What colour should my Landy be?

[Paul K]

FWIW, this is the one that got me wondering about grey...

[fanaudical]

I like the green / white top and I also like the machinery gray.

All-white is hard to beat for simplicity.

[porsche4life]

Red... Can never go wrong with Red!

[look 171]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

It should be Land Rover color:

I agree.

the blue is acceptable too.

[Nostril Cheese]

Plaid. Or a family tartan

[Jose_JGC]

From the ones shown here, I vote for this:
The roof, fender guards and rims with same color as the body give it a clean look. This way you have a vehicle to take off-road but that would also blend in at formal events like weddings...

[petrolhead611]

Why not just spray the doors to match the rest of the vehicle. ? A complete colour change means a windows out internal and external spray job because these vehicles are definitely appreciating now and an exterior colour that doesnt match the interior panels will put discerning buyers off

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by petrolhead611

Why not just spray the doors to match the rest of the vehicle. ? A complete colour change means a windows out internal and external spray job because these vehicles are definitely appreciating now and an exterior colour that doesnt match the interior panels will put discerning buyers off

Good points, but here's why red works best. The rig will be getting a new chassis & bulkhead before we take it to the USVI. That means it'll be pretty much completely disassembled- so painting then will be much cheaper/easier. If I go red with a white roof, I'll ask them to leave the interior white- matching the roof & meaning it'll look 'right'. One problem with gunmetal grey is that the interior would be that colour- and thus much darker. Silver would work best of the other options for interior.

I considered having the doors painted to match in the short term, but getting a close match will be tough. I also have a new bonnet coming and already have a new rear door, so that would mean a lot of matching. I like the ivory, but I think red looks better.

[Bill Douglas]

Just drive it through mud and call it brown.

[john walker's workshop]

Just saw a LWB dark blue one. Looked great.

[Rednine11]

That dark silver looks great on it with black trim

[dave 911]

Originally Posted by look 171

I agree.

I vote for the light green also. Classic.

[Paul K]

Sorry, just not a fan of older colours on a newer style rig. Just doesn't look right...

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by Paul K

Sorry, just not a fan of older colours on a newer style rig. Just doesn't look right...

I think that's gorgeous. With cream colored wheels, it would be the "it" Rover for me.

[Don Ro]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I think that's gorgeous. With cream colored wheels, it would be the "it" Rover for me.

Yeah, I like that, too.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

Well, I hate to stir the pot, but my choice is:

I had that exact truck. This pic below is with the canvas on, the hard top was just like the above.

In person it is, I think, the most pleasing look regardless of geography.

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

It should be Land Rover color:

That was my first pick as well.

[A930Rocket]

I'll vote for red with a white top.

[DanielDudley]

Your gut is telling you grey. Pay no attention to the rest of us rabble.

[Tishabet]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

I had that exact truck. This pic below is with the canvas on, the hard top was just like the above.

In person it is, I think, the most pleasing look regardless of geography.

This gets my vote... great color for this era defender.