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Ride-Fly Samba Member
Joined: May 25, 2015 Posts: 621 Location: PDX
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:41 am Post subject: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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I’ve got a Dove Blue Westy and it’s OK, but far from my favorite color. I’ve always liked the darker blues better and recently became aware of the Tungsten/Wolfram blue, that I think looks great. But if I could have any color van I wanted, I’d want something in the brown range. Maybe Merian or Assuan hue. My second fav would be the burgundy, then followed by the white. So what’s top 3? What’s your least fav? My least fav is probably the light gold color. (No offense to owners of the light gold color) |
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AZ Landshaper Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2009 Posts: 1698 Location: The Old Pueblo
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 4:42 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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Have assuan but really am a fan of white. Anything dark makes the van too hot. _________________ Support Small Business.
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elizer Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2016 Posts: 1450 Location: Northern Virginia
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 6:40 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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I never owned a blue vehicle and it never would cross my mind. I couldn't be picky when I was hunting for a westy and now I really love the color.
2nd - is Brown
3rd wolfram grey.
These are colors I probably wouldn't like on any other vehicle than the vanagon.
I don't really have a least favorite color. Every time I say "xxxx is such an ugly color" I see one on here and it grows on me. |
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markswagen Samba Member
Joined: January 28, 2018 Posts: 952 Location: san diego
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 6:48 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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I like the Wolfsburg westy's the 2 tone, I wish there had have been more 2 tone choices available back the, so there'd be more available now, there was a 2 tone with orange, and a blue one, when we have lucy repainted, she will go 2 tone. _________________ markswagen {mobile mechanic} san diego area all early VW's cared for.
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15129 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 7:13 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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Tornado red only offered for 1991 and maybe late 1990
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Zeitgeist 13 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 12103 Location: Port Manteau
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 7:53 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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Wolfram Grey
Orly Blue
Star Blue Metallic _________________ Casey--
'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
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mikemtnbike Samba Member
Joined: March 26, 2015 Posts: 2778 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 8:10 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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Escorial green for me, hand's down. So Euro looking
Really like the flash silver metallic and merian brown too. Fortunately, I also really like orly blue, which I have in the extra nice super sun faded chalky looking no clear coat version.
Will admit, I don't like white vans. Also don't like white vehicles in general, so that's just a me thing. _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL 2.1 AT Westfauxlia. "Frankie" Totaled https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=764510&highlight=carnage
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Ride-Fly Samba Member
Joined: May 25, 2015 Posts: 621 Location: PDX
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:34 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
Wolfram Grey
Orly Blue
Star Blue Metallic |
Yep, I really like the Wolfram grey (not blue like I previously called it...but it does look more like a blue hue than a grey one IMO). I can't tell the difference between Orly and Dove. Not familiar with Star Blue Metalic ...will have to look for it. |
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Ride-Fly Samba Member
Joined: May 25, 2015 Posts: 621 Location: PDX
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:38 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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danfromsyr wrote: |
Tornado red only offered for 1991 and maybe late 1990
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Ooooh wow, that IS a sweet color. Pretty rare I'm sure!!! I'm partial to reds as they are my second favorite spectrum. |
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syncrodoka Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2005 Posts: 11998 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:14 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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I have 3 different blue syncros from light to dark and I like them all.
A orly blue, escorial green or tornado red van would be nice.
White or brown are colors I tend to avoid. |
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Multiman mv Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2017 Posts: 987 Location: Martha's Vineyard, Ma
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:17 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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1 - Orly blue
2 - White
3 - Titian red
4 - Dove blue
Not a huge fan of the browns or orange but simply out of personal preference. Then again, I see an older orange westy on the street and I can help but admire it. Any color looks good on a vanagon. |
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silversync Samba Member
Joined: September 01, 2005 Posts: 185 Location: San Pasqual Valley, CA
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:26 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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I think I would like the Escorial Green the best.
But in the meantime, my Vanagon definitely needs a repaint. It is the stock silver color, but if possible I would repaint in "Polar Silver" which is a Porsche color, it has more blue hue in it. Here is a shot of my 968 in Polar Silver, and then the 2 of them would match in color.
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borninabus Samba R&D Dept.
Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 4532 Location: Arizona Highways
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:33 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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titan red metallic with brown interior is the best color combo ever offered.
