1962 | Black | Blue Green Grey Red Tan |
| Ivory | Ditto | |
| Medium Grey | Ditto | |
| Norse Blue | Ditto | |
| Royal Blue | Ditto | |
| Rush Green | Ditto | |
| Shadow Green | Ditto | |
| Slate Grey | Ditto | |
| Smoke Grey | Ditto | |
| Storm Grey | Ditto | |
| Ivory/Medium Grey | Ditto | |
| Medium Grey/Storm Grey | Ditto | |
| Rush Green/Shadow Green | Ditto | |
| Slate Grey/Royal Blue | Ditto | |
| Slate Grey/Storm Grey | Ditto | |
| Smoke Grey/Black | Ditto | |
| 1962 (Feb on) | Black | Blue Green Grey Red Tan |
| Burgundy | Grey Red |
|
| Ivory | Blue Green Red Tan |
|
| Light Navy | Blue Grey Tan |
|
| Medium Grey | Blue Green Grey Red Tan |
|
| Pine Green | Green Grey Tan |
|
| Shadow Green | Green Grey Tan |
|
| Slate Grey | Blue Grey Red |
|
| Smoke Grey | Blue Green Grey Red Tan |
|
| Storm Grey | Ditto | |
| Ivory/Medium Grey | Blue Green Red Tan |
|
| Ivory/Storm Grey | Ditto | |
| Medium Grey/Burgundy | Grey Red |
|
| Medium Grey/Light Navy | Blue Grey Tan |
|
| Medium Grey/Pine Green | Green Grey Tan |
|
| Medium Grey/Storm Grey | Blue Green Grey Red Tan |
|
| Shadow Green/Pine Green | Green Grey Tan |
|
| Slate Grey/Light Navy | Blue Grey Tan |
|
| Slate Grey/Storm Grey | Blue Grey Red |
|
| Smoke Grey/Black | Blue Green Grey Red Tan |
|
| 1963 1964 |
Black | Blue Green Red Stone Tan |
| Burgundy | Grey Red Stone |
|
| Charcoal | Blue Green Grey Red Stone |
|
| Juniper Green | Green Grey Stone Tan |
|
| Light Navy | Blue Grey Stone |
|
| Marine Grey | Blue Greenm Grey Red Stone Tan |
|
| Pine Green | Green Grey Stone Tan |
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| Stone Grey | Blue Green Red Tan |
|
| Steel Blue |
Blue |
|
| White | Blue Green Red Stone Tan |
|
| Juniper Green/Pine Green | Green Grey Stone Tan |
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| Marine Grey/Black | Blue Green Grey Red Stone Tan |
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| Marine Grey/Charcoal | Blue Green Grey Red Stone Tan |
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| Marine Grey/Light Navy | Blue Grey Stone |
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| Marine Grey/Pine Green | Green Grey Stone Tan |
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| Steel Blue/Charcoal | Blue Grey Red |
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| Steel Blue/Light Navy | Blue Grey Stone |
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| Stone Grey/Burgundy | Grey Red Stone |
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| Stone Grey/Juniper Green | Green Grey Stone Tan |
|
| White/Marine Grey | Blue Green Red Stone Tan |
ICI Original Colour Codes 1957 on
(Not a complete list for the above schemes but the best data we have at
this time)
| Base Colour | ICI Code P030- |
| White | 9929 |
| Black | 9901 |
| Reduced Black | P062-9901 |
| Scarlet | 9920 |
| Crimson | 9921 |
| Turkey Red Oxide | 9915 |
| Reduced Turkey Red Oxide | P062-9915 |
| Garnet Maroon | 9923 |
| Reduced Garnet Maroon | P062-9923 |
| Fast Yellow | 9970 |
| Reduced Fast Yellow | P062-9970 |
| Mid Chrome Yellow | 9931 |
| Yellow Oxide | 9911 |
| Reduced Yellow Oxide | P062-9911 |
| Permanent Green | 9905 |
| Reduced Permanent Green | P062-9905 |
| Brunswick Blue | 9931 |
| Bkue Lake | 9930 |
| Permanent Blue | 9904 |
| Indigo Blue | 9932 |
Model Colours
| Model Colour | Code P030- | Makeup |
| Heather Brown | 3272 | White 50% Black 28% Turkey Red Oxide 13% Yellow Oxide 9% |
| Light Brown | 3264 | White 66% Black 19% Turkey Red Oxide 9% Yellow Oxide 6% |
| Light Green | 3185 | White 73% Black 13% Yellow Oxide 25% Permanent Green 4% |
| Rush Green | 3271 | White 52% Yellow Oxide 25% Black 31% Permanent Green 2% |
| Juniper Green | 4119 | Black 44% White 43% Yellow Oxide 8% Permanent Green 5% |
| Shadow Green | 3273 | Black 40% White 31% Yellow Oxide 20% Permanent Green 9% |
| Grey Green/Sage Green | 2464 | Black 41% Yellow Oxide 23% Permanent Green 21% White 15% |
| Pine Green | 4201 | Permanent Green 50% Black 35% Fast Yellow 15% |
| Smoke Grey | 3208 | Black 50% White 46% Yellow Oxide 4% |
| Ivory | 3427 | White 94% Reduced Yellow Oxide 4% Reduced Black 1% Reduced Fast Yellow 1% |
| White | 3525 | White 93% Reduced Yellow Oxide 5% Reduced Black 3% |
| Dover White | 3274 | White 86% Reduced Yellow Oxide 7% Reduced Black 7% |
| Light Grey | 3265 | White 89% Black 5% Reduced Turkey Red Oxide 4% Yellow Oxide 2% |
| Stone Grey | 5034 | White 89% Black 7% Yellow Oxide 3% Turkey Red Oxide 1% |
| Slate Grey | 3424 | White 81% Black 11% Reduced Garnet Maroon 7% Blue Lake 1% |
| Steel Blue | 3527 | White 74% Black 23% Blue Lake 3% |
| Smoke Blue | 3306 | White 53% Black 34% Blue Lake 9% Permanent Green 4% |
| Dark Blue | 3289 | Black 41% White 35% Permanent Blue 17% Blue Lake 7% |
| Royal Blue | 3431 | Blue Lake 32% Black 32% White 27% Permanent Blue 9% |
| Norse Blue | 3425 | Permanent Blue 36% Black 26% Permanent Green 25% White 13% |
| Light Navy | 4202 | Brunswick Blue 42% Black 28% Blue Lake 19% White 10% |
| Burgundy | 6203 | Garnet Maroon 75% Black 19% Turkey Red Oxide 4% White 2% |
| Marine Grey | 3428 | White 59% |
| Black | 122 | NA |
| Fawn | 3206 | NA |
| Parchment | 3209 | NA |
| Ivory | 2155 | NA |
| French Grey | 3095 | NA |
| Pastel Blue | 2157 | NA |
©B.Kensett 2023