What happened to all the colour?

[Oldbugger]

Originally Posted by barra240t

I used to be able to order some awesome colour/trim/options back in BA days, but all that is a distant memory now. The yard always looks so boring now, black/silver/grey/white, the only other real bright colours are red/orange/blue in our current model range. And yes, we used to sell them!

BA/BF hay day colours:

Acid Rush
Citric Acid
Phantom
Blood Orange
Envi

Bionic
Toxic
Neo
Breeze
Dash

Obsession/Fantasy (remember these! Chromaflair colours, can't believe they actually did it?)

Had the first Citric Acid BA XR6. It was built as a trial colour lease car and was one of the best cars I leased. It never ceased to draw a crowd and still looks good today. I can't remember all the rego but it started with RXR...

[03 GHIA]

Originally Posted by Werd.

Awesome color, I see a BA xr6 much like this one quite often.

Didn't even know they made this colour until I saw one in a parking lot a few weeks ago.
Must be a pretty rare colour but I love it! Should definetly make them again.

[TheInterceptor]

I love a good red, burgundy too....and a sharp yellow. They just look the good on most cars. A sharp purple is the goods aswell.

So sick to death of seeing white, grey, silver and black (unless is matt).

Speaking of which, yesterday i saw a matt black lowered FG debadged XT on black steelies with niteshaded rear lights.
That is the bee's knees!!! Not boring as bat shi shi..

[SEZ213]

Originally Posted by buggo_gt

This isn't a dig at Ford, but a serious question. How much money does it cost to create a colour? Even if it was a very 'wild' colour, what is stopping Ford from making it and testing it, but then just having it 'made to order' only. Saving having it laying around getting stale in the barrels.

Like has been said, b-series had some top colours. The bright acid colours like Citric and Toxic and deep yellows and red's and vibrant oranges, and great shades of blue and greens, aswell as colours like Fantasy. Can't beat them.
Why can't they just spray on the old paint codes on new cars? They don't have to have them sitting in dealers. If I was spending almost $100k on a top of the line Ford, if I want orange or I want a fluro yellow I should get it.

I would imagine it would be similar to aluminium colours - you can get a custom colour, but you need to purchase a minimum quantity, or be charged a premium, but that's mostly because they have set production runs for colours. I don't know why Ford don't do it, particularly if the customer is paying for it...but it may have something to do with this

[apfgxr6]

i'm bias, dash on my fg xr6 is sweet as. if you like a funky darker colour try velvet or mystic.

[In Focus]

You think Falcon is boring? Check out the Mondeo colour range.

http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Satel...apper&site=FOA

I get the impression they're aiming it at the older, more conservative buyer...

[SEZ213]

Originally Posted by In Focus

You think Falcon is boring? Check out the Mondeo colour range.

http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Satel...apper&site=FOA

I get the impression they're aiming it at the older, more conservative buyer...

That's what I'm getting at - Falcon is just one vehicle, which I'm nowhere near comfortable enough to drive (being just over 5'), the smaller Ford models had some good colours previously- now they seem to be just well, boring...

[JBomb3000]

I think viper is the pick of the current colours but definitely nothing like the choice on offer in the B series. Blood orange, rapid, bionic, toxic, phantom, all awesome colours.

[smally289]

Viper is a head turner IMO

[remps88]

Originally Posted by 91falc

Didn't even know they made this colour until I saw one in a parking lot a few weeks ago.
Must be a pretty rare colour but I love it! Should definetly make them again.

i do love being the proud owner of one of these fantastic coloured beasts.

my dream car is a bf mk 2 gtp resprayed into fantasy. iv owned my xr6 (first car) for 3 years now and NEVER have gotten sick of the looks and comments i get from it. as well as the unlimited options when it comes to photography!

[Neale]

I think they must be marketing the falcon to the older/family market whereas the smaller cars like the focus still have some colour & are marketed towards younger people.

One thing that sold me on my car was the colour Blue Flame, deffinatly wont loose this one in a carpark full of silver & grey cars.

Here is a pic.



Plus an example of some of the focus colours that I think are pretty cool.

Ultimate Green & Electric Orange

[SEZ213]

Those colours are cool - but there's people out there with a little bit of adventure when it comes to colours, who just aren't able to afford that kind of vehicle. I get it that the turbos stand out a little more as they're a premium car, but I'm hoping to see this kind of colour in the Fiesta to be honest.

[csv8]

I like Holdens..Poison Ivy..a mid green colour

[sanchoXB]

Originally Posted by Polyal

LOL...

Mind you IMO the FG lends itself to more mature colours better than bold "sticking out like dogs balls" colours. B series seemed to pull them off better as it was more masculine and boof with its profile and stance.

Ive never seen an e/a series look good with a wild aftermarket paintjob.

