over_30k
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Yup, I got it... It changes color with lighting conditions. Today it was gray in the morning as it rained and it was cloudy.
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What's the rarest paint color for a Contour?
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Yup, I got it... It changes color with lighting conditions. Today it was gray in the morning as it rained and it was cloudy.
Yup, I got it... It changes color with lighting conditions. Today it was gray in the morning as it rained and it was cloudy.
That's a nice car you've got there. I like those seven spoke wheels from back then. The subtle color works well on the SE.
over_30k
CEG'er
Thank you LauraSVT. Going to clay that thing this weekend and do some minor paint touch ups. It needs it. I did not have the time for a complete detail job after last winter. I like those wheels as well, only if there was 17" or 18" version Have SVT brakes and E1's waiting for tires. Once I get decent rubber they go on.
Have SVT brakes and E1's waiting for tires. Once I get decent rubber they go on.hotdimmes
Hard-core CEG'er
Thank you LauraSVT. Going to clay that thing this weekend and do some minor paint touch ups. It needs it. I did not have the time for a complete detail job after last winter. I like those wheels as well, only if there was 17" or 18" version
there is a 17" version!! let me get some pics! They are available in BAT Inc's catalog
Well, they are about as close as you get and probably the original inspiration:
hmm actually I think those second ones are "diamond cut" (there was a recent discussion about this) whereas the first ones are a softer edged one.
That sure looks like Champagne to me :shrug:
(My favorite pre98 color FWIW)
I don't know Pumice as an exterior color.
Lord Stanley
Hard-core CEG'er
Yea, I am seeing Champagne too...
boumacj
Hard-core CEG'er
The Bondurant cars were taxi cab chrome yellow. Since I miss that car I thought I would throw up a pic:
96RedSE5Sp
Hard-core CEG'er
There's a good chance they are the same color and have the same paint code. "Pumice" may just be the name they used for '95.
Lord Stanley
Hard-core CEG'er
Pumice is most definitely not a '95 color, I have the brochure for the '95 and it is not listed, and Champagne is right at the top of the list...
xpwua is listed in the greek/english text.
Its acutally HROMA roll the h and r together with your tongue
like row, row now put a h in front of it. H row M A H=X
p=R
w=o
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I never new, thats where they got chrome from though. Great find!!!!
RScottyL
New CEG'er
If you are referring to just the Countour SVT's, here is a breakdown of their color production per year:
96RedSE5Sp
Hard-core CEG'er
The Bondurant cars were taxi cab chrome yellow. Since I miss that car I thought I would throw up a pic:
Gorgeous. But I'm assuming you already know that yellow was never a stock Contour color.
over_30k
CEG'er
Well, code is DK "Pumice Metallic Clearcoat" or M6612 and matched at body shop last time as "Pumice effect metallic". Like i said earlier that thing changes with lighting, in the sun it is almost bright gold, when it is cloudy it looks gray. :shrug:
Lord Stanley
Hard-core CEG'er
What is your source of the paint code? I could not find much online, but this site says DK is Champagne for 1995 :shrug:
http://www.lovefords.org/tech/Vin/paint/ford/95_f.htm
EDIT: Doing more research apparently a lot of people call the color code DK Pumice even though it is not... Take this message board here... The table in the second post clearly labels DK as Champagne, but later down the page someone calls it Pumice... Apparently a lot of codes have multiple names...
http://www.markviii.org/htdocs/dc/d...19&page=4&topic_id=16609&prev_page=show_topic
I assume he's using Paintscratch, which interestingly notes DK as "Pumice."
It was not the official Contour name though. The name was Champagne Clearcoat Metallic as noted in the ad, commonly noted here as Champagne.
It was not the official Contour name though. The name was Champagne Clearcoat Metallic as noted in the ad, commonly noted here as Champagne.
over_30k
CEG'er
Called my buddy in the body shop. He told me that with ford Pumice and Champagne are almost identical and ford did use this code for both in some models and years. There is slight difference in paint make up. He said that Pumice is basically champagne with some extra stuff that makes it pumice hence called "pumice effect". For my car he said it is Pumice, as champagne did not match when he was mixing paint for it. I dunno, it does look like champagne to me as well.
96RedSE5Sp
Hard-core CEG'er
If you are referring to just the Countour SVT's, here is a breakdown of their color production per year:
That's what I'm looking for - only or ALL Contours - not just SVT's.
I want to know the breakdown for all the rare/unusual paint colors for all Contours. I'm sure there are some I've never seen.
Pumice is most definitely not a '95 color, I have the brochure for the '95 and it is not listed, and Champagne is right at the top of the list...
Green was big in the 1990s. Three shades of it for Contour alone in 1995, not to mention tropic that debuted later. I love green. My first SHO was deep jewel green metallic, which had a little bit of blue in it when viewed in direct sunlight. The car was amazing at dusk. That color got razzed a bit by the SHO community because it was the most common color. But it was also the best color, and when paired with the mocha leather interior as mine was, it was the best combination. The SHO folks who were mean about green can just take that. So there!
I originally set out looking for a black on midnight SVT, but found a tropic green with, of course, the prairie tan interior. The car was in mint condition, had low mileage, and the price was much better that the black one I'd looked at. It was a no brainer, and I'm glad, because the green on tan ownership experience is so much more rewarding.
I should have called this "Ode to green." Just kind of came out of nowhere.
96RedSE5Sp
Hard-core CEG'er
I'm a big fan of green also.
And I'm glad someone brought up the colors listed in the brochures. These are not always accurate. I have a brochure for 1998 and FU dark satin green metallic is not listed there at all.
Anyone out there, other than Luca's daughter have one of these? I've never seen another one.
And I'm glad someone brought up the colors listed in the brochures. These are not always accurate. I have a brochure for 1998 and FU dark satin green metallic is not listed there at all.
Anyone out there, other than Luca's daughter have one of these? I've never seen another one.
Lord Stanley
Hard-core CEG'er
Green was big in the 1990s. Four shades of it for Contour alone in 1995, not to mention tropic that debuted later. I love green. My first SHO was deep jewel green metallic, which had a little bit of blue in it when viewed either in direct sunlight. The car was amazing at dusk. That color got razzed a bit by the SHO community because it was the most common color. But it was also the best color, and when paired with the mocha leather interior as mine was, it was the best combination. The SHO folks who were mean about green can just take that. So there!
I originally set out looking for a black on midnight SVT, but found a tropic green with, of course, the prairie tan interior. The car was in mint condition, had low mileage, and the price was much better that the black one I'd looked at. It was a no brainer, and I'm glad, because the green on tan ownership experience is so much more rewarding.
I should have called this "Ode to green." Just kind of came out of nowhere.
:laugh:
Yea, green colors rock, but for me I only like the darker side greens... I know which color you are talking about with the SHO, and it is beautiful
Anyways, does anyone else have a Medium Willow Green Contour? I do not think I have ever seen any, most I have seen are a green color between MWG and Teal, must have been a later pre98 color?