help - what colour should i make my escort?

[rsdaz]

i like ermine white

[stephens_xpack]

White or black.

[bomber1]

tbh i realy like the colour it is now

[stuartp]

tbh i realy like the colour it is now

 

i kind of do too - quite unusual for an escort

 

no idea what colour it might be though

[Lukey48screamer]

I can vouch for black being a complete c**t to keep looking tidy mate, and to be honest the car does need to be dead straight or you will see every imperfection

Must say the two tone idea looks very cool tho

[countrybumpkin]

dyno-rod orange

 

i think black or dark purple with silver rs decals would look the nuts

[mk1super]

i love mk1's in ermine white, looks gorgeous on them

 

mines ermine an i hate it

[Stu_B]

I saw this in Malta

 

 

Looked great in pink

[Copey]

i love mk1's in ermine white, looks gorgeous on them

 

mines ermine an i hate it

 

yeah but your weird

[stuartp]

I saw this in Malta

 

 

Looked great in pink

 

nice tidy car but fugly in pink

imho of course

[stuartp]

dyno-rod orange

 

i think black or dark purple with silver rs decals would look the nuts

 

black with silver stripes i have seen before but i do very much like the idea of a dark purple (aubergine maybe? my mate use to have a 16e in aubergine) with silver or even gold stripes

[stuartp]

as i also have one of these little fellas as my sensible car

 

 

(apologies for sullying the ford forum with a fiat)

 

i'm kinda tempted to spray it in the fiat (broom) yellow

good idea?

[surfingturnip]

either this...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-LITRES-SILVER-B ... 240%3A1318

 

or this...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ELECTRIC-BLUE-fli ... 240%3A1318

 

or to be truly different, this...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20g-Packet-PURPLE ... 240%3A1318

[stuartp]

i can't have orange cos my mate had a beautiful orange mk1 and i can't bite his style

 

i don't want a colour that won't stand out from modern cars so that probably rules out white, silver, grey, black

 

i don't want a stupidly bright colour like luminous green or pink

 

i'm veering towards really deep rich colours like aubergine/purple, very dark brown or a shiny dark red - either that or beige

- but at the same time i always loved a bright yellow mk1

 

argh

 

this really is one of the toughest decisions in my life

[mk1super]

Stuart mate, about the standing out from modern car part, have you ever parked a mk1 escort in a line of modern cars? It sticks out trust me

 

I'd paint it silver, as you dont see many that colur at all, or if your set on yellow what about that mettalic yellow lambos come in? It looks good.

 

Also have you looked at bike colours? The harley v rod comes in some amazing colours as do triumphs, and suzuki blue is always cool

[stuartp]

i know it already stands out but i guess i'm just thinking it deserves to be a different colour to most cars on the road - really don't want to be tacky and tasteless though

 

really driving me mental this - i'm thinking about it constantly and everyone i ask has a different suggestion so i can't even add up the votes

[sambo]

i know it already stands out but i guess i'm just thinking it deserves to be a different colour to most cars on the road - really don't want to be tacky and tasteless though

 

really driving me mental this - i'm thinking about it constantly and everyone i ask has a different suggestion so i can't even add up the votes

 

I have the same problem with engine choice mate!

 

I still think black. It'll show up any car it is parked next to. It looks mean and pretty and the same time.

[stuartp]

 

I still think black. It'll show up any car it is parked next to. It looks mean and pretty and the same time.

 

i went to see a lush 100e (which i got sniped on ebay for - bah!) a bit before i got my escort and i'm very tempted to do the escort in the same colours - i'm almost decided actually

 

black at the bottom and silver on top - basically same positioning as yours

(with the rs alloys nice and shiny silver with black detailing inside)

[60ftman]

Black.

Has to be black.

Escorts look awesome in black.

[sambo]

Black.

Has to be black.

Escorts look awesome in black.

 

listen to the man, he speaks the truth!

 

You wont be dissapointed! how many 2 tone, unarched mk1's have you seen?...... you might regret it mate.

[flyingbanana]

 

i'm kinda tempted to spray it in the fiat (broom) yellow

good idea?

 

i sprayed mine with fiat yellow.........not a bad yellow at all

[NeilT]

what about moon stone blue (that gray colour cozzys come in) or inpearial blue both pukka colours

 

 

or Black all cars look grat in black

[D4N]

black at the bottom and silver on top - basically same positioning as yours

(with the rs alloys nice and shiny silver with black detailing inside)

 

YES I like that idea Go Go, what you waiting for!

 

It will look hard in two tone black and silver

[Lukey48screamer]

black at the bottom and silver on top - basically same positioning as yours

(with the rs alloys nice and shiny silver with black detailing inside)

 

YES I like that idea Go Go, what you waiting for!

 

It will look hard in two tone black and silver

This idea does sound very original and in my opinion would rather suit an unarched escort especially with the square headlights, it would look hard as fook slammed on 13's.. proper GT street racer

[D4N]

Exactly. Now where is he!