Go Back   The 75 and ZT Owners Club Forums > The 75 and ZT Owners Club Forums > The 75 and ZT Owners Club General Forum
Register FAQ Image Gallery Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read
Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 5th August 2019, 20:47   #11
coolguy
Coolguy
 
Rover 75 CDT Tourer Auto, Rover 75 2.0 Connoisseur Auto, MG ZT 2.5 Auto and MG ZT Cdti Auto (Monogra

Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Finedon
Posts: 1,893
Thanks: 933
Thanked 638 Times in 430 Posts
Default

Daily driver (Tourer) is Damson (never popular, but offered from 1999 to 2005), Contemporary is Royal Blue, ZTs are Trophy Blue and Chatsworth Bronze.
coolguy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 5th August 2019, 20:49   #12
marinabrian
 
marinabrian's Avatar
 
MG ZT

Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Posts: 20,151
Thanks: 3,565
Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts
Default

The longest surviving colours will be the drab ones chosen by the most elderly original owners, White Gold, Wedgewood Blue, Snot Supertallic, etc etc etc.

This is generally as they will have lived a cossetted life, low mileage, garaged, etc.

As a point of principle, I would never again buy a car that wasn't a really nice example, in a really nice colour

These cars look ace in dark colours, which highlight the chrome brightwork beautifully, the same thing cannot be said of the dreary and drab silvers, greys and other light colours.

To this day I rue selling my Mk1 ZT in Anthracite in favour of the drab silver Primer of the MK2 ZT.

How a colour can make a difference to how you feel about a car is amazing, JFM, lovely, CEV, lovely, CDX lovely, HFF delightful, MBB boooring, LEF super drab, HEF yuk, GMN no no no no NO!!

The shortest time I've owned a car ever is four hours.........the car was white gold

Brian
marinabrian is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 5th August 2019, 21:16   #13
Ched
I really should get out more.......
 
Ched's Avatar
 
MG ZT V8, MGZT 135 derv ,MG TF 135

Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Romsey
Posts: 2,280
Thanks: 553
Thanked 573 Times in 385 Posts
Default

I have a 2006 reg zt diesel in ignition blue which will be my daily very shortly, my other is a Mk1 zt190 in Brians favourite colour , x power grey, with just 21600 on the clock whose recommissioning will begin very soon.
Ched is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 5th August 2019, 21:35   #14
marinabrian
 
marinabrian's Avatar
 
MG ZT

Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Posts: 20,151
Thanks: 3,565
Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ched View Post
I have a 2006 reg zt diesel in ignition blue which will be my daily very shortly, my other is a Mk1 zt190 in Brians favourite colour , x power grey, with just 21600 on the clock whose recommissioning will begin very soon.
First car delightful colour, second, not a colour, more of an undercoat
marinabrian is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 5th August 2019, 21:42   #15
FLYING BANANA
Moderator/Club Shop
 
FLYING BANANA's Avatar
 
MG ZT 1.8t+. No.3 of 4 in Sunspot Yellow & Ford Fiesta in Black.

Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Rattler Farm
Posts: 22,475
Thanks: 9,270
Thanked 15,645 Times in 6,806 Posts
Cool

4 ZT’s produced in Sunspot Yellow (IAC). 3 still survive. Fate of the 4th unknown. (Numbers 1 & 2 were exported to Southern Ireland. Numbers 3 & 4 stayed on the mainland).

1 ZTT produced in Sunspot Yellow (IAC). And is still alive and well in the UK.

1 Rover 75 produced in Sunspot Yellow (IAC). Fate unknown.
__________________


232750. Be patient Banana, we will soon be back together and enjoying the shows again.

onen hag oll
FLYING BANANA is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 5th August 2019, 21:49   #16
Teflon
This is my second home
 
Teflon's Avatar
 
Lagoon 2.0 V6 75 Conn SE Saloon

Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Chertsey
Posts: 5,198
Thanks: 2,825
Thanked 2,920 Times in 1,570 Posts
Default

6 Rover 75 Saloons in Lagoon (IAN). 1 exported to Libya, so possibly no longer around, the other 5 still hopefully on the road .

Cliff
__________________


No. 4 of 6
Teflon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 5th August 2019, 22:08   #17
Ched
I really should get out more.......
 
Ched's Avatar
 
MG ZT V8, MGZT 135 derv ,MG TF 135

Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Romsey
Posts: 2,280
Thanks: 553
Thanked 573 Times in 385 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by marinabrian View Post
First car delightful colour, second, not a colour, more of an undercoat
I'm afraid I have to agree with you Brian, however, a splash of orange does brighten them up
Ched is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 5th August 2019, 23:03   #18
MSS
This is my second home
 
Rover 75CDT, Jaguar XF-S 3.0V6, V'xhall Omega V6 Estate, Twintop 1.8VVT, Astra Estate and Corsa 1.2

Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7,078
Thanks: 283
Thanked 624 Times in 440 Posts
Default

Actually, the lighter colours highlight the sweeping lines of the classic shape more than the darker ones.


The car's coloure should also complement the driver's own shade.


Platinum Gold suits me brilliantly.


MSS is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 6th August 2019, 00:08   #19
Pueblo_Boy
Loves to post
 
Rover 75 Tourer

Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Sauchie
Posts: 370
Thanks: 66
Thanked 56 Times in 36 Posts
Default

I wasn't too keen on my Firefrost red to begin with, but it has grown on me. I would still fancy a lighter blue colour...though not enough to pay for a respray!
__________________
24,658th 75 Tourer made, out of 27,407
136th Tourer CDT Contemporary SE (135hp) out of 364
194th 75 Tourer in Firefrost Red out of 518 Firefrost Red 75 Tourers
Interior Trim Sports PPH Black, but now with real walnut wooden trim!
One of only 20 on the road!
Pueblo_Boy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 6th August 2019, 00:39   #20
Rogue
I really should get out more.......
 
Rogue's Avatar
 
75 CDT SE 160 Saloon

Join Date: May 2017
Location: Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich
Posts: 2,629
Thanks: 1,386
Thanked 1,096 Times in 774 Posts
Default

Becoming less common .... Zircon Silver
__________________

Glutton for punishment --- Previously ... 2.6 SD1 x 2, 3.5 SD1, 820S, 820Si x2, 216 Gsi, 220T saloon, 414, 45 1.4 x2 and now a Cowley 75 CDT
Rogue is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 18:06.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright © 2006-2023, The Rover 75 & MG ZT Owners Club Ltd