The MGF uses standard Rover external paint colours (or at least a few of them), and standard Rover paint codes. These are three-letter codes stamped on the car identification plate under the bonnet, along with the three-letter trim codes. Both paint codes and trim codes represent the basic colour, the marque identifier, and the colour/shade. Thus all greens begin with H, all reds with C, etc. All paint options are available to both 1.8i and VVC models, and the later MK2 1.8i Steptronic, unless stated otherwise.
All car bodies are delivered unpainted from Mayflower in Coventry to the Rover factory at Longbridge, and then to the paint shop.
Reputedly one could have the car painted at Longbridge in any colour one wished, at a cost according to who was telling the story varying from two to three thousand pounds. I'm not aware of any non-standard colour ever leaving the factory (on production cars, that is), but I may be wrong. There are, of course, many cars finished in quite bizarre colours once they were away from the safe haven of Rover's paint shop.
External colours are solid, metallic and pearlescent. Metallic and pearlescent have a clear coat finish and subsequently glitter with a cursory wash. All colours are water based, and have quite rightly acquired a reputation of being rather soft.
Unless stated to the contrary all cars were produced with a black mohair hood and a black vinyl half-tonneau (hood cover).
When the F was announced in March 1995 the pre-production literature listed a quite basic range of only five colours, Flame Red, White Diamond, British Racing Green and Amaranth. However the 1996 brochures show a far more comprehensive range. The first production F off the line - which went to Gaydon Motor Museum - was finished in Flame Red. With production in full flow the standard set of paint codes and colours was:
| Solid | Metallic | Pearlescent | |||
| COF | Flame Red (7544) -500978 |
HAM | British
Racing Green (16634) -501367 |
CAQ | Nightfire Red (2989) -522503 |
| NAL | White Diamond (1545) -500787 |
LVD | Charcoal Black (2842) -30420 |
JRJ | Tahiti Blue (6996) - 527228 |
| . | . | MNX | Platinum Silver (9303) 527218 |
KMN | Amaranth (2016) -41639 |
| . | . | . | . | EAC | Volcano (1125) -502206 |
By 1998 both the solid colours had been replaced with fresher variants, Anthracite had replaced Charcoal in the metallics, and BRG had moved up a shade to join the pearlescents. Amaranth and Volcano, never too popular, had been dropped for a deep purple Morello, which would prove to be just as short-lived as its precursors:
| Solid | Metallic | Pearlescent | |||
| CMU | Solar Red (2302) - 527219 |
LQW | Anthracite
(4265) - 527190 |
HFF | British
Racing Green (5404) - 527193 |
| NNX | Old English White (298) - 527033 |
MNX | Platinum Silver | CAQ | Nightfire Red |
| . | . | . | . | JRJ | Tahiti Blue |
| . | . | . | . | CMV | Morello (260) -508936 |
During 1997/8 a solid green variant, so dark as to be almost black, with a beige hood and tonneau cover and walnut leather interior, was successfully introduced in the German market as the Brookland. With few changes it was subsequently released in the UK in 1998 as the first limited edition F, the Abingdon. The German car was a 1.8 only, while the UK had 350 1.8 and 150 VVCs.
| Solid | . | . | |||
| HYF | Brooklands
Green (2156) - 500398 |
. | . | . | . |
In midsummer 1999 the MGF evolved into the mildly spruced-up MK2, or 2000MY, version, thus labelling all that went before as MK1. The end of the MK1 was marked by a 75th anniversary (of MG, that is) Limited Edition of 2000 cars, with 500 marked for the UK. The 75 LE had a Grenadine Red leather interior with a black hood/tonneau for red cars and a red hood/tonneau for black cars. Silver cars were available overseas only.
| Solid | Metallic | Pearlescent | |||
| PAK | Black (383) -511057 |
MNX | Platinum Silver | CDM | Mulberry
(373) - 511047 |
The MK2 gained two new colours, Alumina Green and Sienna Gold, and lost the ill-fated Morello. Hoods continued to be black. MK2 colours are:
| Solid | Metallic | Pearlescent | |||
| CMU | Solar Red | LQW | Anthracite | HFF | British Racing Green |
| NNX | Old English White | MNX | Platinum Silver | CAQ | Nightfire Red |
| . | . | HFH | Alumina Green (536) -526985 |
JRJ | Tahiti Blue |
| . | . | . | . | GUF | Sienna Gold (548) -527098 |
By September 2000 yet another special edition had arrived, the imaginatively named MGF SE, available in 1.8i, VVC and 1.8i Steptronic form. Among its many features was the quite striking duck-egg blue paintwork. The UK market took 500 of the 2000 SE's made.
| . | . | Pearlescent | |||
| . | . | . | . | JBH | Wedgewood
Blue (649) 523851 |
The first development of the F under MG Rover
Ltd., in March 2001, was the Trophy 160 SE, a 160 bhp VVC with significant
engine, transmission and bodywork modifications. This flagship F,
intended to put the F back into the public's eye, had two new colours
(appropriately described as vibrant) as well as two old favourites. The
UK market again took 500 of the 2000 Trophy's made.
