Help needed,-can't find a proper solution....
Discussion
Guys and girls,
just tried to find a proper colour combo on my T...C
1. Black with buttermilk bison, black stitching and black carpets and 19" polished alloys
2. Pearl white with blue bison, white stitching and blue carpets with a blue stripe on the body shell like the GTS Viper, also 19" alloys
3. Silver with blue bison, silver stitching and grey carpets with a blue stripe on the body shell, 19" alloys
4. GTS blue with blue and grey bison, grey stitching and blue or grey carpets, silver stripe , 19" alloy (very similar to the GTS Viper)
5. ORANGE with black and grey bison, grey stitching, black carpets, black stripe, 19" anthrazite alloys
Idea is to get a little bit of 60ties design, like the early Griffiths.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK????
LOOK???
RESALE VALUE???
TO GIRLIE???
Christof*going crazy*
just tried to find a proper colour combo on my T...C
1. Black with buttermilk bison, black stitching and black carpets and 19" polished alloys
2. Pearl white with blue bison, white stitching and blue carpets with a blue stripe on the body shell like the GTS Viper, also 19" alloys
3. Silver with blue bison, silver stitching and grey carpets with a blue stripe on the body shell, 19" alloys
4. GTS blue with blue and grey bison, grey stitching and blue or grey carpets, silver stripe , 19" alloy (very similar to the GTS Viper)
5. ORANGE with black and grey bison, grey stitching, black carpets, black stripe, 19" anthrazite alloys
Idea is to get a little bit of 60ties design, like the early Griffiths.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK????
LOOK???
RESALE VALUE???
TO GIRLIE???
Christof*going crazy*
No.4 was the scheme for the show car at Birmingham I think. I thought that car was amazing...
...go for that, then, when you get bored of it (I've heard they're a bit slow
) give it to me.
I'm told that colour scheme goes with my eyes.
oh... and don't dick about with viper stripes unless they're removeable. Get some water tranfsers put on, then you can rip 'em off when they incure your aesthetic displeasure, which they will, I hope
Mouse
I just painted my alloys dark steel, they look much more purposeful on the CR-X. On the Tesco they would look down right menacing, which judging by the Cerbie is just your cup of tea. Anthracite... do it!
>> Edited by danger mouse on Wednesday 20th November 22:35
...go for that, then, when you get bored of it (I've heard they're a bit slow
) give it to me. I'm told that colour scheme goes with my eyes.
oh... and don't dick about with viper stripes unless they're removeable. Get some water tranfsers put on, then you can rip 'em off when they incure your aesthetic displeasure, which they will, I hope
Mouse
I just painted my alloys dark steel, they look much more purposeful on the CR-X. On the Tesco
they would look down right menacing, which judging by the Cerbie is just your cup of tea. Anthracite... do it! >> Edited by danger mouse on Wednesday 20th November 22:35
3. Silver with blue bison, silver stitching and grey carpets with a blue stripe on the body shell, 19" alloys
Silver would be very nice: light colours always improve the shapes of cars, IMO.
(but PLEASE forget about that stripe!!!
This is not another ugly american max power car!
) >> Edited by Thom on Thursday 21st November 07:22
Hi Christof,
Option 4. is very much like my Tamoara.
You can see some exterior and interior shots at www.tamora.150m.com/
Sorry, I too think the strips would spoil the car, IMHO of course.
Cheers,
Nick
Option 4. is very much like my Tamoara.
You can see some exterior and interior shots at www.tamora.150m.com/
Sorry, I too think the strips would spoil the car, IMHO of course.
Cheers,
Nick
it's a very classic looking dsesign, Christof, so wild colours may not be the best idea. I would suggest a lighter interior colour, because it's small inside, so maybe portland grey Ambla (looks a lot harder wearing than the Bison), with either a pale blue or pale grey Lamonta on the seat facings and head lining. Outside, again a paler colour will emphasise the lines, but not exagerate them. Crystal Topaz would, I think, look absolutely stunning.
Cheers, matey!
Cheers, matey!
Seriously I'd still say no.4. Like Nubbin says, its a very classic form, and should be treated with respect!