Mind you Im all for "dogs balls" with FPV.

Absolutely, the FG is a bit more european in its style, the bold colours just dont suit most of the models. I do think though that the FPV range could do with a bit more imagination with the colours, and join the stripes on the front guards and bonnet together!!

[rancidpunx]

I wanted my FG in Bionic and when they were released I was hoping Nitro was going to be near enough the same colour. Still a great colour as is Dash an you can never go past a Solid Red, Silhouette is nice to but only when its looked after.
In your face colours should be available as a choice even if the car has to be built. But I can see how Ford would want to keep away from having to build large numbers of one off orders as it would play with people driving away cars sitting on the lots. Its only going to get worse with this worldwide platform ****.

[barra240t]

I missed one very important B series colour, RAPID yellow! We sold many in QLD, I did hear it wasn't that popular in the city because of taxis? I may be wrong.

[TheSneakiness]

Rapid = Awesome.

Had a BA XR6 in Rapid.

[barra240t]

One more bit of interesting info on the B-series colours, Sharon Gauci was in charge of colours/trims back in the day, guess who hired her for the VE Commodore..

[Feathers]

Originally Posted by csv8

I like Holdens..Poison Ivy..a mid green colour

That is a great colour.
I'm trying to talk Dad into spraying his B61 Mack truck that colour when it's restored.

[Super Snake]

If your going to buy a new Ford, you better hurry up because PPG who make the paint have been on strike for the last 2 weeks.

[flappist]

Originally Posted by Super Snake

If your going to buy a new Ford, you better hurry up because PPG who make the paint have been on strike for the last 2 weeks.

Not a problem, they will just buy the paint somewhere else.......

I wonder how much responsibility the union will take if their strike causes ordinary people inconvenience or expense?

Or do they not care.........

[Fev]

Right now i'm staring at a Seduce G6, Vixen red XR6, Dash XR6 and i'm currently driving a Viper XR6 6spd. No shortage of colour around here! We've also got Nitro and Sensation on the yard, an Octane GT, Vixen F6 as well as a Harmony coloured Terry which is really nice.

It's just that most buyers prefer white/grey/silver and dark blues which is why they don't sell as much.

[Coyote mk3]

Originally Posted by Rapid_Axe

Rapid = Awesome.

Had a BA XR6 in Rapid.

mmm Love Rapid. Goes well with phantom stripes



I miss Dad's GT

[Neale]

Originally Posted by Sezzy

Those colours are cool - but there's people out there with a little bit of adventure when it comes to colours, who just aren't able to afford that kind of vehicle. I get it that the turbos stand out a little more as they're a premium car, but I'm hoping to see this kind of colour in the Fiesta to be honest.

Mine is a Zetec which was the non turbo sports model but that blue was also available on the base model focus.

I agree there should be some better colours available on the cars that arent top of the line models.

[shedcoupe]

Please go the bright colours.
Here's an experience - driving late in the day with grimy spectacles after work and entering a road from a side road, suddenly a dark charcoal/grey-ish sedan appears on my left. It was descending a hill, sun behind, in shadow of trees and almost impossible to see against the damp road. Niiice.
When there were lots of sodium vapour street lights, red cars were hard to spot too.

[doktoravalanche]

Hey, Barr240T no wonder the VE have got the good colours now.......

I looked at at HSV's just cause I looked the colours..........but couldn't do it in the end went with a Vixen F6, bur would have loved a green, yellow or oranage type colour.....

Had one of the last BAMkII's in Bionic before that...... Loved that bright blue........

[SEZ213]

Originally Posted by barra240t

One more bit of interesting info on the B-series colours, Sharon Gauci was in charge of colours/trims back in the day, guess who hired her for the VE Commodore..

Saw a nice manual sunburst xr6 in the Pac Ford yard this arvo when we were there - I think they need to bring back Sharon Gauci to do something with the Fiesta/Focus - there's no bright colours in the whole left hand side of your yard!!! :(

[Fev]

Originally Posted by doktoravalanche

Hey, Barr240T no wonder the VE have got the good colours now.......

I looked at at HSV's just cause I looked the colours..........but couldn't do it in the end went with a Vixen F6, bur would have loved a green, yellow or oranage type colour.....

Had one of the last BAMkII's in Bionic before that...... Loved that bright blue........

Why not go with a Dash coloured F6, or Nitro. They're bright as the sun

[aussie muscle]

I'm a visual person and bright colours stimulate the brain. it was a tough choice between orange and green. Mine is Octane, btw.

Originally Posted by remps88

nice car, but those rims look like chromed space saver rims. bleeech! i hope you like them (because it's your car).

[Coyote mk3]

He has changed them since to some rims that look great on the car.

Originally Posted by remps88