Original colour scheme

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Dunrovin

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Hi,
My name is Kim and I have just made a mistake when I bought my P5B on a familiar auction site without going to see it for myself. I did speak with the seller who apart from being a racist I found that he was a very accomplished liar.
The result being I have a bit more of a project than I intended. Any helpful advice would be appreciated on key things to consider when approaching a project of this nature.
My primary reason for raising this thread though is to ask for help to find out the original colour scheme of my vehicle. I think the interior is original but I now have to re paint the vehicle. I am favouring returning to the original paint colours .I thought of taking the paint off until I found the first coat but the vehicle has been doctored quite extensively so I have lost my confidence in that method. My next approach has been to search the net for a site where the colour schemes are listed against the VIN.
I have had no success with that so far so I have decided to approach the Rover enthusiasts for help.
I am appealing for any assistance you may be able to give.

Many thanks, Kim.
 
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Try to find an obscure part of the car hidden away somewhere that still has remnants of the original paint. Some cars get stripped to a bare shell for a colour change, but the vast majority don't. If it's a saloon it will be a single colour, but most coupes are two tone, but you can normally work out the roof colour from the main body colour.
 
Thanks Harvey.
It is a Coupe. I think the roof may be authentic in Silver Birch but I would rather know from Records if possible.

Thanks, Kim.
 
One quick check for the roofs originality is has it still got the painted pinstripe down the side of the roof?
 
What colour would the pinstripe be? I am colour blind so I'm not sure if I'm not seeing it or it isn't there.

Cheers, Kim.
 
I think the VIN sites will just give you the colour as per the V5, or maybe indicate if the colour has been changed (probably only since the computerised vehicle registration came in). If you can't find original paint on the car, a Heritage certificate from Gaydon would probably have the original build details but they're not cheap these days.
 
Hi All,

I think that you have cracked it for me. I rather like the idea of having a Heritage certificate for the car so I am going to splash out.

Looking closer I am sure the roof is not original paint. I would still appreciate knowing the details about the pinstripe, position, length and colour + any other details that will help me understand the car better.

I hope to find it was a Zircon blue as that fits with its current colours.

I thank you all for your assistance.

Best wishes, Kim.
 
Dunrovin said:
What colour would the pinstripe be? I am colour blind so I'm not sure if I'm not seeing it or it isn't there.

Cheers, Kim.
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Pin stripe detail at the rear, at the front it just a narrow point about 3" from the front. On mine it's body colour ( Admiralty Blue).

P5b pinstripe detail.jpg
 
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