Body Colours
Colour Name |
Introduced |
Discontinued |
Pinchin Johnson Reference |
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Bahama Yellow |
Oct 1968 |
Oct 70 |
6170 Y 3140 |
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Bitter Green |
Oct 73 |
6170 Y 2097 |
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British Racing Green |
Oct 62 |
Oct 70 |
6170 Y 2790 |
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Burnt Sand |
Before Oct 67 |
Oct 70 |
6170 X 4570 |
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Carnival Red |
Before Oct 67 |
July 73 |
6170 X 5350 |
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Cirrus White |
Oct 62 |
Oct 73 |
6170 X 0540 |
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Firecracker |
Oct 73 |
Jan 74 |
6170 X 5105 |
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French Blue |
Before Oct 67 |
Oct 70 |
6170 Z 1280 |
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Glacier Blue |
July 73 |
Oct 73 |
? Metallic |
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Indigo Blue |
Oct 72 |
July 73 |
? |
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Lagoon Blue |
Oct 70 |
6170 A 1130 |
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Lotus Yellow |
Before Oct 67 |
6170 X 3940 |
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Mid Green |
July 73 |
Oct 73 |
6170 A 2580 Metallic |
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Monaco White |
Oct 73 |
6170 Y 0900 |
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Olympic White |
Oct 73 |
? |
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Purple |
Oct 73 |
Metallic |
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Royal Blue |
Oct 68 |
6170 Z 1920 |
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Sable |
Oct 72 |
? |
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Sepia Brown |
Oct 73 |
March 74 |
6170 Y 4817 |
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Tawny Brown |
Oct 72 |
Jan 74 |
6170 A 4330 Metallic |
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Wedgewood Blue |
Before Oct 67 |
October 68 |
6170 Z 1290 |
Roof - Under bonnet colours |
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Gold Lacquer - S130 |
Jan 71 |
Dec 74 |
6170 A 3130 |
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Silver - Roof |
March 69 |
? |
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Matt Black - engine bay |
Before Oct 67 |
235 X 9050 RZ |
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Original body colours for the early cars seem to have been, British Racing Green, Burnt Sand, Carnival Red, Cirrus White, with both Bahama and Lotus Yellow.
Metallic paints and the two tone paint schemes were introduced as the range moved up market.
I suspect that a considerable number of cars have since been re-sprayed and that Lotus probably used whatever paint was available at times.
Robinshaw and Ross p.187 (recommended reading for all +2 owners)
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1967 colour range
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1969 colour range |
| 1970 colour range
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