App. counts due to 68000 made MGF until 2001
36,2% -green
18,8% -red
14,1% -blue
13,6% -silver
11,0% -black
2,7% -white
1,6% -volcano
0,5% -Mulberry
0,4% -Morello
| Solid | Metallic | Pearlescent | |||
| CMU | Solar Red | LQW | Anthracite | FAR | Trophy Yellow (166) -527083 |
| . | . | . | . | JFV | Trophy
Blue (3) - 525084 |
Accompanying the Trophy was the entry-level 1600 cc
F, .
| Solid | Metallic | Pearlescent | |||
| . | . | JFK | Hawaiian blue met |
. | . |
| JFR | Bermuda blue | ||||
MGTF colour codes
| Solid | Metallic | Pearlescent | |||
| NDJ | Dover White | MBB | Starlight Silver | .. | Pearl Black |
| . | Tempest Grey | LEF | X-Power Grey | . | Royal Blue |
| IAC | Sunspot yellow | . | Le Mans Green | CDX | Copper Leaf |
| IAT | Chagall | ||||
Update 01/2004
The momograms regarding a post from Alan Dunlop to the BBS are:
Chromactive:
Typhoon and Spectre
Kinetic:
Glacier, Gulf Stream, Mirage, Sunspot.
Supertallics:
Bacchus, Bio-morhic, Black olive, Celestial, Chagall, Chatsworth,
Garnet, Jubilee, Lagoon, Nightshade, Nocturne, Orange Grove, Saffron and
Spice.
Update 07/2004
MG Rover Group’s Monogram Bespoke Build programme was created to
allow customers to specify features not normally available as part of
a manufacturer’s specification. Carrying the personalisation theme
through to the interior, a wide range of leather and Alcantara® interior
trims are available for selection. Add to this the ability to use the
‘Personal Line’ option to colour-key the car’s fascia,
steering wheel, door casings and other interior components, and bespoke
build reaches new heights.
Colour-keyed Alcantara® door casing inserts and alternative fascia
finishes are also available to complete the interior integration.
Monogram paint range for 2004 MG and Rover cars
Chromescent colours use extremely high concentrations
of pigment to deliver dramatic colour shift or holographic paint effects.
Bittersweet - Golden yellow with green ‘flip’
Moonshine - Silver with shifting spectral highlights
Shot Silk - Emerald with purple flip
Chromactive colours contain multi-layered
pigment flakes with special reflective qualities.
Aurora Crimson to orange ‘travel’
Dark Fantasy Black to purple to bronze travel
Poseidon Dark blue to purple over olive travel
Twilight Brighter blue to purple travel
Kinetic colours demonstrate a subtle multi-layer
colour effect.
Atmosphere Light to mid blue with gold highlights
Gulf Stream Smokey slate shifting to olive and grey-blue
Moody Blue Grey-blue with gold highlights
Sunspot Pearlescent yellow with ochre and citrus effects
Supertallic is a range of distinctive metallics,
and micatallics for a pearlescent effect.
Aubergine - Rich aubergine
Black Olive - Luxuriant dark green with movement to black
Caledonian Lilac
Chatsworth Elegant classic gold
Horizon Pretty light blue
Monogram Colours MGTF
IAA Spectre
IAB Typhoon
IAC Sunspot
IAD Glacier
IAE Chatswood
IAF Biomophic - Bright metallic green
IAG Nightshade -Lustrous black with blue highlights
IAH Black Olive
IAI Celestial - Bright light blue
IAJ Saffron
IAK Garnet -Rich glowing red
IAL Jubilee
IAM Gulfstream
IAN Lagoon- Colourful turquoise
IAO Bacchus
IAP Nocturne - Greyed off mid-dark blue
IAQ Spice
IAR Orange Grove - Strong tangerine
IAS Mirage 3 coat)
IAT Chagall - Warm strong mid blue
IAU Mirage (2 coat)
Edition Spark 2004
LEF X-Power grey,
CEV = Firefrost Red
AWZ000630 = Aerosol
AWZ000690 = Paint Stick
JHG = Sonic Blue
AWZ000760 = Aerosol
AWZ000770 = Paint Stick
CEV Metallic - Firefrost red
Metallic - Platinum gold
JHG Metallic - Sonic blue
Metallic - Starlight silver
Metallic - XPower grey
Pearl - Black pearl
Pearl - British racing green
Pearl - Ignition blue
Pearl - Royal Blue
Solid - Rio red
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