What happened to all the colour?

[SEZ213]

I have a question for any who might be in the know...

I want to know what happened to all the colour that Fords lineup used to have? All the colours they offer now, seem to be muted.

Does anyone know where all this colour has gone? I think it gave Ford some originality, but it seems that it's now all gone :(

The falcon still has some bright colours, but I'm nowhere near tall enough to feel comfortable driving one.

[Mr Hardware]

You're quite right, I don't know why they dropped acid rush and breeze green etc
But i suppose it's like lots in ford's lineup at the moment
options aren't prevalent (where's the V8? where's the wagon? where's the LWB?)

[Oldbugger]

The person who help develop all the hero colours of BA/BA2 went accross to Holden some 5 years ago. The colours have lost intensity since she left.

[EFFalcon]

welcome back to the E-Series days... Dark Green, Dark Blue, Dark Burgandy

[Zero_PSI]

They should run hok colours :-)

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

welcome back to the E-Series days... Dark Green, Dark Blue, Dark Burgandy

LOL...

Mind you IMO the FG lends itself to more mature colours better than bold "sticking out like dogs balls" colours. B series seemed to pull them off better as it was more masculine and boof with its profile and stance.

Ive never seen an e/a series look good with a wild aftermarket paintjob.

Mind you Im all for "dogs balls" with FPV.

[HULK EF]

BREEZE FTW.. acid rush.. True blue.. i like suduce atm though..

-Have seen a late model odyssey with a deep purple metallic paintjob.. looked black at night.. and awesome in day light..

[Bearman]

Could the colour choices get any more boring?? Honestly, how many more Silvers and Greys do we need??

I was talking to a salesman in the second hand lot of a major Ford dealer. I was eyeing off a seriously nice BA2 GT in Rapid. It really looked the goods. The salesman explained to me that a guy was showing up with another Rapid GT to trade in and pick up a new 335kw FG GT. He showed me the Vixen FG GT parked nearby he was to pick up.

He went on to say the customers biggest hassle was choosing the colour because he thought all the colours on offer were as boring as batshyte!! Vixen was the best choice.

Looking at the two together my eyes were drawn to the Rapid GT every time. What a great colour!!

Ford come up with such a good engine and such a ho hum range of colours.

Bring back Rapid, Octane, Breeze and other lairy bright colours from the vault!!

[Coyote mk3]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

welcome back to the E-Series days... Dark Green, Dark Blue, Dark Burgandy

Best colour ever though.
To be honest I get a lot of people who really love the colour of mine, so darker colours can't be too bad.

But I do agree that the BA had some very out there colours and it seemed people loved them.
It does look like they have toned the FG down a bit.

[Ford_The_Win]

Originally Posted by Coyote mk3

Best colour ever though.
To be honest I get a lot of people who really love the colour of mine, so darker colours can't be too bad.

Heritage green is a curse!!!!

The only E-series colour I really love is that gawdy "everglade", because it's like the B-series "breeze".

But in all seriousness, car colours go in and out of fashion like everything else. Earthy colours were all the go back in the '90s, that goes for car paint, house colours, clothes etc. The '70s revival of the B-series era is over, I'm afraid.

[Coyote mk3]

Originally Posted by Ford_The_Win

Heritage green is a curse!!!!

LOL
It is a pain in the ***, but I, along with a fair number of others love it.

[SSD-85]

I think the AU deserves a mention here;

- Liquid Silver
- Amaretto Gold
- Oxford Green
- Barossa Wine

But in the same token, The AU had awesome colours too;

- Galaxy Blue
- Venom Red
- Hot Chilli Red
- Narooma Blue
- Blueprint
- Silhouette
- Meteorite (which is THE most well done factory grey IMO. So yes, better than Ego)

[Mr Hardware]

Yeah you're right scotty, amaretto is quite possibly the worst falcon colour we've seen in a couple of decades

And galaxy blue is one of the forgotten awesome colours. Personally I love Regency Red, but Seduce is pretty good too.

[Brazen]

Hero colous are also rolling advertisements for the car, you certainly notice the bright ones in traffic. Saw a new VEII bright yellow HSV GTS the other day, FANTASTIC in real life!!!

[Streets]

Bring back Yellow Blaze.

[SSD-85]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

Yeah you're right scotty, amaretto is quite possibly the worst falcon colour we've seen in a couple of decades

And galaxy blue is one of the forgotten awesome colours. Personally I love Regency Red, but Seduce is pretty good too.

Yes it is awful, and come to think of it now, AUs in Amaretto seem to be the cheapest for sale...

Regency & Galaxy are brilliant on a Tickford kitted Fairmont.

[Ford_The_Win]

Originally Posted by Scotty85

Yes it is awful, and come to think of it now, AUs in Amaretto seem to be the cheapest for sale...

