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Note that Twin Cam cars were painted in the body colours of the 1500 or 1600 range depending on date of manufacture.
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Tyrolite Green BMC Paint Code GN7
Available on 1500 Roadsters until February 1958
Interior Trim: Grey or Black
Hood, sidescreens and tonneau cover: Ice Blue or Black
Orient Red BMC Paint code RD.3
Available on all 1500 Models
Interior Trim: Red or Black
Hood, side-screens and tonneau cover: Black
Glacier Blue BMC Paint Code BU.4
Available on 1500 roadsters
Interior Trim: Grey or Black
Hood, sidescreens and tonneau cover: Ice blue or Black
Mineral Blue BMC Paint Code BU.9
Available only on 1500 coupes
Interior Trim: Grey or Black
Island Green BMC Paint Code GN.6
Available only on 1500 Coupes until February 1958
Interior Trim: Grey or Black
Ash Green BMC Paint code GN.2
Available on 1500 roadster and coupe from February 1958
Interior Trim: Grey or Black
Hood side-screens and tonneau cover: Black
Old English White BMC Paint code WT.3
Available on all models
Interior Trim: Red or Black
Hood, side-screens and tonneau cover: Black on 1500 roadsters Grey on 1600 roadsters
Black BMC Paint Code BK1
Available on all models
Interior Trim: Red or Green on 1500 cars, Red or Beige on 1600 cars
Hood, side-screens and tonneau cover: Black on 1500 roadsters, Grey on 1600 roadsters
Chariot Red BMC Paint Code RD.16
Available on all 1600 models
Interior Trim: Red, Beige or Black
Hood, side-screens and tonneau cover: Beige on Red or Beige trim roadsters, Grey on Black trim roadsters
Iris Blue BMC Paint Code BU.12
Available on all 1600 models
Interior Trim: Black
Hood, side-screens and tonneau cover: Blue
Dove Grey BMC Paint Code GR.26
Available on all 1600 models
Interior Trim: Red
Hood, side-screens and tonneau cover: Grey
Alamo Beige BMC Paint Code BG. 9
Available on all 1600 models
Interior Trim: Red
Hood side-screens and tonneau cover: Beige