How to discover original paint colors for a Series IIa

Is there a coding somewhere on the vehicle?

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 18:24:14 GMT, Dick Shenary <[email protected]> made
me spill my meths when he wrote:

>Is there a coding somewhere on the vehicle?

"series land rover paint codes" into Google came up with a few:

http://www.landrover.net/paint/ was first but Stephen Hull has a good
site:
http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk/

All the best
--

Wayne Davies, Harrogate 07989 556213

Just another point of view...
www.4x4prejudice.org

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 19:06:19 GMT, [email protected] wrote:

>On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 18:24:14 GMT, Dick Shenary <[email protected]> made
>me spill my meths when he wrote:
>
>>Is there a coding somewhere on the vehicle?
>
>"series land rover paint codes" into Google came up with a few:
>
>http://www.landrover.net/paint/ was first but Stephen Hull has a good
>site:
>http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk/
>
>All the best

I wasn't clear.
I want to know what this specific Land Rover's original color was.
I'm wondering if it was/is marked on the vehicle anywhere.
It's a Series IIa 1962.

Dick Shenary wrote:

> On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 19:06:19 GMT, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 18:24:14 GMT, Dick Shenary <[email protected]> made
>>me spill my meths when he wrote:
>>
>>>Is there a coding somewhere on the vehicle?
>>
>>"series land rover paint codes" into Google came up with a few:
>>
>>http://www.landrover.net/paint/ was first but Stephen Hull has a good
>>site:
>>http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk/
>>
>>All the best
>
> I wasn't clear.
> I want to know what this specific Land Rover's original color was.
> I'm wondering if it was/is marked on the vehicle anywhere.
> It's a Series IIa 1962.
Series 2a did not have paint codes marked on them anywhere. Probably would
have been on the delivery papers, but this won't help you. Not sure when
they started to mark them, but I think it may not have been not until 110
production started, but may have been as early as late S3 production. S2a
were only supplied in a very few colours, depending on market - I think
here (Australia) you got Bronze Green for 88s and Grey for 109s with all
hard tops limestone. Large buyers (such as armies) would have been able to
specify colour, and special purpose vehicles such as fire engines would
have had their own colours.
JD

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 06:36:06 +1100, JD <[email protected]> wrote:

>Series 2a did not have paint codes marked on them anywhere. Probably would
>have been on the delivery papers, but this won't help you. Not sure when
>they started to mark them, but I think it may not have been not until 110
>production started, but may have been as early as late S3 production. S2a
>were only supplied in a very few colours, depending on market - I think
>here (Australia) you got Bronze Green for 88s and Grey for 109s with all
>hard tops limestone. Large buyers (such as armies) would have been able to
>specify colour, and special purpose vehicles such as fire engines would
>have had their own colours.

Thank you very much.

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 06:36:06 +1100, JD <[email protected]> made me
spill my meths when he wrote:

>> I wasn't clear.
>> I want to know what this specific Land Rover's original color was.
>> I'm wondering if it was/is marked on the vehicle anywhere.
>> It's a Series IIa 1962.

I realised that after I posted, sorry

>Series 2a did not have paint codes marked on them anywhere. Probably would
>have been on the delivery papers, but this won't help you.

The slow version could be to ask for a certificate from Gaydon, that
should show the spec of the vehicle as it rolled off the production
line.

The Heritage Motor Centre
Banbury Road
Gaydon
Warwick,
CV35 0BJ
UK

Production Record Certificates 01926 645076
[email protected]
www.heritage.org.uk/

Don't know what the telephone code is from au.

Land Rover will tell you the production date and which dealer it was
sent to:

Eric Pagan,
Senior Engineer,
Traceability Systems
Land Rover Group Ltd,
Lode Lane
Solihull
B92 8NW

Fax +44 (0)121 742 0738

Anyone know if Calvin tells you the colour from the vin?

http://www.clifton.nl/index.html?calvin.html
--

Wayne Davies, Harrogate 07989 556213

Just another point of view...
www.4x4prejudice.org

"Dick Shenary" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Is there a coding somewhere on the vehicle?

Probably the best place to look is under the vents on the bulkhead - very
unlikely to have ever been repainted, and tend not to fade either.

Andy

Dick Shenary wrote:
> Is there a coding somewhere on the vehicle?
When I rang up Land Rover recently to enquire about manufacture date
they were able to tell me original colour over the phone, just needed
the chassis number.

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 20:01:27 GMT, [email protected] wrote:


>The slow version could be to ask for a certificate from Gaydon, that
>should show the spec of the vehicle as it rolled off the production
>line.
>
>The Heritage Motor Centre
>Banbury Road
>Gaydon
>Warwick,
>CV35 0BJ
>UK
>
>Production Record Certificates 01926 645076
>[email protected]
>www.heritage.org.uk/
>
>Don't know what the telephone code is from au.
>
>Land Rover will tell you the production date and which dealer it was
>sent to:
>
>Eric Pagan,
>Senior Engineer,
>Traceability Systems
>Land Rover Group Ltd,
>Lode Lane
>Solihull
>B92 8NW
>
>Fax +44 (0)121 742 0738
>
>Anyone know if Calvin tells you the colour from the vin?
>
>http://www.clifton.nl/index.html?calvin.html

Thanks for that great info!