Blue Monday

[WMU 211G]

Anyone know exactly when Teal Blue as introduced?

It's listed as available on Mk3 Ss in the Parnell book from July '70.

(Who's going to start a thread on BL yellows and baby poo browns...? )

[Peter Laidler]

Did BMC MIDNIGHT BLUE ever feature as a primary colour? My friend had a University Motors MGC GT that was midnight blue. VERY nice....., not quite black but very dark. His wife had a glacier mini with a midnight blue roof. I wonder where LPP85L is now

[Old English White]

One of my Landcrab Morris 1800s was that Midnight Blue. 1971 I think. Don't think it was used on any Minis though.

[mab01uk]

His wife had a glacier mini with a midnight blue roof. I wonder where LPP85L is now

LPP85L
Tax due: 1 March 1988
Looks like it has been scrapped or maybe it's awaiting becoming a future 'barn find'....

[Pete]

I might be getting mixed up but I could swear I once had a very early Mk3 in what I was told was Trafalgar Blue, but was probably Blue Royale, they’re quite similar! The Teal Blue thing is perplexing me a little because that photo of the GT is an April ‘70 and I can’t find any other Mini in Teal that early.

[olddave]

And Black Tulip on early 1275 GTs. Well sort of blue

[Costafortune]

The newly launched Marina, early 1971:

[morris cooper]

A few more here, Astral blue, Cosmic blue, Lipari Blue and Tahiti blue.

[CMC]

One of my Landcrab Morris 1800s was that Midnight Blue. 1971 I think. Don't think it was used on any Minis though.

When I was deliberating the colour for the new shell used for the rebuild (nearly 20 years ago already) of my first Mini, I opted for Rover Midnight Blue. Listed as a '90s-'00s colour, used on all Rover models (including Minis, but not very common). Very nice, almost black in some lights.

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[Midnight Blue]

Did BMC MIDNIGHT BLUE ever feature as a primary colour? My friend had a University Motors MGC GT that was midnight blue. VERY nice....., not quite black but very dark. His wife had a glacier mini with a midnight blue roof. I wonder where LPP85L is now

The Mini in my garage is a Midnight Blue 1964 Cooper S. It was a CKD kit assembled by Brittains in Dublin, the of assemblers Morris and Riley at the time in Ieland. Does this count under Pete's reference to factory?

Brittains, like many if not all of the CKD assemblers, used local paints and had often had standard colour schemes in terms of body and roof combinations. The car I have is monotone. It looks so close to black and in sunlight comes out a lovely blue.
Mark

[66Traveller]

Teal Blue on an early March 1970 registered Mk3 (with the strange bonnet hinges where the captive nuts are in the bonnet) 998cc.

[davidnutland]

I always liked Midnight blue with a red roof picture is circa 1983, the sunroof had not long been put in (probably the worst decision for this car has been changed back to tin now)

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[Pete]

Teal Blue on an early March 1970 registered Mk3 (with the strange bonnet hinges where the captive nuts are in the bonnet) 998cc.

I think the Limeflower trim was a slightly later thing, Parnell says from July 70 on the S so black would be correct or navy for an early 70?

[66Traveller]

All 1969 and 1970 built 1275GTs had a black interior. Coloured interiors came in in 1971 - presumably as a de-rationalisation measure designed to make the car less profitable through a proliferation of stock keeping units.....