1971 Beetle purple name?

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 Oct 2004, 11:13 pm

#249086

Hi

Does anyone remeber the name of the purple that came on 71 bugs. Minis had a similar colour. Might have been plum loco, cant remeber.

Steve

Freddie Fender Officially Full-On Dubber

328 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 20 Oct 2004, 6:26 am

#249139

The Mini colour was called "Peel Me a Grape", the orange was called "Home on the Orange", the Lime green was called "Hairy Lime Green".

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Oct 2004, 6:50 am

#249142

I have it at home its called royal glow or similar ??

I have it on a paint chip

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Oct 2004, 7:23 pm

#250108

yep just checked it is called Royal Glow...

dont know what that has to do with the colour purple ???

:puke:puke:puke:puke:puke:puke:puke:puke

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 21 Oct 2004, 8:19 pm

#250148

purple was the hardest colour to produce in the middle ages and therefore the most expensive. It was only really available to royalty, who could afford it and thus help display their wealth to others.

Keeping it real !

reverend Casual Dubber

44 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 21 Oct 2004, 8:30 pm

#250153

you learn something new every day 😎

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supercab Casual Dubber

40 posts · joined May 2004 · 22 Oct 2004, 1:55 pm

#250480

Steve

I owned a 1302 this colour for a while. Beware - a dashboard this colour takes a bit of getting used to first thing in the morning, every morning!

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Oct 2004, 2:58 pm

#250540

Hi

Im just thinking about colours for my new car, Im pretty set on Viper Green metalic, a Golf colour, but I'm just brousing for maybe something better.

Steve

reverend Casual Dubber

44 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 22 Oct 2004, 4:39 pm

#250586

are you restricting yourself to VW colours?

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Oct 2004, 5:11 pm

#250962

Hi

Im not stuck on VW colours, I have always like the Viper Green metalic when it was new on Mk 1 Golfs, just keeping my options open. My last car was yellow tinter, so I want something to stand out again. I like the phantom purple on the new Falcons, but when the car drives away they just look like they are black or dark blue. I want something thats a real knockout colour, Dave (54vw) beat me to orange and another guy has used the yellow (acid or citrus its called) on the new falcons on a really cool German Looker that Vintage have built

Steve

JeepDraw Learner Dubber

14 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 2 Dec 2004, 3:28 pm

#273778

I'm doing my '69 up in Ford Monza Red, really hot colour that is.

How about that electric-blue sorta colour on the XR's?
Or that mica blue on the new monaros?

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 4 Dec 2004, 11:49 am

#274579

Acid Rush-beautiful colour.Seriously thought about doing mine in it.Does any one have pics of it? going to stay with yellow.