JCB yellow

[The Bern]

Ere yer go ....



or if that's too bright try looking for Ford Maize Yellow which is slightly 'warmer' due to being a little more towards orange

[smeghead]

I thought the JCB was hinting towards an orangey tint.

[MrGrumpy]

JCB yellow is VERY close to Ford Canary Yellow, if you're old enough think about Mk1 Escort

I must admit that Ford do occasionally have a couple of brighter colours for their cars. There are a couple of sporty Focus' on my estate in a vivid orangey yellow, apparently named by Mr Ford as 'Tangerine Scream' !

[Bluebottle]

Eeeeh mk1 escort
I had a rally prepped orange one with a black bonnet. Lovely gear box but no sound proofing so deafening inside

Remember the yellow ones well, and the Maxis/Allegros in that very special “H-block beige”, my dads Mk 2 Cortina GT was also HBB but ford called it “Saluki Bronze”
I got a thick ear for nicking his touch up cans an respecting my bike
(Apologises for dragging further off topic)

[StephenC]

My first car was an Allegro 1750 Sport. In tank green - or at least it looked like the sort of green a tank should be.

[Capt. R Swipe]

As a child I recall my Uncle Gordon's bright blue Mk4 Zephyr.

My memories of that car are only two:-

- the beautiful blue colour to my child eyes and,
- a linear red line for a speedometer, shooting from left to right.

You older bunch might be able to tell me if that memory of the speedometer goes with the correct car!

[The Bern]

- a linear red line for a speedometer, shooting from left to right.

You older bunch might be able to tell me if that memory of the speedometer goes with the correct car!

Not from my memory, having had a mk111 (brilliant car not such a good engine) & a mk4 (great engine crap car). from my (admittedly buggered by alcohol/old age) the linear speedo was a British Leyland innovation from (I think ) the Rover SD1 era.

[The Bern]

Oh boillicks, soz it was the early P6 models, not the SD1, too many years & too many beers I knew I'd driven it but the same mate had both cars, you mean this don't you ...

[Capt. R Swipe]

Yes, that's it. I only recall it unlit in daylight.

So, not the Zephyr then.

[The Bern]

Nah, mk 3 had rctangular speedo with a needle, mk4 was twin circular dials (speed & rev's) don't recall any Ford's that used the linear tape