Morris Minor Color Codes
The following information has been taken from ' Morris Minor - The Complete Story ' by Ray Newell. The book contains all sorts of previously unpublished information including the following color codes.
As Ray says in his book, although the actual color codes used are presented here, care must be taken to ensure you get the correct color for your restoration. A number of the early colors will be particularly difficult to get exactly correct as the base colors and tinters have been discontinued.
It is also important that you refer to both the paint code and the name when talking to a paint supplier as a number of color names used by British Leyland vehicles, including the Morris, were re-used on later Rover vehicles. Flame Red for instance was used on commercial vehicles between 1970 and 1973, and was later reintroduced by the Rover Group in a slightly different shade of red.
As Ray says in his book, although the actual color codes used are presented here, care must be taken to ensure you get the correct color for your restoration. A number of the early colors will be particularly difficult to get exactly correct as the base colors and tinters have been discontinued.
It is also important that you refer to both the paint code and the name when talking to a paint supplier as a number of color names used by British Leyland vehicles, including the Morris, were re-used on later Rover vehicles. Flame Red for instance was used on commercial vehicles between 1970 and 1973, and was later reintroduced by the Rover Group in a slightly different shade of red.
Series MM
Color
Platinum Grey
Romain Grey Black Maroon 'A' Mist Green Gascoyne Grey Thames Blue Clarendon Grey Empire Green Birch Grey Maroon |
Introduced
Sept 1948 (501)
Oct 1948 (510) Oct 1948 (528) Dec 1948 (949) Sept 1950 (63542) Sept 1950 (63617) Sept 1950 (63706) June 1952 (149038) July 1952 (151845) July 1952 (154129) Feb 1953 (177640) |
Discontinued
Sept 1950 (63326)
Sept 1950 (63489) Continued Jun 1950 (49717) Jun 1952 (151267) Jul 1952 (153743) May 1952 (147638) Continued Continued Continued Continued |
BMC CodeN/A
N/A BLK RD8 N/A N/A N/A GR6 GN22 GR3 RD8 |
ICI Code
0123
0095 N/A 2473 2383 2783 2382 2508 2509 2758 2473 |
Cars were finished in cellulose paints prior to RHD #2117 and LHD # 5855 on 2 door saloons and RHD # 3871 and LHD # 6255 on Tourers. Cars after this were finished in either synthetic or Synobel paint.