If you must go wild do the orange or red, some of the most stunning tvr press cars have been resplendant in these with black hide. These schemes show real sporting intent!
IMHO any black, inside or out (not to diss the Cerb) really are a nono. They make the interior crampt and opressive they hollow out the exterior forms and kill the glasshouse and light graphics....
....don't it.
The car is best in darkish blue, three northern monkey designers can't be wrong, this time at least, 'cos I concur!
Mouse
If you must go wild do the orange or red, some of the most stunning tvr press cars have been resplendant in these with black hide. These schemes show real sporting intent!
IMHO any black, inside or out (not to diss the Cerb) really are a nono. They make the interior crampt and opressive they hollow out the exterior forms and kill the glasshouse and light graphics....
....don't it.
The car is best in darkish blue, three northern monkey designers can't be wrong, this time at least, 'cos I concur!
Mouse
Christof,
I am in almost exactly the same position regards colours.
On the shortlist:
Spectraflair Silver (Motorshow colour)
Purple - The one the original Tuscan R was in
Cascade Copper - Looks amazing on the colour card
Reflex Charcoal - Someone had a Tuscan S in this at BTaP and it looks amazing
Crystal Topaz - Because it just looks so nice on JeremyC's Cerbera
As for interiors well the top four would be black bison, black lamonta rooflining, seat faces and door inserts with silver highlights and silver seat backs and the bottom one would be magnolia (or a derivative of) with blue inserts and blue lamonta roof and door cards.
Speccing a new TVR is just far too complex!
Matt.
I am in almost exactly the same position regards colours.
On the shortlist:
Spectraflair Silver (Motorshow colour)
Purple - The one the original Tuscan R was in
Cascade Copper - Looks amazing on the colour card
Reflex Charcoal - Someone had a Tuscan S in this at BTaP and it looks amazing
Crystal Topaz - Because it just looks so nice on JeremyC's Cerbera
As for interiors well the top four would be black bison, black lamonta rooflining, seat faces and door inserts with silver highlights and silver seat backs and the bottom one would be magnolia (or a derivative of) with blue inserts and blue lamonta roof and door cards.
Speccing a new TVR is just far too complex!
Matt.
I think the best colour would be silver exterior, then black leather inside with contrasting silver stitching.
However I agree that plain black is too opressive so have silver/light grey headlining and inserts to lighten it up a bit.
This is a bit more techno than retro but I feel it captures the essence of the car.
Sadly the interior I just described sounds a bit like the one in your cerb so I guess you may be bored of that
However I agree that plain black is too opressive so have silver/light grey headlining and inserts to lighten it up a bit.
This is a bit more techno than retro but I feel it captures the essence of the car.
Sadly the interior I just described sounds a bit like the one in your cerb so I guess you may be bored of that
Christof,
I notice you said "T***C", do I take it you mean the Tuscan R T440C?
If so I'd go for lacquered bare carbon fibre
That's going to look amazing and if/when you get bored with that then you can always get it sprayed. Thing is you can't do it the other way round (i.e remove paint from a CF surface) so go for this first.
Mike
I notice you said "T***C", do I take it you mean the Tuscan R T440C?
If so I'd go for lacquered bare carbon fibre
That's going to look amazing and if/when you get bored with that then you can always get it sprayed. Thing is you can't do it the other way round (i.e remove paint from a CF surface) so go for this first. Mike
I agree with Nubbin-a pale exterior colour like crystal topaz or the original Alfa Romeo colour of Aurola Nuvola (or dare I say grigio alloy).
Interior black with black lamonta and pale blue stitching - (maybe the back of the seat in silver or exterior colour)
Christof - have you persuaded Peter Wheeler to let you have a 390/400/440 bhp engine? Just right for Germany.
Interior black with black lamonta and pale blue stitching - (maybe the back of the seat in silver or exterior colour)
Christof - have you persuaded Peter Wheeler to let you have a 390/400/440 bhp engine? Just right for Germany.
plotloss said: Christof,
I am in almost exactly the same position regards colours.
