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    No, not about a truck. Just venting some about people who don't really know know their colors or "think" they know the colors. I'm referring to people who are trying to sell retrobirds on AutoTrader. Some are so clueless. Maybe that's why I don't follow the sales ads anymore other than on TBN - just too picky about names.

    This is what I spotted this evening and I'm sure those who follow AutoTrader and other sale sites see the same thing all the time.
    2005 Thunderbird colors appear to be red, black, silver, gold, blue, and tan and a couple of cashmere's.
    Only spotted 2 "bronze" birds but about 20 gold ones. Funny, they were all the same color. At least a few people knew their color name.
    Spotted one "tan" that was actually bronze
    spotted one "inca gold metallic" with a "cashmere" interior. (it was a bronze with a sand interior). Oh well, at least the pictures are there.
    Then, in the 2004s. Spotted 2 vintage mint greens but no one wanted to call the color green - it was either "blue" or it was "teal"
    I stopped looking.

    oh, yes, and some of those odd color names were in Ford dealer ads.

    Bottom line if you're out there searching for a particular color, check for other color names too, you might be overlooking a color you really want because someone else named it a different color.
    Limited Edition databases for 007 msg..#26 , PCR sticky, and Cashmere msg.#64
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    Re: semi rant on color names

    Dark Red with a tan top and interior here. No problem with color names. The ones that say colour, however, do drive me nerts.
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    • #3
      Re: semi rant on color names

      Originally posted by Sealy View Post
      No problem with color names. The ones that say colour, however, do drive me nerts.
      Those are the Canadian Birds in that colour, eh!

      Martin

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      • #4
        Re: semi rant on color names

        Good point on any search for your dream colour, on the other hand, I'm quite OK with the correct English spelling of colour? Yep, Canadian eh.

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        • #5
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          Did anyone notice the 2002, Mistic Oyster colored one on Auto Trader at Terry Bentz Buick? Who there determined Mistic Oyster, do these idiots just come up with whatever they want when placing these adds? I have zero tolerance for stupidity, and it is everywhere I look.
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          • #6
            Re: semi rant on color names

            Originally posted by Bradford View Post
            Did anyone notice the 2002, Mistic Oyster colored one on Auto Trader at Terry Bentz Buick? Who there determined Mistic Oyster, do these idiots just come up with whatever they want when placing these adds? I have zero tolerance for stupidity, and it is everywhere I look.

            Bradford, what color was that suppose to be?
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            • #7
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              I guess the majority of folks in the auto industry view the car as an inventory product. They are not interested in the factory particulars: Just the bottom line and and whether the paint description is build sheet correct is irrelevant. There is an 02 here on a dirt lot described as sunflower yellow in one of the weekly auto sale rags.
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              • #8
                Re: semi rant on color names

                Originally posted by Gobird View Post
                Bradford, what color was that suppose to be?
                Not sure, they did say it was rare, maybe Whisper White, maybe was painted. Who knows, with that one I just closed out.
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                • #9
                  Re: semi rant on color names

                  On the plus side, the clueless owners may not always understand that they have a color that has high appeal to some buyers if they used the correct name. That could set the stage for a good buy if it restricted the buyer pool because someone could not find it.
                  Never grow up. Enjoy life while you can

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                  • #10
                    Re: semi rant on color names

                    I don't know how many T-Bird blue I've seen listed as green, here in the northeast?

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                    • #11
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                      DOT, REMEMBER THE ORANGE BIRD I BOUGHT, THEY KNEW IT WOULD BE HARD TO SELL SINCE IT WAS NOT A CLASSIC COLOR. OF COURSE THEY ALSO ASSURED ME IT WAS NOT A CONVERTIBLE. I WOULD LOVE TO FIND A MONTEREY MIST LIKE THAT.
                      02 Nieman Marcus-SS htp-f/sil. #165 - 21 states-DC
                      02 TB-TB htp-p/blue acc.-Nancy Gioia-28 states-DC
                      03 007-Coral htp-f/white acc. #468 7 states
                      03 WW-WW htp-p/red 8 states
                      04 VMG-VMG htp-p/white - 20 states-DC
                      04 Merlot- Merlot htp-sand- B. Grassnig-48 states-DC
                      04 TR-TR htp-blk 20 states-DC
                      04 LIB-LIB htp-p/white 16 states-DC
                      05 Cashmere htp-stone #408 21 states-DC
                      05 Dusk Rose-DR htp-cashmere seats - 48&DC
                      05 IG-IG htp-p/white #82
                      - 48&DC

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                      • #12
                        Re: semi rant on color names

                        Actually, I've noticed that there are several TBN members who don't know the name of the color Bird they have!
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                        • #13
                          Re: semi rant on color names

                          Originally posted by islandtime View Post
                          Actually, I've noticed that there are several TBN members who don't know the name of the color Bird they have!
                          I KNOW THE ONE I GOT FROM CALIFORNIA IS NOT ORANGE.
                          02 Nieman Marcus-SS htp-f/sil. #165 - 21 states-DC
                          02 TB-TB htp-p/blue acc.-Nancy Gioia-28 states-DC
                          03 007-Coral htp-f/white acc. #468 7 states
                          03 WW-WW htp-p/red 8 states
                          04 VMG-VMG htp-p/white - 20 states-DC
                          04 Merlot- Merlot htp-sand- B. Grassnig-48 states-DC
                          04 TR-TR htp-blk 20 states-DC
                          04 LIB-LIB htp-p/white 16 states-DC
                          05 Cashmere htp-stone #408 21 states-DC
                          05 Dusk Rose-DR htp-cashmere seats - 48&DC
                          05 IG-IG htp-p/white #82
                          - 48&DC

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                          • #14
                            Re: semi rant on color names

                            my favorite color is
                            PERSPERATION YELLOW
                            TEXAS THUNDER PLANNING COMMITTEE

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                            • #15
                              Re: semi rant on color names

                              Originally posted by luvbirdz View Post
                              Those are the Canadian Birds in that colour, eh!

                              Yes but are those Canadian birds MSGray or MSgrey
                              WHATS THE WORD? THUNDERBIRD !!!
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