Passed one of those Nissan Primeras from a few years back with the paint that changes colour according to the angle at which you view it. So far as I recall I have only ever seen this on Nissans and TVRs.
The colours always seemed to be a sludgy purple/green/brown combination which is possibly why the idea died out. Any one know if other colours were tried?
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Yes: there was a version that changed between shades of orange, turquoise and navy blue. BASF came up with the original formulation, afaik.
I also think VAG tried it on some Audi and VW models, but I'm not sure if they went into production.
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I've seen it on Rover 25s too, usually in a weird purple/turquoise combination.
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The nissan greeny one was the best effort. Must be a pig to colour match for a respray,
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I've seen it on Rover 25s too, usually in a weird purple/turquoise combination.
It was called Odyssey Blue. I had it on my Rover 45 a couple of years back,and it looked absolutely gorgeous in the sun, especially after a wash and polish.
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SWMBO had this on a Astra MK3 2.0 litre sport thing she had for a while, could be brown, could be blue, might be black. Wicked engine though !
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Alfa 147 is available in Nuvola White and Nuvola White, both of which have a 'flip' as it's called. They're a lot more subtle, and both colours are pretty rare, so you may not have seen/noticed either.
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There are a few MG 75s, or whatever that lash-up was called, painted in similar stuff. The colours vary endlessly...but they're all revolting. You'd have to be very determined to be different to want one - but that's probably true of those MGs in any case.
Quite easy to create the same effect yourself by spreading a thin layer of diesel fuel over a wide, shallow puddle.
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I saw a very nice light becoming dark green paint scheme on a Merc at the Stuttgart factory many years ago. When it featured on TVRs I recall that the paint was over £500 a litre and, as has been remarked, I bet it was a pig to match!
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ref the tvr paint - apparently at the time a lot of their mobile phones (with the clip-on covers) were sprayed this colour, until management picked up on it!
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My Vauxhall Omega Elite was like this, pealescent, the difference was the two shades complimented each other and were subtle, unlike the aforementioned garish combinations which I think look dreadful.
Lexus also use this paint in nice combinations.
They use coloured mica flakes instead of aluminium flakes in the paint.
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They use coloured mica flakes instead of aluminium flakes in the paint.
Californian customisers used to use paint with fish scales in it and about 50 coats of clear lacquer... Beautiful, but you would be a bit reluctant to risk the thing on the street...
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I also think VAG tried it on some Audi and VW models, but I'm not sure if they went into production.
Yes they did, it was called the polo harlequin!
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So far as I recall I have only ever seen this on Nissans and TVRs.
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Also the new MINI.
Cooper Thames Ditton have, today, a new MINI Cooper convertible for sale for just under £20K OTR.
It is being oggled by quite a few drivers on the Portsmouth Road exiting Kingston.
It has this paint job - a dark blue / dark plum finish that certainly catches attention.
I have no idea if it is a standard option.
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