My dad's first car was a Morris Minor 1000, bought brand-new in 1963 and it was green. I have a feeling the colour was known as Cumberland green. Anyone care to confirm that?
MM
Was Cumberland green one of the available colours for Morris Minor 1000s?
Aug 18, 2004
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Not according to the MMOC website -
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For a 1963car the most likely candidate is Almond green (see
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Chris,
If it is of any use, my first car was a Morris 1000 Traveller DXD101B (ie
1964) and that was Almond Green so the year / colour ties up.Andrew Mawson
Yes, I have looked at the page here
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and compared CumberlandGreen against Almond Green. In any case, the URL references Chris gavedon't mention Cumberland at all for the Minor. Strange that in mymind's eye I remembered it as Cumberland Green, yet when I see thatMini painted in Almond Green, yes, that *was* the colour! MM
Cumberland Green GN35 was used on the Wolseley, Rily, Elf and Kestral between 1960-1968.
Almond Green GN37 was used on the Morris Minor, Oxford, Riley, Kestral and BMC commercials between 1961-1970.
But there are dozens of greens that were used during that period.
Regards,
Steve.
I know Almond Green was a colour on Morris Mini's in 1963... so I guess it could also have been used on Minors.
-- Howard Rose
1966 VW Beetle 1300 Deluxe 1962 Austin Mini Deluxe 1964 Austin Mini Super Deluxe
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(cars on website)
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