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2003-12-01 10:45:46  |  tab writes:

I am really having a hard time with the paint on a 1967 Jag. the color is opalescent maroon and I can not get a good color match. can you help or advise me where to to. Dupont metalic is too course and PPG cant come up with a formula...

2003-12-21 10:41:42  |  Roger writes:

Please note that you could order any color on an E-Type at any time and Jaguar would be happy to accommodate you. The colors and years listed here are the cataloged factory colors and when they appeared.

However, if Jaguar did paint your car in a custom color, it will have been noted on the build sheet (the Heritage Certificate you can obtain from JDHT). If you're worried about whether the pink coral the car you're looking to buy is indeed "a factory custom color" as the vendor suggests, get the certificate for the car!

Please also note the cars shown here are self-selected and merely the latest five cars with photos listed in the database. No representation of how accurate the colors are is being made!

2004-01-09 16:50:41  |  R.N: writes:

Note.1. I have an OTS 1970,Date of manefacture 29 of April 1970, Date of disspatch
5 of June 1970. Chassis number 1R13522. Exterior paint colour Signal Red acc. to
Certificate number 20612 (Originally Colour) RN

2004-06-08 15:19:21  |  Stephen W. Pratt writes:

I was told the cpolor of my Jaguar was Regency Red, however it appears based on the examples in these charts, it appears to match the Opalescent Maroon, but Opalescent maroon was not available in 1971. How can I determine its true color?

2004-08-03 11:30:45  |  Anonymous writes:

one answer: heritge certificate

2006-01-22 11:57:38  |  Paul writes:

HI, I am restoring a MKII 3.8 1961 Jag , and my question is trying to find the colors they used on them at that time . I am interested in painting the car Opalescent Silver / Blue . Also how or were do you get the heritage cert. Thanks for the input.

2006-03-02 11:24:52  |  Andy writes:

You list only one shade of British Racing Green spanning 1961-1974. I believe they actually changed this color several times over the years.

2006-03-15 01:26:44  |  Roger writes:

Andy, you may be right, but I suspect (though don't know) that whatever actual changes there were in the color are lost in the mists of time, as in paint codes and correct shades. Sorta like if you lined up 100 "signal red" roadsters at a show today you'd probably find 100 slight variations on the theme of "bright red."

As far as I know, and I'm not an expert on this, there are no distinctions made in the factory records regarding the shade of the BRG. That said, it would be far from shocking to learn the 5000 gallons of green they bought in 1962 was a different shade than the 5000 gallons they bought in 1967, etc.

2006-04-12 13:19:33  |  Skip Jordan writes:

In 1972 a friend of mine had a new roadster which was painted what we would call today a "fly yellow," but I don't see this color listed here. Do you know when this color was produced? Thank you.

2006-04-12 17:10:14  |  WillB writes:

I have a 1972 Series 3 which is Silver and was confirmed to be originally silver when manufactured by the Jaguar Archive in NJ. You show silver as only available in 1973 & 1974. Could this be a special order color in 1972? Thanks.

2006-04-17 01:55:35  |  Richard writes:

I have a 1964 FHC, Opalescent Silver Grey (or Gunmetal, it's hard to tell for sure). Is the engine compartment supposed to be the same color. Mine is currently painted black.

2006-05-10 10:54:14  |  Skip Jordan writes:

Richard, almost all of the large amount of photo reference I have shows that the underside of the hood, the firewall and frame members are body color.

2006-06-03 00:21:21  |  Roger writes:

Skip, bright yellow was never a listed factory color. There was green sand, which was chatreuse-y, and pale primrose, a chalky yellow. It might have been a special order?

And Richard, black in the engine bay is common when the cars are restored by folks who don't have access to good reference materials. British cars as a general rule mostly come with every part of the car with paint painted the body color. American cars are usually the opposite, with black engine bays despite the body color. Lots of exceptions, obviously...

