Paint Colors for CKD MGA in Australia

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PAINT COLORS for CKD MGA in Australia - PT-142

CKD cars in Australia were all Roadsters, and were painted after local body assembly. They did use some factory standard colors, but there were also a large number of entirely different colors used for the Australian CKD roadsters. MGA Coupes and Twin Cams were originally imported Completely Built Up, so those cars would conform to the standard factory color combinations.
In general, the dash panel was always painted body color (except for a black car with red seats where the dash might be black or red). No Australian CKD cars had vinyl covered dash, so the 1600-MH-II roadsters had the dash painted body color same as the earlier roadsters. Wheels were always silver, and a hardtop (as rare as they were) would usually be black except when painted on special order. Apparently all of the convertible tops were black vinyl, regardless of the other colors, and the seats were always vinyl, not leather.

Body: Aintree Green (Chartreuse)

We have an original splash guard that has escaped a few resprays and cleans up fairly well. This original Aintree Green car and ID plate are provided by Chris Blake in Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania, Australia.

Body: Alamo Beige

The hardtop (rare in Australia) painted body color is special (normally black from the supplier).

Body: Araluen Blue
DULUX Code 09599

Body: Ash Green

Body: Bardiman Grey (Lark)

Duco (Lacquer) or Dulux (Enamel) code 2238:
Tinter/Setting: 1012(White)/236 - 1021(Permanent Green)/239 - 1019(Reduced Black)/257 - 0300(Reduced Ochre)/300 - 1012(White)/500

See following page PT-142BG for more information.

Body: Billeroy Blue (Lightning)

Duco (Lacquer) or Dulux (Enamel) code 2214:
Tinter/Setting: 1012/160 - 1016/252 - 1019/327 - 1014/337 - 1012/500

Original tail lamp plinth in Billeroy Blue
with new paint sample on top.

Body: Black

Duco (Lacquer) or Dulux (Enamel) code 2222:
Purchase Ready Mixed

Photos from Thomas Aczel in Australia:
"It was fitted by the PO with a walnut dash, which I’ve retained, cause it’s grown on me. The steering wheel has since been replaced with a Moto Lita reproduction of the originally offered optional woodrim steering wheel. This was a pale oak colour but an antique furniture restorer has restained it to match the walnut dashboard very well".

Body: Black: Momba Black

I don't know what makes this color different from "Black", but there's the original Car No. plate with the official factory color name stamp.
"I have a 1960 mga 1600 Mamba black with Red interior Vinyl I bought it with white striping. I don't know if this was changed. Have since fitted red carpet (looked like a cavernous hole in black carpet)". -- Bruce Lamont in Australia.

Body: British Racing Green
DULUX Code 00033

Body: BR Green (Racing Green) (New RG)

Body: BR Green - darker shade

Body: Camden Cream
DULUX Code 09724

Body: Carnation Red (Monza Red)

Body: Chariot Red; Dash: Chariot Red; Wheels: Silver; Hardtop: Black;
Seats: Black/Red; Panels & Trim Rolls: Black; Spare wheel cover: Grey; Top & Side Screens: Grey; Tonneau Cover: Grey; Carpeting: Black; Door Seals: Red; Dash (Twin Cam only): Beige
Temporary pictures, too many things wrong here. RF wheel is 1500 type (sorry), and it has Coupe seats and dash, missing door top rail. The paint is a 2k from a German manufacturer called Sandox, but it looks to dark to me (similar to Orient Red). The owner says it was originally a 1500 Coupe which he re-bodied as a 1600 roadster.

Body: Cherry Red
DULUX Code 09679

Body: Cheviot Fawn
DULUX Code 09677

Body: Crocus Yellow
DULUX Code 00322

Body: Cumulus Gray
DULUX Code 05777

Body: Dove Grey

Body: Emgee Red (MG Red)

Body: Empire Green
DULUX Code 06266

Body: English Grey
DULUX Code 07947

Body: Gampian Gray
DULUX Code 00213

Body: Glacier Blue

Body: Guan Green (Aust)

Tan trim with white piping on the seats.

The owner claims the bonnet was just repainted at time of the picture, so should be close to original color. But it sure looks blue to me. Thanks to Paul Newbold in Melbourne, Australia for the picture. His brother bought it when it was only about 5 years old, and it had never been painted, so what you see is original color, kind of aqua color.

Body: Inca Yellow
DULUX Code 00346

Body: Iris Blue;

Body: Island Green

Island Green is a standard 1500 Coupe color. In Australia there were also Island Green roadsters. This one looks a bit odd with the tan interior.

Body: Karrim (Royal) Blue
DULUX Code 00041

Body: Katoomba Grey
DULON, DUCO, DULUX, and LEYLAND Code 00434

Photo at left is a very good representation of the correct color. Photos below show the color as being too "blue".

On 5/31/2019, Thomas Aczel wrote:
"I took my Katoomba Grey dashboard to a panel shop today. They buffed up the paint above the radio aperture to scan it. It was quite remarkable how good the paint still was after 57 years, and years of exposure to the harsh Australian sun.

When the scanner reading was first loaded into the shop's computer, nothing at all came up. No BMC refernces anywhere. So I suggested we try "Leyland" and there it was! The guys in the shop told me it's the code in the left top corner of the page that is the important part; I've included that in the second photo". -- Regards Tom

Body: Mineral Blue

Body: Miran Green (Aust)
Just the inside of a door, but it is Miran Green.

Body: Monza Red (Carnation)
DULUX Code 00041

Body: Nurburg White
DULUX Code 02191

See following page PT-142NW for more information.

Body: Old English White

Body: Orchia
DULUX Code 00212

Body: Orient Red:
DULUX Code 00345

Body: Silverpine Green:
DULUX Code 08232

Body: Sky (Monaco) Blue
DULUX Code 09921

Body: Spruce Green
DULUX Code 07618

Body: Stradbroke Grey
DULUX Code 06292

Body: Tyrolite Green