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Offline Adampolog40

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genuine paint colours for a g40
« on: November 04, 2011, 01:28:08 pm »
what are the genuine paint colours?? i have the original sales booklet but only specifies uk colours. also is montana green one of them and if any one knows how many did they make of each one would be good to know tried to find out but with no joy be interesting to know i think!

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2011, 12:31:10 pm »
Its in the exterior FAQ.

Offline xandyx

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2011, 01:46:47 pm »
g40 colors

-Black A1 - L041
-Tornado Red G2 - LY3D
-Maritime blue K1 - LA5E
-Alpine white P1 - L90E
-Windsor blue J8 - LN5Y
-Montana green P3 - LB6Z
-Pearl grey Z3 - LA7U
-Brilliant black R8 - LA9V

cheers

Offline PeteG40

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2011, 04:00:47 pm »
capri green and royal blue metallic in addition!

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2011, 06:46:28 pm »
Its in the exterior FAQ.

these arent all g40 colours tho are they? i thought it was...
black
tornado red
alpine white
capri green
royal blue
pearl grey

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2011, 09:08:04 am »
they are both correct!

i'll dig out my early and late manuals sometime for a definitive list!

Offline Dan:)

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2011, 10:53:41 am »
The colours went on the special edition genesis models. I've got Alpine white on mine.

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2011, 11:10:03 am »
The colours went on the special edition genesis models. I've got Alpine white on mine.

???

the only colour for genesis g40s was purple!

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2011, 12:15:39 am »
in Portugal there a few metallic black g40 genesis.

maybe they were some limited edition or specific colors to some countries.

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2011, 01:28:19 pm »
might be being really dumb but what is a g40 genesis?!

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2011, 01:33:24 pm »
The colours went on the special edition genesis models. I've got Alpine white on mine.

i think this is the most likely thing that makes sence!.

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2011, 01:58:24 pm »
The colours went on the special edition genesis models. I've got Alpine white on mine.

I assume this is a conversion and not a genuine g40 then?  Proper Genesis G40s were in purple only and there is only 1 or maybe 2 in existence in right hand drive. 

Genesis model normal polos were just a trim level and fairly common and in various colours.

Offline DMWG40

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2011, 04:37:57 pm »
the reason behind them was to Promote the Phil Collins band Gensis on tour

they had special sound systems in them too.


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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2011, 04:40:21 pm »
only the g40 ones, non-g40 genesis models weren't anything special, practically the same as CL spec weren't they?

anyway, we are getting off topic here!

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Re: genuine paint colours for a g40
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2011, 07:47:47 pm »
according to my brochures the following you can get...

1991 -
black
tornado red
alpine white
capri green metallic
royal blue metallic
pearl grey metallic

1994 -
black
alpine white
tornado red
windsor blue metallic
montana green metallic
brilliant black metallic
pearl grey metallic



however i have seen an L reg maritime blue (which was a lower model colour) and have heard of an indian red metallic one, then theres the purple G40 Genesis colour.  Plus on the continent they had a greater colour range.

Pete