Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Classic Morgans (pre-CX) color advice needed

Rolls Royce Garnet Red nuff said.

Here is the original link. I like also the fact that it is a non metallic colour.

http://www.talkmorgan.com/ubbthreads.php/galleries/174997/1

Red!
Mind you that Garnet Red is nice...saw a car that colour in Allon White about 4 years ago. Looked brown at first but the red came out when closer to it..
There was a RR Flame Gold car there too, also awesome but I stuck to Corsa Red that day.

I do like that colour Keith.
It looks like a lighter version of my old BMW R100RT...

I bought my first mog in Ferarri Le Mans blue from Perranwell Cornwall based on these pics.

Regarding rich maroon this seems to be the right color descritption as it was named also on this 1969 Plus 8. So you can see the same color in different light, but I'm not sure how much the different painting techniques will add to the impression, she weares probably not the water based 2K paints from nowadays.

http://www.rtcc.co.uk/used-morgan-proteus-carver/morgan-plus-8---moss-box-fia-papers

Black - definitively the best in my biased view!

Deep and reflective.

I think it depends on whether you want something traditional or a bit more modern in colour.

For trad. Royal ivory, the Maroon of Budsters Stanley, or Rolls Royce Garnet (very nice)

More modern, Spprts Red with black wires, works for me, or Ferrari Mettalic Blue with stainless wired

If you go for Mettalic and need to touch up then it can be tricky to do, mind you the new Sports colours are flat acrylics that are then lacquered so not so easy either.

Have fun

Cor blimey Ralf you started something now, for god sake don't ask about wire wheels versus alloys.....personally I agree with Sox - Claret Red with cream interior which is as my Plus 4, my previous 4/4 was Rolls Royce Red with Red interior, I love BurgundyMog's Garnet red above and my TT is Volcano Red...so Red it is, it's a Mog you want to be seen, both from admiring men and boys( alas it's never young ladies)and the idiot's who just don't take care - keep those headlights on!

As a designer and someone who as spent many a happy hour creating Morgans on the Morgan website car configurator - planning my dream Morgan if money was no object and then several colour ways of cars using the most basic specification I feel i can offer my thoughts

If the colour of the leather and hood have to be black then i think the best body colour options from the standard colours are:

Sport Green
black
Red

I have a red Morgan with a black hood and interior but only because I bought a used car and it ticked all the boxes in terms of price and specification and beggars cant be choosers.

Red wouldn't have been my first choice as I agree with you it is a wee bit flashy but having owned it and driven it and from everyone's comments - it is a really nice colour and looks bonny in red. just in the last two days i have passed 3 other Morgans in Red and i think they look really good and arresting to the eye. It does get you noticed more and draws a bit more attention as I can compare it to when I had a dark blue one as a hire car for 10 days

however I still don't think though I would order a red one if i was ordering new unless i could afford to go all out for stainless steel on the wires and grill, red piping on the interior and walnut dash

Sport Green - such a classic colour and looks great with the black leather and hood - i also think it looks great with the black wire wheels and the black front grill - have a look at pictures of the classic Bentley Blower for inspiration. I can't see that you will ever be disappointed or regret choosing this colour.

black - have a search for Ralph Lauren's favourite Morgan - a beautiful all black DHC

black is a bit more difficult to keep looking clean - that's the same with all dark colours but there is something quite appealing about everything in black punctuated by bright chrome and polished stainless details. If i was ordering an all black 4/4 i would go for black wires but then put the chrome 3 point spinners on. Undecided as to what look look better on the front grill - black for a more contemporary sporty look or stainless to give that classic Morgan 'face' either way my advice would be to not have the silver paint finish on anything as this introduces another finish that doesn't quite match the chrome or polished stainless parts.

hope that anything above helps but exciting for you to have a choice