Modern take on a classic shape!

gadget1960 · 12th March 2019, 16:30

On my way to work this morning, slowing down to turn into my work premises and .... there it was ... an 03 75 cdt parked up wearing Hairpin 18's, slightly lowered on coilovers and a ZT rear boomerang spoiler, nothing special about that you may say but .... here's the big one ... it was painted in 'satin black'

all of the chrome was brushed so looked like semi polished alloy!
After about ten minutes staring at it and taking it all in the owner turned up and said 'hi' I said 'hi' back and we got on to the subject of the paint and 75 ownership in general.
I thought at first he had painted it due to it needing doing but he said it was a conscious decision as he wanted something really different and different it was!
He had all the chrome parts brushed and sealed by a company in Dover and the paint was tackled by a body shop in Folkestone and if I'm being honest ... it really suited the car and the quality of the paint was absolutely top drawer, it had something really 'sinister' about it with it's jet black semi sheen, apparently it's the type of satin black that you don't have to treat in any way to keep it looking good, just wash 'n' dry with a natural leather.
He told me he had considered satin silver or a satin red but thought the red looked like it needed mopping and the silver looked like 'posh primer'.
Maybe not to many peoples taste but Tbh ... I really liked it and it certainly did look different, wish I had taken pics to post up.

slovcan · 12th March 2019, 16:50

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Originally Posted by gadget1960

On my way to work this morning, slowing down to turn into my work premises and .... there it was ... an 03 75 cdt parked up wearing Hairpin 18's, slightly lowered on coilovers and a ZT rear boomerang spoiler, nothing special about that you may say but .... here's the big one ... it was painted in 'satin black'

all of the chrome was brushed so looked like semi polished alloy!
After about ten minutes staring at it and taking it all in the owner turned up and said 'hi' I said 'hi' back and we got on to the subject of the paint and 75 ownership in general.
I thought at first he had painted it due to it needing doing but he said it was a conscious decision as he wanted something really different and different it was!
He had all the chrome parts brushed and sealed by a company in Dover and the paint was tackled by a body shop in Folkestone and if I'm being honest ... it really suited the car and the quality of the paint was absolutely top drawer, it had something really 'sinister' about it with it's jet black semi sheen, apparently it's the type of satin black that you don't have to treat in any way to keep it looking good, just wash 'n' dry with a natural leather.
He told me he had considered satin silver or a satin red but thought the red looked like it needed mopping and the silver looked like 'posh primer'.
Maybe not to many peoples taste but Tbh ... I really liked it and it certainly did look different, wish I had taken pics to post up.

Mmmmmm, SINISTER. I like sinister...

vacuman · 12th March 2019, 18:04

Sounds more 'Mad Malcolm' than 'Mad Max'. You can even get special wax for those matt finishes so popular on some very high-end motors seen cruising around the posher parts of London.

gadget1960 · 12th March 2019, 18:42

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Originally Posted by vacuman

Sounds more 'Mad Malcolm' than 'Mad Max'. You can even get special wax for those matt finishes so popular on some very high-end motors seen cruising around the posher parts of London.

If it had been painted in 'matt' paint it probably would have looked pants but the sheen on the satin looked pretty cool tbh.
I think the overall shape of the 75 wore it very well.

Mike Trident · 13th March 2019, 05:36

I considered having mine wrapped in satin black or gun metal grey not long after I got it. But after looking into wrapping, it was just not durable enough in my opinion.

Painting is much better, and it probably won't ever be collectable classic in my lifetime I may go ahead with it at some point.

Of course, these cars are classics to us already you understand

12th March 2019, 16:30	#1
gadget1960 Gets stuck in Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Maxton, Dover Posts: 519 Thanks: 183 Thanked 132 Times in 89 Posts	Modern take on a classic shape! On my way to work this morning, slowing down to turn into my work premises and .... there it was ... an 03 75 cdt parked up wearing Hairpin 18's, slightly lowered on coilovers and a ZT rear boomerang spoiler, nothing special about that you may say but .... here's the big one ... it was painted in 'satin black' all of the chrome was brushed so looked like semi polished alloy! After about ten minutes staring at it and taking it all in the owner turned up and said 'hi' I said 'hi' back and we got on to the subject of the paint and 75 ownership in general. I thought at first he had painted it due to it needing doing but he said it was a conscious decision as he wanted something really different and different it was! He had all the chrome parts brushed and sealed by a company in Dover and the paint was tackled by a body shop in Folkestone and if I'm being honest ... it really suited the car and the quality of the paint was absolutely top drawer, it had something really 'sinister' about it with it's jet black semi sheen, apparently it's the type of satin black that you don't have to treat in any way to keep it looking good, just wash 'n' dry with a natural leather. He told me he had considered satin silver or a satin red but thought the red looked like it needed mopping and the silver looked like 'posh primer'. Maybe not to many peoples taste but Tbh ... I really liked it and it certainly did look different, wish I had taken pics to post up.

12th March 2019, 18:04	#3
vacuman Gets stuck in MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: St Albans Posts: 855 Thanks: 69 Thanked 236 Times in 172 Posts	Sounds more 'Mad Malcolm' than 'Mad Max'. You can even get special wax for those matt finishes so popular on some very high-end motors seen cruising around the posher parts of London. __________________ • This vehicle was the 8,186th ZT-T to run off the production line, out of 8,249 • This vehicle was the 1,723rd ZT-T 190 + to be made out of 1,756 • This vehicle was the 149th ZT-T in Mica Blue (Ignition) (code: JGY) to be made out of 160 Mica Blue (Ignition) ZT-Ts

13th March 2019, 05:36	#5
Mike Trident Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDTi Saloon & Citroen C1 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Oakenshaw, Near Bradford Posts: 1,622 Thanks: 385 Thanked 552 Times in 328 Posts	I considered having mine wrapped in satin black or gun metal grey not long after I got it. But after looking into wrapping, it was just not durable enough in my opinion. Painting is much better, and it probably won't ever be collectable classic in my lifetime I may go ahead with it at some point. Of course, these cars are classics to us already you understand __________________ Rover 75 2.0 CDTi (131Ps) Conn SE Saloon. (Manual) 160 Remap, cruise control, electric window blind, temp gauge, Real walnut / ZT interior, FBH with GSM control. BORN Tuesday, 5th October 2004 @ 12:35:52 This vehicle was the 104,679th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 3,318th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 4,744 This vehicle was the 12,440th 75 in Starlight Silver (code: MBB) to be made out of 14,280 Starlight Silver 75s