2006-06-22 00:05:50  |  John Bertenshaw writes:

I have a 67 2+2 in a colour I'm yet to see on another E type and I wonder if some of you would look at it and comment. It's car 1E50675.
I know about the JDHT certificate and I expect I'll get one at some stage but I'm doing a little research ahead of that. I have asked on jag lovers and have had some good feedback. Since then I've spent a lot of time looking at cars on this site ( thankyou very much for the fine site and database). Although the car has had touch ups and some respray work its clearly extremely close to the original colour( inside doors, under bonnet, spare wheel well etc)which I can only describe as a pale metallic green. A previous owner has mentioned warwick grey but I have only found one example of that to look at and I'm by no means sure that its the colour. My nearest guess so far is pastel metallic green or pale metallic green from the earlier cars.
Any input would be welcome. Thanks again for this fantastic resource.

2006-07-09 04:56:39  |  Johnnie Chernusky writes:

Can someone tell me where to find sometouch up paint for my Jag. I need about a teas**** full of Regency Red.

2006-07-27 06:37:06  |  Anonymous writes:

Johnnie, try www.paintscratch.com . They'll mix it if they don't already have it.

2006-07-27 06:46:07  |  Roger writes:

John, that's a beautiful color. It must either be a factory custom request or a repaint. It looks a LOT like "Healey Blue" as seen on Austin Healeys...the original Healey color is much greener than most of the resprays you see today, though obviously predominantly blue.

That said, I've never seen a Warwick Grey car in my life, so it might be. Someone must know!

2006-07-27 11:25:56  |  Bill Brady writes:

An excellent site thank you.

2006-08-25 08:40:34  |  Pete Crespin writes:

Indigo Blue and Dark Blue are not the same colour. They are close, but according to my paint supplier the formulas are different and he needed to know which one I had to be sure of getting a match. As it turned out, to match the already-painted tub he had to do a 'variation' on the Dark Blue recipe.

2006-08-26 00:18:56  |  Roger writes:

Pete, thanks for the info. I was trying to suggest that they were "similar" not the same...in other words, that Jaguar kept a dark blue in the catalog, but its name (and probably formula) changed at some point, however slightly. That said, I'll change my wording a bit to cause less confusion. I'm good at confusion.

2006-08-28 19:56:52  |  Dick writes:

Anyone have the paint code for a 74 silver OTS? Color verified by the Heritage Cert.
Glasurit or PPG.

2006-08-29 14:06:34  |  Ron Avery writes:

My Dad bought a new 1965 E-type coupe from Frank Millard sports cars in Encion CA.
It was Willow Green with light Tan interior. I do remenber Frank telling him it was a special order color. I wish I could find the car now. I do have photos of the car if any one would like to see them. And no I do not know the vin # on the car.
Ron Avery Winnetka CA.

2006-09-03 08:29:19  |  Myobb writes:

The Primrose Yellow shown on the site is rather to anemic in comparison to my own car. Should be a creamier yellow.

2006-09-05 18:32:17  |  Michael writes:

Is the Glasurit number under the pictures the paint code I can use??
I`m searching for the code for SILVER (not gun-metal) for a 1961 3,8 E-Type .
Thanks for help, Michael

2006-09-10 14:00:28  |  Fred writes:

I'm looking for a paint number for my 1973 xke roadster (silver)

2006-10-03 09:55:10  |  Peter writes:

Hey Folks - Greetings from Vermont! How can I tell the original color of a 1974 XKE? I have the VIN (UE1S25215) and the Body # (4 S 7491), but not sure if it's been repainted. Please email me directly if you have any information. Thanks so much!

2006-10-28 00:05:03  |  LARRY HARRIS writes:

For Peter 10/03/06, Remove the 2 thumb screws that holds the center instrument panel, tilt it forward from the top, shine a light against the back of the firewall. That should be the original color.

2006-12-02 17:02:21  |  Richard writes:

Re British Racing Green ,The Photos i have from 1969 and 1970 of 1E21656 ( AUGUST 67 F.H.C. ,) B.R.G. was a darker shade than the Green that is seen today on restored cars , which appear much lighter . I personally much prefer the Darker Shade !

2007-01-20 02:21:44  |  Bob Sack writes:

About to re-paint my 66 FHC; Car was Opal Silver Grey. Nice, but before painting I am exploring options. I have red interior so that is somewhat limiting. I was hoping to find an example of a Warwick Grey? But also, would it hurt the value of the car if I used a non-standard color for the year? Such as the Gunmetal, which is a 64? Or if I used the red interior in a Opal Silver blue? Etc.

