Color Schemes

[Rineheitzgabot]

Dude,

I am down with the "Poppy Red". Nice and bright, but looks more like fresh, new farm equipment than a Porsche. I also see nothing wrong with a new, spic and span, paint-job.

I don't know who's this is, but I think it epitomizes what a "Poppy Red" rover should look like:

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/X2s0D5pbZnXYySCzal7gQg?authkey=7f9141umCfc

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4F1c-QBMyLiQYFWEFJW1Ug?authkey=7f9141umCfc

[Eric W S]

It was Charles Kellog's from British Northwest Land Rover Company. Been on his site for around 8 years and it looks like he sold it.

[Paul Rossmann]

My first Series was pretty banged up and I replaced various parts with either new or used—whatever I could get in good condition. The car ended up with a limdstone top, blue tub, bonnet and breakfast, a yellow wing (primer), and the rest in faded poppy red.

One day I got a parking ticket and the cop wrote; "Make: Jeep like, Color: "Multi." Another time I came out of work at the end of the day, only to find a note on my car asking me, "Please do not ever park this vehicle in front of this residence.Thank you."

Eventually the car was painted blue, and was never as much fun.

Its all what you like... so little time... so many possibilities...

[SafeAirOne]

Here's a pretty nifty site regarding Rover paint colors. Pick your Rover on the left, then pick the paint color on the right.

http://www.paintman.co.uk/paint-colour-chart-series-3.html

[Firemanshort]

Is that Mercedes Jim's Series III used as the model?

[Alaska Mike]

I think it is. Tube front bumper with the rope, rack mounted directly to the roof, 4 headlights, windows in the roof... it has all of the tell-tale markings.

Jim is internationally famous!!!