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Royal Scarlet / Claret

PostPost by: ericbushby » Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:42 pm

If I was having my Elan painted I think I would go for that Royal Scarlet colour which we have all seen such a lot of this week on the Queen`s 1950 Phantom IV. I think that colour is gorgeous.
What do you think.
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PostPost by: pharriso » Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:58 pm

ericbushby wrote:If I was having my Elan painted I think I would go for that Royal Scarlet colour which we have all seen such a lot of this week on the Queen`s 1950 Phantom IV. I think that colour is gorgeous.
What do you think.
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Agreed.
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PostPost by: TBG » Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:28 pm

Plus the red coachline.................D
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PostPost by: trw99 » Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:45 pm

I was in that very car a couple of weeks ago. One of some 19 made, the RR Phantom IV is very rare and they were only sold to Royalty.

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PostPost by: TBG » Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:23 pm

Oh gosh Tim - you are so posh!! If only you had an S3 instead of the be-striped S4.............!! Then you would be somebody like wot I am! D
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PostPost by: c42 » Tue Sep 20, 2022 10:42 am

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Colour chosen for my +2, Montalchino Red with Silver metallic roof.
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PostPost by: ericbushby » Tue Sep 20, 2022 4:01 pm

Correction
That colour for the royal vehicles is Royal Claret not Royal Scarlet as I said at first.
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PostPost by: Craven » Tue Sep 20, 2022 7:20 pm

How about Rolls Royce Regal Red.
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PostPost by: TBG » Tue Sep 20, 2022 9:36 pm

That RR Regal red does it for me, but why is the intake stuffed full of old newspapers?.........D
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PostPost by: Craven » Tue Sep 20, 2022 10:06 pm

Not newspaper just a clumsy attempt to eliminate the identity of this very valuable special addition one off seven, although I took the photo felt some responsibility toward the owner.
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PostPost by: reb53 » Thu Oct 06, 2022 6:06 am

I recall reading, somewhere, that the claret colour the Royal Rolls Royces were painted with was reserved by Rolls for only Royal cars.
Though what would stop you doing it yourself I don't know.
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PostPost by: ericbushby » Thu Oct 06, 2022 8:42 am

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Yes, I had heard that a long time ago and I have always coveted that colour. I was surprised to find what appears to be the correct paint readily available on ebay. I got close to it with a Volvo V70 D5 in `blackcurrant`. I think Volvo only used that colour for about a year in 2005. I had that car for 12 years and 150,000 miles and loved it.
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