I have seen a few really late ELs in Amaretto and it really isn't that bad on them..but definitely a bit of an uggo in AU form.

[Iggypoppin']

You mean there where other colours aside from black??

[barra240t]

I used to be able to order some awesome colour/trim/options back in BA days, but all that is a distant memory now. The yard always looks so boring now, black/silver/grey/white, the only other real bright colours are red/orange/blue in our current model range. And yes, we used to sell them!

BA/BF hay day colours:

Acid Rush
Citric Acid
Phantom
Blood Orange
Envi

Bionic
Toxic
Neo
Breeze
Dash

Obsession/Fantasy (remember these! Chromaflair colours, can't believe they actually did it?)

[Werd.]

Originally Posted by barra240t

Obsession/Fantasy (remember these! Chromaflair colours, can't believe they actually did it?)

Awesome color, I see a BA xr6 much like this one quite often.

[kypez]

Originally Posted by Scotty85

I think the AU deserves a mention here;

- Liquid Silver
- Amaretto Gold
- Oxford Green
- Barossa Wine

But in the same token, The AU had awesome colours too;

- Galaxy Blue
- Venom Red
- Hot Chilli Red
- Narooma Blue
- Blueprint
- Silhouette
- Meteorite (which is THE most well done factory grey IMO. So yes, better than Ego)

Blueprint made it over to BA as well and is still my favorite colour in the B Series... It never gets old (if well maintained). People still think my car is new when I give it a wash!

Surely FPV can have some crazy palette.

[2011G6E]

When we were looking at a new car before buying the G6E. At the Holden dealer, my wife asked about a green color they had on the last model, but they said that colors go in cycles of something less than a year. He told us how if you were knowldegable, you could identify a cars age immediately by the color it had. He also told us that an upcoming color was that amazing yellow on new Commodores.

I had to admit, looking through the Ford catalogue, there was only one or two truly "brightish" colors, and yes, I'll agree that generally they are getting very muted and "safe" instead of standing out.

[gt-0194]

i thought shockwave was pretty sweet.

[MexicanBatman]

I see plenty of Taxi yellow G6E's at the airport and I tell you they look alright

A yellow G6E turbo would look nice!

[Antwon]

i dont know, im absolutely in love with mystic:



Theres also sunburst which is pretty in your face in real life:



And they also still have seduce and nitro

[2011G6E]

That new yellow from Holden is great...always liked a yellow car.
It's also a good thing because it isn't just restricted to "hero cars", it's available across the whole range, which is important.

Saw a bright light red coloured XR6 at Ford when we had the G6E in getting it's first service a while back...sweet colour...

[SEZ213]

Originally Posted by Bearman

Could the colour choices get any more boring?? Honestly, how many more Silvers and Greys do we need??

I was talking to a salesman in the second hand lot of a major Ford dealer. I was eyeing off a seriously nice BA2 GT in Rapid. It really looked the goods. The salesman explained to me that a guy was showing up with another Rapid GT to trade in and pick up a new 335kw FG GT. He showed me the Vixen FG GT parked nearby he was to pick up.

He went on to say the customers biggest hassle was choosing the colour because he thought all the colours on offer were as boring as batshyte!! Vixen was the best choice.

Looking at the two together my eyes were drawn to the Rapid GT every time. What a great colour!!

Ford come up with such a good engine and such a ho hum range of colours.

Bring back Rapid, Octane, Breeze and other lairy bright colours from the vault!!

+1 but not just in the Falcons, in all of their models.

[onfire]

I may be a little bias, but I love Acid Rush. Many don't. But it stands out like all hell in a sea of silver and white. It's an impact colour, you pull into a car park.. people notice it.

[buggo]

This isn't a dig at Ford, but a serious question. How much money does it cost to create a colour? Even if it was a very 'wild' colour, what is stopping Ford from making it and testing it, but then just having it 'made to order' only. Saving having it laying around getting stale in the barrels.

Like has been said, b-series had some top colours. The bright acid colours like Citric and Toxic and deep yellows and red's and vibrant oranges, and great shades of blue and greens, aswell as colours like Fantasy. Can't beat them.
Why can't they just spray on the old paint codes on new cars? They don't have to have them sitting in dealers. If I was spending almost $100k on a top of the line Ford, if I want orange or I want a fluro yellow I should get it.

[My poor XF]

Originally Posted by onfire

I may be a little bias, but I love Acid Rush. Many don't. But it stands out like all hell in a sea of silver and white. It's an impact colour, you pull into a car park.. people notice it.

Agreed, can see my car a mile off in a car park, especially when clean!

Can't beat the G6ET 50th anniversarys in white though.