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Old 04-03-2006, 12:08 PM   #1
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Was Mercury Silver released on auiii in great numbers? I always thought it was a ba falcon colour. I had a look at a mercury silver one yesterday and i don't remember seeing an au falcon in this colour before.

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Old 04-03-2006, 12:17 PM   #2
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I doubt it would've been Mercury Silver as that was a BA colour. It would've been Meteorite, which was an AUII/III colour.

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Old 04-03-2006, 01:15 PM   #3
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It might have been Lightning Strike?
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Old 04-03-2006, 01:23 PM   #4
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AU code M7.. Mercury Silver. Last of the AU3's.

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Old 04-03-2006, 01:35 PM   #5
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It might have been Lightning Strike?
lightning strike is a late BA MKI- current colour. The lighter silver on AU's was called Liquid Silver. Mercury silver was used on some late AUIII's.
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Old 04-03-2006, 01:48 PM   #6
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thanks fella's, well there mustn't of been too many released with this colour as its the first one i've seen.
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I've only seen a couple, but they looked really nice!

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lightning strike is a late BA MKI- current colour. The lighter silver on AU's was called Liquid Silver. Mercury silver was used on some late AUIII's.
Yes, Liquid Silver - I knew it had L/S! LOL.
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My focus is Liquid silver. Or is it machine silver. Anyway, its silver :
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I drove a AU3 mercury silver XR8 220 manual sedan just before the BA was released, very nice looking car in that colour, went well too!
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Ah well there you go, I stand corrected!
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Old 05-03-2006, 12:33 AM   #12
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I doubt it would've been Mercury Silver as that was a BA colour. It would've been Meteorite, which was an AUII/III colour.

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had an ex who's father is a manager at ford in the paint section. some of the ba colour's where trieled on some Au's to get the fianal sign of before production started, most where development cars but some did make it to sale for the public.
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Old 05-03-2006, 10:08 PM   #14
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does anyone have any pics of a mercury silver AU?
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does anyone have any pics of a mercury silver AU?

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Old 06-03-2006, 08:33 AM   #16
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Thats the same colour as my Parents SR AU3 wagon.
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Old 06-03-2006, 12:35 PM   #17
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This gives you a better idea of the colour. Definitely Mercury Silver.

Looks much nicer now with the BA XR wheels.

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Old 06-03-2006, 12:59 PM   #18
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Yep, theres also a few ACID Rush (yellow) AU III's around.

Ive also seen an AUIII in phantom Purple!
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