87 maybe? _________________ 71 Ghia A/S - 88 Van A/T - 13 JSW TDI 6M/T |
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4332 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:34 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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I prefer to have cars that are the color of the dust and dirt around home. That way I don't end up getting to aggravated about a little road grime. Unfortunately, VW didn't spray gravel-dust colors on the then new Vanagons.. Maybe a Tan/Beige would be close. I'm sticking with Flash Silver. If I was to purchase a Vanagon which was a stock color and had my choice of all original colors it would be Orly Blue, or Alpine White. I won't change the basic color of a vehicle when I re-spray either, that is truly an endeavor for masochists.
Some day though, I want to strip one of my cars down to bare steel, and anodize it all copper, then etch the patina to a deep coppery brown. That kind of surface and color would last a lot of years. In a hundred years of so it would be a flat dull greenish color, and still intact. The copper would keep the steel from rusting. I often wonder why car manufacturers don't employ such techniques, until I remember that they want to sell you a new car every few years. _________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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?Waldo? Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2006 Posts: 9752 Location: Where?
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:57 am Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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Savannah Beige Metallic is probably my favorite, followed closely by Bronze Beige Metallic. It's hard to choose between those two. My least favorite stock colors are probably Tornado red and the Escorial green. |
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Paulbeard Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2015 Posts: 2604 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:02 pm Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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?Waldo? wrote: |
Savannah Beige Metallic is probably my favorite |
+1
I never noticed this color before I bought mine and I really like the way it looks on these. Pretty rare to see one, as opposed to Titian Red… _________________ Currently -> Frida: 87 Tizian Red (mostly) Vanagon GL Westfalia w/ 2.0L ABA conversion
Formerly -> Steward of a 73 Super Beetle (Beater) and 67 Beetle 1300 (Little Max) both names by POs
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Kirsche Wasserboxer Samba Member
Joined: November 03, 2016 Posts: 104 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:17 pm Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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mikemtnbike wrote: |
Escorial green for me, hand's down. So Euro looking
Really like the flash silver metallic and merian brown too. Fortunately, I also really like orly blue, which I have in the extra nice super sun faded chalky looking no clear coat version.
Will admit, I don't like white vans. Also don't like white vehicles in general, so that's just a me thing. |
Escorial green is my favorite too, and I would agree with you about white cars, but for some reason I feel it works well on a Vanagon, and not just because I own one. I admit to being a fan of Tornado red too, as it was the color of my 2012 TDI Sportwagen that I sold back to VW as part of the dieselgate fiasco. Here it is on the day I took it to the dealer for the buyback. I really miss that car. I also really like the Bordeaux Red color, but not the clear coat that is usually in bad shape on those colored vans.
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bokonon42 Samba Member
Joined: December 20, 2016 Posts: 106 Location: Bay Area, CA
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:35 pm Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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I too like just about any color I've seen one in. I must admit tho that any two-color doesn't appeal to me as much. Just stick with one color and I'm happy with it.
-terry _________________ Terry
88 Vanagon Wolfsburg Carat - https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=671319 |
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GBA 88West LA Samba Member
Joined: September 04, 2008 Posts: 1279 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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WOLFRAM GRAY
_________________ 88 Westy GL Vanaru 07 2.5 EJ25/AA Trans/oiling plates, 1.14 3rd-.77-4th..solar powered cabin |
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kamzcab86 Samba Moderator
Joined: July 26, 2008 Posts: 7892 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:21 pm Post subject: Re: What’s your favorite Van color? |
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Square era:
1. Orly Blue
2. Bordeaux Red
3. Wolfram Gray/Star Blue/Tornado Red (tie)
4. All others
Round era:
1. Two-tones (love 'em all)
2. Medium Blue
3. All others
I really don't dislike any of the factory Vanagon colors; the vans look good in them all... can't say the same with the Golfs, Jettas, etc.
Ride-Fly wrote: |
I can't tell the difference between Orly and Dove. Not familiar with Star Blue Metalic ...will have to look for it. |
Orly Blue appears violet at certain angles, but is a dark metallic blue:
Dove Blue is a light silvery blue:
Star Blue is 1989 only for the Wolfsburg Edition/Bluestar and is closer in hue to Dove than Orly is:
_________________ ~Kamz
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