On the shortlist:
Spectraflair Silver (Motorshow colour)
Purple - The one the original Tuscan R was in
Cascade Copper - Looks amazing on the colour card
Reflex Charcoal - Someone had a Tuscan S in this at BTaP and it looks amazing
Crystal Topaz - Because it just looks so nice on JeremyC's Cerbera
As for interiors well the top four would be black bison, black lamonta rooflining, seat faces and door inserts with silver highlights and silver seat backs and the bottom one would be magnolia (or a derivative of) with blue inserts and blue lamonta roof and door cards.
Speccing a new TVR is just far too complex!
Matt.
i suffered the same anguish. My T350C will be Formula Chameleon Green (other motorshow colour), with Portland & Nimbus Grey Ambla and Lamonta.
My second choice was Silver; TVR's Brilliant Silver is nice, decided against bison because of wear issues as opposed to Ambla. Other colours i considered included Red Bull blue, Grigio Titanio, Le Mans Sunset (Nissan 350Z gold), Crystal Topaz, and numerous blues.
If you are really stuck, you can go to the factory for a "spec choosing" factory trip, which I ended up doing last time! Whilst there may or may not be many painted & trimmed T350's, there will be plenty of Tuscans, Tamoras and Cerbera's to get an idea from.
mike
Like MikeE said, since you go for the TOP christof, then an Awesome combination with the carbon fibres on the interior is buttermilk colour (interior with the carbon fibre) and Crystal Topaz exterior 
Otherwise go for the 1st or 5th
ByronTVR
>> Edited by ByronTVR on Thursday 21st November 17:41
Otherwise go for the 1st
or 5th ByronTVR
>> Edited by ByronTVR on Thursday 21st November 17:41
Thanks guys.
I really appreciate your opinions.
First, it's not a T440R !!!
Seems that getting a pearl white T350 is not a good idea. I think it's very classic, but I'm very worried about the resale value.
Silver was my first choice, but I've heard that a lot of orders are in silver and I'm looking for something special. Still not sure.
Black is my favourite colour and most of my TVR's have been black, so I'm a little bit bored. That is the reason why I'm looking for a different interior to my current beastie. So my idea was black seats with buttermilk/magnolia inserts, buttermilk/magnolia carpets to lighten it a liitle bit up and magnolia door inserts and roof line. I#m currently thinking of getting a combination of black and CELEDON bison, to make it very unique.
Blue is also a good choice, but I can't find a proper trim combination. Blue bison looks nice, but I don't like the prussian blue/portland grey ambla combination.
Orange is very good, especially with a black/portland grey interior and also make the car looking very unique.
I will get a very special T350 with an aerodynamic package and some other bits.
So the idea behind my colour choice and of getting a VIPER stripe is to find a colour which matches the car and also matches the idea of a race car. It definately has to look EVIL.
At the end of the day, I'm still not sure....
Christof*what a bunch of happy people we are to discuss thinks like colour combinations especially in these very bad days*
I really appreciate your opinions.
First, it's not a T440R !!!
Seems that getting a pearl white T350 is not a good idea. I think it's very classic, but I'm very worried about the resale value.
Silver was my first choice, but I've heard that a lot of orders are in silver and I'm looking for something special. Still not sure.
Black is my favourite colour and most of my TVR's have been black, so I'm a little bit bored. That is the reason why I'm looking for a different interior to my current beastie. So my idea was black seats with buttermilk/magnolia inserts, buttermilk/magnolia carpets to lighten it a liitle bit up and magnolia door inserts and roof line. I#m currently thinking of getting a combination of black and CELEDON bison, to make it very unique.
Blue is also a good choice, but I can't find a proper trim combination. Blue bison looks nice, but I don't like the prussian blue/portland grey ambla combination.
Orange is very good, especially with a black/portland grey interior and also make the car looking very unique.
I will get a very special T350 with an aerodynamic package and some other bits.
So the idea behind my colour choice and of getting a VIPER stripe is to find a colour which matches the car and also matches the idea of a race car. It definately has to look EVIL.
At the end of the day, I'm still not sure....
Christof*what a bunch of happy people we are to discuss thinks like colour combinations especially in these very bad days*
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