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[oldslot]

would any of you holdenaphiles happen to know what colour the Ron Hodgson sponsored car that won Bathurst in 1976 was
I know it was yellow but which particular shade of yellow was it e.g. holden ?? yellow.
thanks Viv.

[knoath]

I'm on to it Viv...
Is this the one?


Hope I can help....

Edited by knoath, 24 September 2008 - 06:58 PM.

[oldslot]

onya bloke

[xr8]

I think it was called " chrome yellow ". I could be wrong but thats my recollection

[oldslot]

xr8, on Sep 24 2008, 07:15 PM, said:

I think it was called " chrome yellow ". I could be wrong but thats my recollection

could be right as that was one of holdens colours at that time

[rick1776]

It was more of a canary yellow colour.

http://modelsworld0.tripod.com/imagelib/si...&title=1976 Holden Torana L34 Bob Morris/John Fitzpatrick

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...I7SUNA%26sa%3DN

[Rob]

My LH was the following which looks very close to that being Absinith Yellow, Chrome Yellow is also from that period.

MAKE COLOUR CODE FROM TO TYPE
GENERAL MOTORS HOLDEN ABSINTH YELLOW 15949/1D008 1974/1975 SOLID
GENERAL MOTORS HOLDEN ABSINTH YELLOW 1D008 1974/1975 SOLID
GENERAL MOTORS HOLDEN CHROME YELLOW 1D020/15893 1974--

Edited by Rob, 25 September 2008 - 06:52 AM.

[Davnic74]

Looking at some off the above pic's i think the colour is "JASMINE YELLOW" this colour was popular in the late 70's early 80's on the HZ kingswood,premier's and the VB commodore range..and very popular on the SS & SL/R 5000 Tory's.

Check out this site..
And click paint codes at the bottom left.

Torana site

Edited by Davnic74, 25 September 2008 - 09:51 AM.

[BMR]

Davnic74, on Sep 25 2008, 07:19 AM, said:

Looking at some off the above pic's i think the colour is "JASMINE YELLOW" this colour was popular in the late 70's early 80's on the HZ kingswood,premier's and the VB commodore range..and very popular on the SS & SL/R 5000 Tory's.

The Jasmine yellow was a few shades lighter - more like the Warwick yellow on the HK Monaros .
The Ron Hodgson Torana colour is most likely to be the Chrome yellow . This link will take you to a site with the colours that Holden offered on the Toranas 1975 SLR 5000 Chrome yellow looks to be the one
http://www.holdentor...ml?colour=15893

[oldslot]

BMR, on Sep 25 2008, 09:50 AM, said:

Davnic74, on Sep 25 2008, 07:19 AM, said:

Looking at some off the above pic's i think the colour is "JASMINE YELLOW" this colour was popular in the late 70's early 80's on the HZ kingswood,premier's and the VB commodore range..and very popular on the SS & SL/R 5000 Tory's.

The Jasmine yellow was a few shades lighter - more like the Warwick yellow on the HK Monaros .
The Ron Hodgson Torana colour is most likely to be the Chrome yellow . This link will take you to a site with the colours that Holden offered on the Toranas 1975 SLR 5000 Chrome yellow looks to be the one
http://www.holdentor...ml?colour=15893

thanks for your replies blokes I have a copy of vintage racecar with some excellent colour pics of the car as it is now in the bathurst museum looking at the paint chips on the torry site there doesn't seem to be a great difference in the absinthe and the chrome but going on the pics I have I think more to the absinthe.
thanks again for the help

Viv

[knoath]

Viv, I've just also been told, LH Chrome Yellow.

[rick1776]

Chrome Yellow?? Probably??

http://sportspics.co...sb/0242-012.htm

Not a big difference in shade between the two yellows.

I just pulled up my link above and BMRs link and its Chrome Yellow. Look at them side by side.

Edited by rick1776, 25 September 2008 - 12:31 PM.

[oldslot]

O.K. decision made its chrome yellow thanks again for all the help what a wonderful place this is.

cheers Viv.

[pitlane3]

Viv,
if you can wait for 2 weeks,
I plan to go to the museeum at Bathurst on the wendesday.
Could ask for the exact details, while I am up there.

Christian

[Stubbo]

Viv,

All of this sounds like your going to paint something. ??????

[oldslot]

Stubbo, on Sep 25 2008, 07:14 PM, said:

Viv,

All of this sounds like your going to paint something. ??????

don't get to excited Al its a 1/43 resin that I recently sold and has come back to me to build will post some pics if your interested.

[slo1quick]

Chrome Yellow is it ! Straight from the , Bob Morris #7 rebuild, project managers mouth.

[oldslot]

slo1quick, on Sep 26 2008, 12:01 PM, said:

Chrome Yellow is it ! Straight from the , Bob Morris #7 rebuild, project managers mouth.

thanks for that Slo I had pretty much decided on the chrome put the white on today will give that a couple of days before I mask for the yellow