Bristol Red

[mikebro]

Originally Posted by Geoff Dowdle

Mike ,
I disagree with your assumption that Bristol Red is a solid colour.
The BCL "Bristol Red" colour card I have is clearly Metallic(Metaline) not solid.
It is a very fine metallic which is so different to current metallic colours that use mostly Medium and Course Metallic particles

by type 406 Bristol Red had reference M6021
407 Metallic Red M6021
408 Red (Metaline) M6021

Geoff

Geoff

Everything I've read, including your post above, seems to reference later cars. Are you saying that a 1953 403 would also have been M6021?

Mike

[Geoff Dowdle]

Mike ,
No, unfortunately I don't have a paint code number for the 403/404 "Bristol Red" , but I have a large Bristol 403/404 colour card that clearly shows Bristol Red is a fine Metallic colour .

The 406 "Bristol Red" is M6021.
One could assume it could be the same as the 403/404 Bristol Red , but not necessarily.

Some other 403/403 colours for example are
Surf Blue 222.2045
Bristol Green 222.2030

So there is a good chance 403/404 Bristol Red could be "222.2???"
probably a different Paint supplier to the later cars and therefore different numbers and possibly slightly different shades.

Most Red coloured Type 405 were painted either Arabian Red or Torch Red

The BOHT would surely have more information on file than I do .
Perhaps a call to them might solve the puzzle .

Geoff

[peterg]

Originally Posted by Geoff Dowdle

Mike ,
No, unfortunately I don't have a paint code number for the 403/404 "Bristol Red" , but I have a large Bristol 403/404 colour card that clearly shows Bristol Red is a fine Metallic colour .

The 406 "Bristol Red" is M6021.
One could assume it could be the same as the 403/404 Bristol Red , but not necessarily.

Some other 403/403 colours for example are
Surf Blue 222.2045
Bristol Green 222.2030

So there is a good chance 403/404 Bristol Red could be "222.2???"
probably a different Paint supplier to the later cars and therefore different numbers and possibly slightly different shades.

Most Red coloured Type 405 were painted either Arabian Red or Torch Red

The BOHT would surely have more information on file than I do .
Perhaps a call to them might solve the puzzle .

Geoff

As Geoff said it is not a solid colour.

I matched it as closely as I could for my 403 to

Cardinal Red ICI Autocolor 9510192 5776M 1975~ Rolls Royce/ Bentley.

It is slightly lighter but a commonly available colour and one that was also used on later Bristol cars.