Mismatched panel colour thread.

54,972 · May 12, 2018

There seems to be less and less of this kind of thing these days. Are there any shitters still running a car with different coloured panels.

I loved the look of C.D.C's Rover:

But he painted it.

And I loved the look of FOADS old R18 when it had mis-matched wings, (cant find a pic)............... but he painted it.

Post some pics of the cars you've had or seen with unfashionably opposing panel hues.

14,970 · May 12, 2018

27,996 · May 12, 2018

Give it ten minutes before there's a picture of a Polo Harlequin.

I remember in about the mid 80s, I was "watching the cars" at my grans house (her house overlooked the A610 junction at Cinderhill and I'd spent hours just watching traffic). I was so mortally offended by a car with mismatched panels I declared it should be "against the law" and people forced to paint them.

Edit: Ha! I was too late!

17,066 · May 12, 2018

My replacement front wing is a slightly different shade of silver to the rest of the car - does that count or does it have to be a totally different colour?

54,972 · May 12, 2018

Give it ten minutes before there's a picture of a Polo Harlequin.

I remember in about the mid 80s, I was "watching the cars" at my grans house (her house overlooked the A610 junction at Cinderhill and I'd spent hours just watching traffic). I was so mortally offended by a car with mismatched panels I declared it should be "against the law" and people forced to paint them.

Edit: Ha! I was too late!

Harlequins don't count. They are contrived and pathetic. How could a child be so judgemental, cruel, oppressive AND wrong?!

54,972 · May 12, 2018

My replacement front wing is a slightly different shade of silver to the rest of the car - does that count or does it have to be a totally different colour?

You'll have to take it to the judges panel (lol) for assessment.

12,081 · May 12, 2018

Junkman should soon have a photo.

9,663 · May 12, 2018

Mine,red wings both sides.Also has grey foglight surrounds now

54,972 · May 12, 2018

Mine,red wings both sides.Also has grey foglight surrounds now

Doing it right. Well played.

May 12, 2018

Not mine, but mismatched panels alive and well in the East Midlands.

54,972 · May 12, 2018

Not mine, but mismatched panels alive and well in the East Midlands.WP_20171101_12_20_42_Pro.jpg

ooof. Triple tone action!

54,972 · May 12, 2018

HMC Jag.

Blue and red means youre great in bed. As the old saying goes.

8,935 · May 12, 2018

There is a Jag round here that shape in the same blue, but has silver front wings, never have a camera on me when I see it though

May 12, 2018

The driver's door hinge failed on my Xantia so I changed it for one from the spares car I have in a different shade of red but with added dents and gaffer tape holding the window. Just a temporary measure of course about 18 months ago.

3,250 · May 12, 2018

My replacement front wing is a slightly different shade of silver to the rest of the car - does that count or does it have to be a totally different colour?

Metamerisms are fully acceptable in my book. Oh yes.

12,927 · May 12, 2018

Was running around in this in the early '00s, never did get those black doors painted:

1986 Nissan 300C 4dr (Y30) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

And there's this one of course:

1993 Toyota Camry 2.2 Estate by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Still like this a year-on from getting it back on the road and in regular use. Certainly won't be this year that it gets sorted. Even when I did attempt to have an odd panel painted to match it doesn't seem to have worked-out.....