Where can I find TVR colour listings ?

[Corin Denton]

I wonder if anybody can tell me where I can find T.V.R. colour listings ? I cannot read the hand writtan name in the front of my owners manual is looks like ----ton green , it is a 1995 car with oatmeal hide . Thanks Corin

[koen]

It's probably CURETON green.

[richb]

If it is Cureton green it should be a kind of non-metallic (i..e solid) dark green with an olive green hue? It was named after Dorothy Cureton who worked/works(?) at the factory - not sure why though! Rich...

[NoisyGriff]

I'm pretty sure my Griff is Cureton Green and it is metallic. Not sparkly metallic, but metallic all the same.
I've only ever seen one 'solid' green Griff. Looked good, though, if a bit odd.
Apparently if you call the factory and give them the chassis number of the car, they'll tell you the paint number, interior colours etc.

[richb]

Fair enough - thought it was solid, p.s. why did they name it after someone in the trim shop? R...

[Gaffer]

They didn't name it after someone in the trim shop. Dotty would kill you for that.

Dorothy and Peter have known each other for years. I think she worked for him before or the company she worked for had close connections with his old chemical company. When she joined TVR she was his main advisor - His Right Hand Man so to speak. So he named a colour after her.

[Graham B]

quote:
I'm pretty sure my Griff is Cureton Green and it is metallic. Not sparkly metallic, but metallic all the same.

Yep, my old pre-cat Griff was Cureton Green. Definitely metallic. Looked bloody gorgeous IMHO! J580 WMO if it's still out there?

Graham

Edited by Graham B on Wednesday 12th December 12:22

[richb]

quote: Dorothy and Peter have known each other for years.

Well that answers my question then...

[Corin Denton]

Thanks everybody sounds about right , not like a starmist metallic but definately metallic , a deep green with like an oak green twist in sunlight , lovely. Corin