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kdm_usa 03-05-04 09:47 AM

was green an original color?
 
Was green a factory color? I've seen several dark green RX7's, but I don't see that color listed on the production numbers page.

BMike 03-05-04 09:49 AM

You sure its not Montego Blue? It has a very green apperance in certain light because its a heavy pearl color.

rotor_convert 03-05-04 09:52 AM

the montego blue sometimes looks dark green at certain angles.

Saner 03-05-04 09:54 AM

Do you have a pic to post?

FormerPorscheGuy 03-05-04 10:00 AM

Green is not an original color. Montego blue is.

treceb 03-05-04 11:01 AM

like this one...

Montego 03-05-04 11:48 AM

Montego Blue on a cloudy day:

http://www.alantripp.com/BigRightFront.jpg
http://image1ex.villagephotos.com/pu...sp?id_=1348939
in the sun at an angle;
http://www.alantripp.com/BigWaxedLeftFront.jpg
https://hometown.aol.com/ccarlisi/page/RX-7/fd3

directly in the sun:
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/attach...postid=1930067
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/attach...postid=2746310

rotary-tt 03-05-04 12:46 PM

I believe that there was an actual green in '95. Saw it in person myself at the dealer at the time. Rare like the white color...

turbojeff 03-05-04 01:24 PM


Originally posted by rotary-tt
I believe that there was an actual green in '95. Saw it in person myself at the dealer at the time. Rare like the white color...
No there isn't. MB or nothing in the US.

Scrapiron7 03-05-04 01:27 PM


Originally posted by turbojeff
No there isn't. MB or nothing in the US.
:withstupi :D J/K Jeff

There used to be a MB in my city and I could swear it was green depending on the way the light was hitting it.

maxcooper 03-05-04 01:43 PM

Considering how often the MB looks green, you could argue that they should have just called it Montego Green. Other people (friends, service writers, etc.) always refer to my car as being green rather than blue.

-Max

adam c 03-05-04 03:27 PM


Originally posted by FormerPorscheGuy
Green is not an original color. Montego blue is.
Montego blue is an original color. Montego blue is green :)

bajaman 03-05-04 04:48 PM

Yep, Montego Blue looks either blue or green or black depending on the sun's angle and intensity. The paint is almost a color shifting type, really. I can walk around my car on a sunny day, and just watch it go from blue to green, with hints of gold periodically.

It is a cool color, in my opinion.

kdm_usa 03-05-04 08:19 PM

I started this thread originally. Yes, I now realize that the color was not green but just Montego Blue. I didn't realize that Montego Blue looks greenish in certain light.

AgentSpeed 03-06-04 08:16 AM

They all look green to me... I think they just wanted a cool name for a green car so they called it montego blue.

shawnk 03-06-04 08:44 AM

My first Fd was Montego Blue and at first I liked it - It was kinda fun when people asked which car I was driving today the green or blue one :). But I really liked the blue variants of the color much better than the green ones and started to hate it when it looked green.

Shawn

Mutte 03-06-04 11:29 AM

I really like that colour when it looks darkgreen.

// Martin


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