body and interior Color inquiry

[Vintagedavid]

Can someone on the board please tell me if this is a factory color?

[bluebmw]

Yes, it appears to be the factory color "Turkis," which is one of my all-time favorites.

[Conserv]

Not common!

Previously discussed in multiple threads, e.g.,

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/topic/170970-i-may-be-old-ceylon-content/?hl=turkis#entry1063968

See especially Post #16.

Steve

Edited February 2, 2016 by Conserv

[Vintagedavid]

Thank you for the quick responses.  Yes, it stumped me as I had not seen it on any other 2002's.  I really like it!

[Guest_anonymous]

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[ray_]

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Seems rare.

 

[bmdubl02]

Can someone on the board please tell me if this is a factory color?

It was 75 or 76....I was working at a Chevron station in Walnut Creek, Ca. An 02 of that color pulled in by a stunning woman (gas stations were full service at that time)....I still think of that car/color/woman/how young I was/et cetera....

[Mike Self]

Turkis came out sometime in 1972 and was offered in '73 and at least '74; I've only seen a half dozen or so in the past 44 years, and two of them were in salvage yards.f  Not sure I've ever seen a squarelight in Turkis, but I know they exist.  Not a common color at all, but quite colorful!

 

mike

[ray_]

Turkis came out sometime in 1972 and was offered in '73 and at least '74; I've only seen a half dozen or so in the past 44 years, and two of them were in salvage yards.f  Not sure I've ever seen a squarelight in Turkis, but I know they exist.  Not a common color at all, but quite colorful!

 

mike

 

dar_on_ knows they exist also. ;)

 

Cheers,

[percy]

Can someone on the board please tell me if this is a factory color?

 

 

Sorry, I have some doubt whether this is Turkis, anymore than this pictured Austin is that color.  There are similarities, but for one thing, the 02's coat does not look particularly "metallic" to me.  Instead it looks like a solid non-metallic and therefore non-original color.  We often assume that colors are factory original.  Yet in reality, paint formulas change from manufacturer to manufacturer, applications differ and photographic lighting conditions can dramatically change what we think is pictured.  All of which offers another reason for seeing things in person. 

 

FWIW, I had an original Turkis car but serious fading had a few people debating whether the car wasn't really Fjord in the "right" light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Um maybe this is paint code 065?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[e9er]

Can someone on the board please tell me if this is a factory color?

 

That car is definitely an original Turkis 02.  It's Keith Martin's old car(see the Sport's Car Market sticker on the door), I think his ex-wife has it now.  I've seen it multiple times in person, it's a great car.  It has been re-sprayed at some point with a little too much metallic but I'm pretty sure the engine bay is still original. 

[avoirdupois]

That car is definitely an original Turkis 02.  It's Keith Martin's old car(see the Sport's Car Market sticker on the door), I think his ex-wife has it now.  I've seen it multiple times in person, it's a great car.  It has been re-sprayed at some point with a little too much metallic but I'm pretty sure the engine bay is still original. 

 

 

I do not see a "sticker" but maybe you are referring to a reflection.  An "original" means a lot of things to different people.  Original can refer to the actual untouched original paint or merely the color "first" applied to the car.  It can also mean only a color that was originally used by the factory, but not first applied to a car.   When you say someone's old car, you can also be referring to the age of the car or the time the vehicle has been owned.  Evidently, the vehicle was Ned Scudder's "old" car too. 

 

Turkis in the original poster's picture does look off to me, but that may have something to do with color correction of the original image or even my monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

This is turkis too.  But does it make one more turkis than the other?

 

 

 

 

 

So is this Turkis.

 

Edited February 3, 2016 by avoirdupois

[Vintagedavid]

09er is correct that this car has a Sports Car Market decal/magnet on the door.  This car was photographed at the Kirkland Concours at the Tacoma Dome a couple years ago.  Thank you for the details regarding the color.  

[LJtii]

I bought the Turkis car pictured in early 1999. It had 4 coats of paint over the original finish, and the top paint job was poor, so I chemically stripped it to the bare metal and had it repainted. No one seemed to have a source for factory BMW Turkis, so we used the original paint in the engine bay as a guide and the shop did the best color-match they could provide. When I found another Turkis car and parked next to it, it was next to impossible to see any difference in the two colors. The owner of that car had no idea who had painted it or when, so it was impossible to learn what type or mix of paint was utilized. Yes, I sold the car to Keith Martin in the spring of '12, and yes, he ended up watching it go down the road with his ex, Wendie, when they divorced. She loves the car, and uses it in her Facebook profile. Pretty sure it isn't going anywhere any time soon. And Keith still wants another.

 

BTW, the car in photo #1 is the same car at the top of post #12, still wearing my CA plates.

Edited February 3, 2016 by LJtii

[bublinki]

I bought the Turkis car pictured in early 1999. It had 4 coats of paint over the original finish, and the top paint job was poor, so I chemically stripped it to the bare metal and had it repainted. No one seemed to have a source for factory BMW Turkis, so we used the original paint in the engine bay as a guide and the shop did the best color-match they could provide. When I found another Turkis car and parked next to it, it was next to impossible to see any difference in the two colors. The owner of that car had no idea who had painted it or when, so it was impossible to learn what type or mix of paint was utilized. Yes, I sold the car to Keith Martin in the spring of '12, and yes, he ended up watching it go down the road with his ex, Wendie, when they divorced. She loves the car, and uses it in her Facebook profile. Pretty sure it isn't going anywhere any time soon. And Keith still wants another.

 

BTW, the car in photo #1 is the same car at the top of post #12, still wearing my CA plates.

Wow, I love this site. Where else would you find the previous owner of a car commenting/clarifying a question on a car sold 3-4 years ago AND getting a little "life" history lesson.

Reminds me of a great joke... Do you know why divorce is so expensive???

Because it's friggin(not the original word!  ) worth it!!!

Good for her for getting the car, but sorry for him....

I wonder what he got out of the divorce?