2007-01-22 01:09:49  |  Paul writes:

Bob,

2007-01-22 01:11:23  |  Paul writes:

Let's try that again. . . Bob, I am in the exact same situation . . . I have recently commenced restoration of a '64 FHC (890321), the original color of which is also Opal Silver Grey. Nonetheless, though I am pleasently surprised to find the car is not originally its current Opal Maroon (by way of a previous owner), I am also torn about sticking to Opal Silver Grey. . . and the two primary candidates are your two: Opal Silver Blue and Opal Gunmetal. Though my interior is black (verified as original color) and have perhaps more flexibility in matching to an exterior color (everything goes with back, don't ya know), I am similarly interested in the affect going non-standard/original may have on value?

2007-01-25 11:27:31  |  Ron Avery writes:

Paul,
My dad also owned a 1964 FHC Opal Silver Grey with black iterior. My dad bought the car from Frank Millard sports cars in Encion CA. Could your car be his old car?
He replaced the car for a FHC 1965 4.2 in Willow green. Please e-mail if you have any info.

2007-02-22 07:32:23  |  mike writes:

Having just obtained a heritage certificate for my 1967 E type OTS, I can confirm that British racing green was most definately available in 1967. My car was built in April of that year Car no. 1e1798

2007-08-14 15:40:25  |  Neil Purves writes:

Roger
After some contact with PPG Europe I got the following formulation for Opalescent Dark Green. I have since applied it to the car and it looks good.
Main Layer: JAG.B0199
Price Code:
Revision Date: 14/01/1992
Code Description Cum.
740 BLACK 392,50
770 BC SILVER FINE 626,20
797 PHTALO GREEN 807,90
759 MATTING BASE 882,80
741 BRIGHT BLUE 910,80
753 BASECOAT WHITE 934,80
745 TRANSPARENT RED 953,80

Neil, Brussels

2007-09-21 10:45:56  |  Rich Saylor writes:

I've had 3 E-Type Roadsters in the past. The first was a Series 1 3.8, a 1963 as I recall, the original color was Old English White, with a black interior. The next 2 were both 4.2 roadsters, both '65's; one was a light yellow, the other, Signal Red; both had black interiors. I repanted the yellow car Signal Red. My latest (just acquired) is a '66 coupe, original color (I believe) old english white, red interior.

2007-11-17 11:15:08  |  Pekka T. writes:

Hello, in 1963 and 1966 there was no Old English White. The colour was called Cream, it is basically the same colour but the name "Old English White" came up in the early 1970's. In the 1940's, ´50's and ´60's Cream was not yet "old" I guess. Also 1965 there was no "Signal Red", it was called "Carmen Red" but basically looks the same = bright red. Also the light yellow was a very popular colour and is called "Pale Primrose".

And the dark green a lot of people think was British Racing Green was in fact a metallic called "Opalescent Dark Green" BRG was not offered at all in the mid-sixties, special order was available of course, and I believe the "Pastel Green" metallic is one such. It was available in the 1950's for the XK's.

Cheers!

2007-12-14 16:29:41  |  carter writes:

I am having my silver 1973 XKE roadster repainted. The inside of the bonnet and engine compartment appear to have been sprayed with some type of undercoater. However, the area around the identification plate is not coated and looks like it is bare metal. I have two questions. How do I get the underaotinmg off? And, more importantly, were the underside of the bonnet, the firewall and other areas in the engine compartment painted the same color as the body or were they originaly black or some other color?

2008-01-06 11:59:29  |  pauls writes:

Carter,
The inside of the bonnet and engine compartment were indeed painted body color, no exceptions. Regarding getting the undercoating off don't know. I've read about others using heat... like from a heat gun, not flame, scraping and lots of work. Good luck.

2008-01-16 07:26:42  |  claudia writes:

Hi, Bought a 1972 XKE 2+2. The car is currently red (I assumend Signal red) and as the paint job looks rather scuffy, thought it to be the original color. However, the Trace certificate states "Silver Grey" as color. Can anybody tell me which color that would be as I find only Silver on the above list and assume that "Silver Grey" is not quite the same, especially as mine was manufactured on the 287th of April 1972 and not in 1973 or 1974.
Secondly does anybody own a car that was originally delivered to Jamaica and then brought to Europe - as mine was?! Just out of curiousity.
Thanks.

