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['Buchos']

I've had this a few months now, back then it was one big box of rattles... so most of my time has been spent working underneath and behind the bodywork to get a virtually rattle free solid feeling VXT...



...so why do I feel outwardly it just looks so much better, even though all I've done on the surface is paint the wheels and screen surround and polish it...



...anyway, I rolled it out of the garage today and thought, that is a fecking handsome car.



...can't wait to take some proper pictures when the sun comes back.

['Buchos']

...oops, almost forgot I lowered it 10mm, changed all the light lenses and painted the engine and bonnet mesh gloss black...I guess that helped too

[pete-r]

Lovely car, but I think that's Coral blue, Europa was a 2.2 colour.

[Potatoes]

You've really sorted this car out since you bought it, very nice!

['Buchos']

Lovely car, but I think that's Coral blue, Europa was a 2.2 colour.

My last VXT was Coral, this has a kinda purplish hue

[pete-r]

If it's more purple it's def not Europa. This is my Europa and it's more blue-blue...



Maybe it's a custome job?

Edited by pete-r, 15 March 2015 - 09:52 PM.

[myles]

Nice one, you have motivated me to paint and fit my turbo spoiler.

[turboluca]

This is one of my old cars , it's Europa blue .

['Buchos']

This is one of my old cars , it's Europa blue .

Thought that TL, thanks. Garage is locked up, but I'll post the paint code when I'm out there tomorrow, it's on the door jamb isn't it?

['Buchos']

Nice one, you have motivated me to paint and fit my turbo spoiler.

It looks good in the 2nd pic, sort of elongates the car at that angle

[knightrider]

Well I think its a lovely blue VX, I have a purple VX painted in Aubergine lotus purple.

[cressey]

Mine's a 53 Tubby and is Europa blue. There were quite a small number of Europa Tubbies I'm told. Does look very deep in those pics and can have a slight purple tinge in the right light. If your paint code on the door sticker is 2KU, it's Europa.

['Buchos']

Curiosity got the better of me.... 2KU it is

[cressey]

Haha. Looks fantastic. Feels weird to be envious of basically my own car.

[cressey]

Just to completely geek out, is your build number anything close to 6896?

[rizo9]

Looks like mine. How did you paint the grilles?

[Samwise]

Got a Europa blue VXT myself, definitely wasn't an NA only colour

[Mangham54]

Got a Europa blue VXT myself, definitely wasn't an NA only colour

Correct and the Europa has a more purple hue than Coral blue, just a touch lighter in colour overall. Had a Coral hardtop on my Europa for a small period of time.

Edited by Mangham54, 16 March 2015 - 06:08 AM.

[Ormes]

Looks like a lovely car

[Samwise]

 

Got a Europa blue VXT myself, definitely wasn't an NA only colour

Correct and the Europa has a more purple hue than Coral blue, just a touch lighter in colour overall. Had a Coral hardtop on my Europa for a small period of time.

 

 

Europa's an awesome colour really, looks great in any lighting. Vauxhall were spot on with it when they made it

 

- Samwise, president of the Europa blue appreciation society