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arcturus · Nov 20th, 2010, 11:52

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240 · Nov 20th, 2010, 15:40

that yellow really suits the car, id go for that instead of "boring beige"

guitarman · Nov 20th, 2010, 17:17

I reckon a two tone paint job would really suit a 164 as they have a bit of an American vibe about them, how about keeping beige roof and doing the rest a metallic green or blue.
What do you think of narrow white wall tyres, ive seen lots of 164s on them, personally I don't like em on European cars. I'm considering colour coding the wheels on my 164 which is easy and reversible. Jimmy

arcturus · Nov 20th, 2010, 17:56

The whitewalls are in the pipeline. I'm a bit restricted in colour change as the bureaucracy involved in colour change is horrendous.

john h · Nov 21st, 2010, 14:01

Colour is a very personal thing isn't it? Go with what you like.

I have never liked that yellow. My uncle bought a 144 new in 1971 - I hated the colour then (aged 6!) and I haven't changed my view!

If changing from "beige" (officially) is difficult, what about this?

Although I would call it gold, in the back of my mind, I think that this colour was actually called "beige" by Volvo is some markets/translations. So maybe you would not need to go through the official colour change process...?

John

arcturus · Nov 22nd, 2010, 09:16

Do you know what the paint code is? It does look nice.

arcturus · Nov 22nd, 2010, 14:16

I think it might be code 48-golden beige.

arcturus · Nov 22nd, 2010, 17:40

Problem here. Checked paint code on car. reads 97 however on checking codes 97 is yellow amazon & 1800, 68/69. As far as I can tell the car has NOT been repainted,door shuts,engine bay, boot and and interior beige. ???

940_Turbo · Nov 22nd, 2010, 18:50

That doesn't look right at all. The stamping is wrong. The factory plates have raised stamps. (Stamped from behind)

marcmarel · Nov 22nd, 2010, 19:46

97 is called Sahara gul in a Swedish MY 1969 brochure. I think the English name was Sahara yellow.
Nice old weathered color, I think. Very typical of early 140's, this color was not used again on later models. It was also available on the Amazon, with Beige interior as well.
You can find the brochure here: http://volvo1800pictures.com/bros/bros.htm

The ID plate is a bit different than most, but a lot of variations exist of almost any thing Volvo made or sold in those days.
Like chromed steel bumpers on the SA production.

Nov 20th, 2010, 17:56	#14
arcturus arcturus Last Online: Today 08:14 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sagres Portugal	The whitewalls are in the pipeline. I'm a bit restricted in colour change as the bureaucracy involved in colour change is horrendous. __________________ life's too short to drink bad wine

Nov 21st, 2010, 14:01	#15
john h VOC Member Last Online: Apr 22nd, 2024 13:49 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Huddersfield View Photos By: john h	Colour is a very personal thing isn't it? Go with what you like. I have never liked that yellow. My uncle bought a 144 new in 1971 - I hated the colour then (aged 6!) and I haven't changed my view! If changing from "beige" (officially) is difficult, what about this? Although I would call it gold, in the back of my mind, I think that this colour was actually called "beige" by Volvo is some markets/translations. So maybe you would not need to go through the official colour change process...? John __________________ XX

Nov 22nd, 2010, 09:16	#16
arcturus arcturus Last Online: Today 08:14 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sagres Portugal	Do you know what the paint code is? It does look nice. __________________ life's too short to drink bad wine

Nov 22nd, 2010, 14:16	#17
arcturus arcturus Last Online: Today 08:14 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sagres Portugal	I think it might be code 48-golden beige. __________________ life's too short to drink bad wine

Nov 22nd, 2010, 19:46	#20
marcmarel Member Last Online: Mar 3rd, 2011 10:40 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maasland	97 is called Sahara gul in a Swedish MY 1969 brochure. I think the English name was Sahara yellow. Nice old weathered color, I think. Very typical of early 140's, this color was not used again on later models. It was also available on the Amazon, with Beige interior as well. You can find the brochure here: http://volvo1800pictures.com/bros/bros.htm The ID plate is a bit different than most, but a lot of variations exist of almost any thing Volvo made or sold in those days. Like chromed steel bumpers on the SA production. Last edited by marcmarel; Nov 22nd, 2010 at 20:28.

Nov 20th, 2010, 15:40	#12
240 BOB MY BIG OLD BUS Last Online: Jan 15th, 2014 01:06 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NORTH EAST	that yellow really suits the car, id go for that instead of "boring beige"

Nov 20th, 2010, 17:17	#13
guitarman Senior Member Last Online: Apr 28th, 2022 14:29 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Stroud	I reckon a two tone paint job would really suit a 164 as they have a bit of an American vibe about them, how about keeping beige roof and doing the rest a metallic green or blue. What do you think of narrow white wall tyres, ive seen lots of 164s on them, personally I don't like em on European cars. I'm considering colour coding the wheels on my 164 which is easy and reversible. Jimmy

Nov 22nd, 2010, 18:50	#19
940_Turbo . Last Online: Jul 14th, 2013 14:28 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: MK	That doesn't look right at all. The stamping is wrong. The factory plates have raised stamps. (Stamped from behind)

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