Clubby Colour Choice Opinions and Suggestions
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Right getting closer to getting some paint on my clubby.

It's a 71 so needs to be a retro colour scheme (and an original bmc colour).

I was thinking Antelope Beige, Black Roof with 10" Mini Special alloys with black centres and polished outer rims.

I reckon I can use a chrome finishing strip and get away without arches if I don't want them but am not sure if the car will look right without arches? Does anyone have any suggestions for period arched that won't look out of place?

Some pics below to help people see what I mean.

Antelope Beige Clubby


Mini Specials with black centres


Always open to other suggestions

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

I like the antelope with black bits, but mainly because it was my idea

russet brown

Russet Brown isn't early enough Rob didn't show up until 76.

However a Russet Brown Turbo Clubby sleeper is one of my dream cars.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

yukon grey looks fab

Too late again, Yukon Grey was a 90's colour.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

John.

If I hadn't have painted the van Chartreuse (lime green) with a Snowberry White roof it was going to be Elpasso Beige and a Snowberry White roof as per some of the Works 8 ports.

That would look good on the clubby.

I reckon W&P smooth arches and no rubber edging between the body (needs to be a good fit to do this) would be ok as well - if you need them that is.

Richard.

Minivanless, but reluctantly happy living with the decision. There'll be another one day.
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Have a look at wintersurfers car. It's not in the colours you want but has the mini special wheels and no arches.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Thats where I got the ideas for the specials and archless look from

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Here you go

In the 13's at last!.. Just

mmmmmmmmm, like that but with black wheel centres and roof (body in antelope)

That is a gorgeous car.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Your's would be good with black GT stripes John

It's not a GT

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

neither's mine

Edited by MarkGTT on 21st Apr, 2010.

Typical! I've just sold a set of Wood n Picketts!

I think I'm going to try it without arches and see how it looks. I can always drill holes for arches I've just had a load of wheel arch holes welded up where some knob has fitted about 4 different sets of arches!!!!

Edited by John on 21st Apr, 2010.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

John, i think the colour scheme will look tip top,

But how about splitting the specials and get some arches on there?

I like that Clubby, my first car was an inca yellow Clubman Estate with 10" GB minilites on it.

This is just right

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

^^ sandglow?

I'm suprised the Exactons fit with no arches - afterall the cars they were originally fitted to had the plastic arches. In fact isn't that where the plastic arches first started on production cars?

Possibly tyre choice plays a big part in what you can get away with.

Almost a Tea Pot pose...

^^^^ Hahahaha

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

yukon grey would be my choice. if i ever get round to doing my clubby it will be this colour.