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Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1285351
31/10/2011 14:10
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It is wasted on a black, which is a shame. But at least it is not ruined like on an LE!

Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1285440
31/10/2011 18:33
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Originally Posted By: proccy
Originally Posted By: stan
Originally Posted By: Serg1
There's only one colour.....Sprint blue. With Ink coming in second place.


Question: how many Ferraris and other Italian sports cars are daubed with insipid bluegh? Oh, that's right, none! The vast majority of *proper* Italian sports cars are red tongue


Most Lambo's don't seem to be red from what i've seen - maybe they're not real sports cars confused




I knew I'd seen this somewhere on here, and I was reminded it of it the other day in the "reading room" when I spotted a copy of Autocar with a cover story of the "Speed Red" Lambo Aventador....and then a red on Auto Express, Car, etc etc etc tongue


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Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1285463
31/10/2011 19:20
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Originally Posted By: Turbo_Verde


I love Scotts Green and the deep red wine colour. But they HAVE to be clean, or they can look dull. Also love moon grey, chrono grey and the LE black (proper deep black).

Really hate ink black (just looks like a washed out black to me) and also steel grey just looks dull.

Everything else I quite like laugh


shocked furious Ink black is the best colour! Scots green should be for steam trains not cars hehe


Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1285541
31/10/2011 22:56
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I agree I also like ink black too seen as I have one although its probably the worst colour as soon as it gets a speck of dirt on it needs to be immaculate and swirl mark free to look half descent which it hardly ever is on mine. laugh

Love coming out to it though lit up at night in the petrol station looks 8)

My other faves.

Vinci Grey
Speed Red
Wine Red
Broom Yellow
Sprint Blue
Electric Blue
Steel Grey
Scotts Green.

Dislike:
Moon Grey evil undecided some look lovely others look turd.
Porto evil a colour that looks sexually confused.

Porto

Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1285666
01/11/2011 15:23
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IMO

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Sprint Blue is perfect.
Yellow is the same.
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Speed Red should be best but I'd prefer a bloody red like Alfa Rosso 130 which would look more like this:
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Ink black - high maintenance but low key and nice when polished.
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Green - looks great on cars with wider wheels/ LE kits etc.

Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: jame5] #1285679
01/11/2011 17:05
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Originally Posted By: jame5
Originally Posted By: Turbo_Verde


I love Scotts Green and the deep red wine colour. But they HAVE to be clean, or they can look dull. Also love moon grey, chrono grey and the LE black (proper deep black).

Really hate ink black (just looks like a washed out black to me) and also steel grey just looks dull.

Everything else I quite like laugh


shocked furious Ink black is the best colour! Scots green should be for steam trains not cars hehe
Scotts green will always look better than any coop with gold calipers. tongue


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Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1288575
11/11/2011 20:52
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I have three favourites, no order though. Electric blue, Porto and Broom.

Have owned the Electric Blue previously and now have a Porto. Yellow will be next unless I get my project on the road before then. I would love to do one in purple flip love

Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1457578
10/11/2013 14:49
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Never seem a light red colour coupe and wondering, does it look pinkish in colour, maybe a little washed out? Doesn't sound like attractive colour ... but I could be very, very wrong!

Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: barnacle] #1457648
10/11/2013 21:22
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Originally Posted By: barnacle
You're all wrong; there is only one proper colour for a coupe:

16v metallic black. Suave, sophisticated, subtle...

All the others are pale imitations, or look-at-me attention getters.


I just noticed, are we the only metallic black owners on here? It's not a common colour. Which makes me think, what are the rarest colours?

Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: Scuderia] #1457670
10/11/2013 23:02
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Crono all day long, an amazing colour that photos simply do not do justice to - super rare cool


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Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: Scuderia] #1457671
10/11/2013 23:25
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Originally Posted By: Scuderia
Originally Posted By: barnacle
You're all wrong; there is only one proper colour for a coupe:

16v metallic black. Suave, sophisticated, subtle...

All the others are pale imitations, or look-at-me attention getters.


I just noticed, are we the only metallic black owners on here? It's not a common colour. Which makes me think, what are the rarest colours?



16v solid Black which has a metalic flake, very rare and awesome in the sun when detailed love

Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1457672
10/11/2013 23:26
10/11/2013 23:26
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Fiat advertised them originally in Broom Yellow and then in Sprint Blue.
Both are striking colours.
However in the Porto from 1996, the coupe was in an individual colour which has stood the test of time well. Take a look at the 1996 Autocar to see what I mean?
My Porto is far from the best example, but I think it was DLT's I saw at the Cheddar Gorge meet, which looked absolutely fantastic (aside from an expensive looking dent on the bonnet confused )
Best of all though,the variety of colours Fiat gave us, can keep us all happy!!!! laugh


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Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1457712
11/11/2013 13:40
11/11/2013 13:40
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1)Pearl white
2)Crono
3)Sprint blue


Solid colours look better on the coop in my opinion (except Pearl white!)

Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1457737
11/11/2013 17:17
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Has anyone in the UK got a Pearl white?

Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1457750
11/11/2013 18:28
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Yes, I saw one at Motormech on one occasion when I was there. Don't know who owned it though. Not a forum members ….. I don't think?

Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1457753
11/11/2013 18:33
11/11/2013 18:33
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In the coupe.
The rare cheery red coupe is one i would like to see in the flesh.



Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1457762
11/11/2013 19:43
11/11/2013 19:43
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I have had 2 coupes
1 Ink Black
2 Sprinty
Best colours


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Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1457924
13/11/2013 09:11
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Originally Posted By: patch234
Yes, I saw one at Motormech on one occasion when I was there. Don't know who owned it though. Not a forum members ….. I don't think?


Mine was in at Motormech a month or two back. It's not pearl white though, it's an Audi white. Either way I love it and don't understand why Fiat didn't do an 'official' white Coupe (in the UK)


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Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1457925
13/11/2013 09:11
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No, this was a few years ago, like 3 years ago!

Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1457926
13/11/2013 09:12
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Ah fair enough, not mine then! smile

*edit unless it was in Motormech with its previous owner...

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Re: Best and worse coupe colours? [Re: ] #1548022
29/08/2015 08:37
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Speed Red .... Then a Broom yellow look absolutely awesome 😃

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