2008-01-29 13:21:30  |  Dan writes:

Carter - just finished this job wi9th my Series III - was about a 6 month "full time" job stripping the car to bare metal inside & out. Undercoating should NOT be inside the engine compartment OTHER THAN inside the opening of the transmission tunnel and the front wheel wells (underside of bonnet). I used aircraft remover - that's the strongest available (at auto paint suppliers), though Ace Hardware has a "Super Stripper" that is 1/3 less and essentially as good. LOTTTTTSSS of hard work and verrrryyy messy removing the undercoating - turns into soft, wet tar.

Once you have the drive train out and suspension removed, everything else is sprayed body color - including the bolts fixing the front frame rails, the washers & screws underside the bonnett, etc. The factory just went crazy spraying everything.

NOTE: the factory was VERY lazy about priming and sealing bonnet sections - the front was assembled, screwed together, and THEN painted. If you disasemble the bonnet into pieces you will find all the metal-to-metal contact (i.e., between bonnet panels and under screws) to not even have primer - absolutely bare metal. I'm in San Diego (have owned this car since new) so there was only minimal rust, but in more rust-prone areas it would be, in my opinion, very foolish to NOT disassemble the bonnet and correct this. I am NOT suggesting you remove the air tunnels that are glued on, as getting them properly reattached is a nightmare (or so I've heard).

Another note - the sound proofing inside the cockpit (floors, top of tranny tunnel, behind seats) is an even bigger pain. On my car, the crap on the top of the tranny tunnell was baked, dry & brittle - but still very hard to remove.

I used a/c remover on all of this - plus a broad (1" or larger) wood chissel to scrape. After that, more remover and the normal scotchpad or wire brush.

Good luck - such a labor of love you had better REALLY feel the love to get thru this horrible job.

2008-04-21 20:18:02  |  pauls writes:

Claudia,
Sorry for the late response, your color was most likely "opalescent" silver gray, take a look at the pictures above. Its a dark silver and many would call it gunmetal on other cars but its not as dark as Jaguar gunmetal.

2008-04-27 11:50:13  |  Garry writes:

I have just purchased a 1967 e-type 4.2 fhc in the colour of black.

JDHT told me that this was the original factory colour for this car.

However I need to know the jaguar colour code?

Does anybody know this coding for Jaguar factory black?

In hope and thanks.

Garry

2008-05-20 22:38:34  |  Rod writes:

Hello, I am restoring a Nov. 1972 2+2, JDHT record the colour as Light Silver. It is recorded as a personal export delivery to South Africa, now in Australia. I have not seen light silver mentioned anywhere and wonder if you can help with any info/ code.
thanks,
Rod.

2008-08-05 15:37:13  |  Mark writes:

There's been a lot of confusion regarding British Racing Green, but it appears that there are several shades with this nomenclature. For the record, I painted 1E30036 in the BRG used on the 1990 model-year XJ-6 and XJS. The paint number escapes me at this time. To my eyes, it's one of the prettier shades of BRG and it has a bluish tint that becomes apparent under certain light. As a comparison, the BRG used on later MGBs has a lot of yellow in it.

2008-09-13 05:27:47  |  Pierre Antoine writes:

My FHC date of manufacture is November 25th, 1963 and the production record trace certificate shows as an exterior paint colour OPALESCENT GOLDEN SAND, The article on XKE COLORS above mention OPALESCENT GOLDEN SAND after 1965 ? Can you tell me more on the real dates ?

2008-09-24 19:48:49  |  pauls writes:

Pierre,
The factory would paint the car any color you chose, even from other manufacturers. The dates for the colors are from Jaguar records but as many of us have found their records were not always accurate. Your JDHT is correct and the factory dates are dubious. Golden Sand appears on saloon cars in the early 60s, so Jaguar was using the color. Easy enough to have one painted one Golden Sand. In fact there are several Golden Sand E-types in the data base pre '65. One is 888765 another is 889546.

2008-11-19 19:52:43  |  rob writes:

looking to buy a 1965 Golden Sand LHD 4.2 coupe. The interior is red but I can't find out what it is called and if that was a proper color combo with the Golden Sand. Any ideas as to where I can find interior colors?

2008-12-13 14:12:23  |  christopher storey writes:

Rob : red certainly was used a lot with Golden Sand . In fact, my recollections are that it was far and away the most popular interior colour for Gold

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