Tercel Colors
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Tercel Colors
I was just playing around with the line art picture ctishman had put on the flyer, to see what sort of colors would look good on the Tercel, if I ever have to repaint it. I was trying to copy some of the colors you see on Subarus or Land Rovers. Recently I did see an older subaru painted in one of the colors the current subarus are painted in, and it looked pretty good!
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'85 SR5 4wd, A.K.A 'Peach", 221k miles!
Try black, slate grey-ish, maybe a forest green like Ford SUV's use...
I still like the red and blue. The green is so-so, but the yellow looks... odd... lol
I still like the red and blue. The green is so-so, but the yellow looks... odd... lol
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I've seen just one in dark blue, looks like it's the original color. I also like them in lime green, or purple. But then I also have a thing for mine in bright orange.
All I know is I couldn't stand the original gold colour. I drove for a year or so like that until I painted mine. I saw one with some crazy spider man design on it once.
I would like to see some other interesting colours or two tone combos.
Any colour looks ok until it is tainted by the curse of rust.
All I know is I couldn't stand the original gold colour. I drove for a year or so like that until I painted mine. I saw one with some crazy spider man design on it once.
I would like to see some other interesting colours or two tone combos.
Any colour looks ok until it is tainted by the curse of rust.
Driver: 87 Tercel SR5, white, 4ac, weber carb (aka the Tercedes)
Road Tripper:95 Mitsubishi Delica L400 2.8L Turbo Diesel
Motorbike: 94 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6
Project Car:Red 68 Plymouth Sport Fury III
Previous Tercel:Orange 84 Tercel 4wd (aka the pumpkin)
Road Tripper:95 Mitsubishi Delica L400 2.8L Turbo Diesel
Motorbike: 94 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6
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Previous Tercel:Orange 84 Tercel 4wd (aka the pumpkin)
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The blue tercel is in Calgary, it is quite rusty, unlike yours.
I was in Halifax last year and I saw a tercel in decent shape. It was painted mat black. Sorta stealth looking but sorta ugly too.
I did see a mat dark green tercel (army style) going the opposite direction on the hiway a while ago. We were both checking each other's tercels out as we passed. Most tercel drivers I pass don't seem to notice mine. Pedestrians at crosswalks give me second look though, mostly for the hood ornament.
I was in Halifax last year and I saw a tercel in decent shape. It was painted mat black. Sorta stealth looking but sorta ugly too.
I did see a mat dark green tercel (army style) going the opposite direction on the hiway a while ago. We were both checking each other's tercels out as we passed. Most tercel drivers I pass don't seem to notice mine. Pedestrians at crosswalks give me second look though, mostly for the hood ornament.
Driver: 87 Tercel SR5, white, 4ac, weber carb (aka the Tercedes)
Road Tripper:95 Mitsubishi Delica L400 2.8L Turbo Diesel
Motorbike: 94 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6
Project Car:Red 68 Plymouth Sport Fury III
Previous Tercel:Orange 84 Tercel 4wd (aka the pumpkin)
Road Tripper:95 Mitsubishi Delica L400 2.8L Turbo Diesel
Motorbike: 94 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6
Project Car:Red 68 Plymouth Sport Fury III
Previous Tercel:Orange 84 Tercel 4wd (aka the pumpkin)
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I think I'm gonna paint mine the D.C.'s 'Vanilla'. Since it's already white (mostly), I think it will lay really well. Either that or some slightly off white with a really dark charcoal bottom 1/2. Or something really stupid like a fat paint job using 70's colors and following the body lines along the doors to the roof-with a big, flowing, 3-color stripe. Like you see on the late 70's-early 80's celicas sometimes. Except bigger. Maybe tan, olive green and lime green for the stripe, with the same white re-sprayed as the base. It would be phat. Tell me it wouldn't....
I've seen one all camo-ed out. Wheels and all. Actually looked like it was a nice car. No big rusty spots, nice light tint on the windows, couple of fog lamps on the bumper. Anyway....
Seen a couple converted into trucks in junkyards, one was painted with floruescent street marker paint. I was gonna paint my 82 Tercel this color after me and a buddy found what was left of a case that must have fallen off a truck (it was a mess, about 1/3 were busted open). I think we chose to go skating instead.
Oh man, I'm ramblin'.
I've seen one all camo-ed out. Wheels and all. Actually looked like it was a nice car. No big rusty spots, nice light tint on the windows, couple of fog lamps on the bumper. Anyway....
Seen a couple converted into trucks in junkyards, one was painted with floruescent street marker paint. I was gonna paint my 82 Tercel this color after me and a buddy found what was left of a case that must have fallen off a truck (it was a mess, about 1/3 were busted open). I think we chose to go skating instead.
Oh man, I'm ramblin'.
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