British Standard Code for WT3 Old English White

Dave_R · Post by **Dave_R** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:05 pm

The reverse rims are looking a bit shabby on my 63 mini so I am looking to have them redone. Anyone know what the British Standard code is for WT3 Old English White (can't seem to find any UK reference numbers for this...).

Post by **Peter Laidler** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:37 pm

Before you leap........ There's a school of thought that the wheels are not OEwhite but a colour quite close to it. Something like a Land Rover colour.....? Hopefully a knowledgeable soul will come on board at spell it out

Rusty old S · Post by **Rusty old S** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 7:44 pm

Early Land Rover colour was limestone

Post by **AndyPen** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 7:59 pm

There are two versions of OEW, I can check but I think it changed around 66. The earlier shade is slightly lighter.

As said however, the original wheels I have look more creamy than OEW anyway. There is a thread on it somewhere on here but not found it in a quick search.

Post by **Andrew1967** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:02 pm

LRC007 Land Rover Limestone is considered more correct, definitely not OEW

Dave_R · Post by **Dave_R** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:24 pm

It is interesting as all referenced I can find relate to OEW.

Can't always tell until you see it in person but even this reference looks close (more of an 'off-white').

https://paintman.co.uk/shop/rover-group ... white-wt3/

whistler · Post by **whistler** » Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:57 am

The early OEW was more creamy and most commonly used on Morris 1000 and Oxford/Cambridge wheels.

surfblue63 · Post by **surfblue63** » Wed Oct 05, 2022 11:27 am

Wouldn't these wheels have been painted by Dunlop at their factory, hence the not quite OEW colour.

Post by **AndyPen** » Wed Oct 05, 2022 12:58 pm

Just to reiterate, I have some genuine early 64 OEW parts here and WT3 from Frost and the likes is a little darker, maybe greyer too.

Here's my original 64 door with the chrome trim lifted off, so it has been protected all these years and is quite pale - ignore the blue as that was overpainted when it was used on another car.

I have tried to find my comparison pics as it was a while ago, but even the darker version isn't the 'ice cream' of the original 64 wheels I have here. Looking under the hub cap area is where I am checking. FYI my 66's wheels are creamier again, so not consistent either. Go with the Landrover colour

door top OEW.jpg

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