I've been seeing a light green MINI around where I live (east bay area)
I like it a lot.
I've never been able to track them down, but I was wondering if this light green color was ever an option for MINIs or if it was custom done? I heard someone say there used to be another green when they first came out, but I've never seen any other green on a new MINI besides British racing Green. Anyone know anything?

 

It was called Silk Green and was available in 2002 and 2003. Cooper-only color.

 

It's not a true green... more like seafoam.

 

Here is ours Not many around this color. Ours is an early 03

 

That looks RICH. Very Very nice. The fact that its rare. Makes it even more special.

 

I beg to differ...if BMW says it's green, then it's green...a light green, a mint green, a frost green, a silverish gray-green, a blue-gray-green...but still green, no matter what shade....and, its the shortest color run [therefore VERY rare].

Jeff

 

I was simply saying that it's not like the green sample the OP posted. Sheesh!

 

Was it a shorter run than Solar Red this past year?

I remember seeing one Silk Green with the green factory interior a few years ago.

 

There was one of those for sale around here a couple of weeks ago...I tried to buy it before I ordered mine but it was snapped up the same day it went on the lot :( I really love that color, and also Solid Gold :(

 

Someone told me it was at about 7 months. Mine has the emerald interior with green and black leather.

 

I saw one that color last week in my area, it is a unusual color.

 

Accoriding to the guys on White Roof Radio, Silk Green was a rare color coice and all that came to the states were CVT automatics.

Nice colormatch on SG MC Fireballed Brian!

 

I would love to have a long talk, with a cattle prod in hand, with the clowns at Mini/BMW who choose colors for their cars. They get rid of all the nice colors, and have been replacing them with highway camoflage.

 

That is the color I need instead of "Write me a ticket yellow"

Earl

 

They were all Coopers, but not all CVTs. I know somebody who owned a Silk Green Cooper that was a manual... Actually I'm surprised he hasn't chimed in... Althought that's his car in the first picture above...

 

Silver, White, Black, Dark blue... all highway camoflage that blends in with the rest of the freeway herd.

 

Actually I'm surprised he hasn't chimed in... Althought that's his car in the first picture above...[/quote]


I think he has sold it, or perhaps gave it to his college-bound daughter, because he was driving another Cooper at the Dragon last Spring.

 

OK- so that's the old green.
Thanks for the replies- those are great photos too.
That reminds me of a classic t-bird color (i used to have a t-bird)

Anyway, thats not the green I saw this morning!
So it must have been a custom job. It was a grass green, more saturated.
Stood out quite a bit.
I'll have to track him down next time I see him and take a picture!

 

My friend has (well, had, she just painted it hot pink, ha) a Karmann Ghia that's that apple green color. Definitely stands out on the highway!

 

When I first decided to order my 03 MC I wanted Silk Green. By the time I actually got around to ordering it was no longer available.

 

FYI it is Karmann Ghia.

Karmann is a German Coachwerks company that has designed many bodystyles over the years for various automakers including the AMX Javelin! Other notable Karmann bodied cars are the Chrysler Crossfire, VW Scirocco, VW Corrado, the original VW Beetle Convertible, Merkur XR4ti, and others.

I understand Space Blue has been discontinued after only one year. I wonder if there is any way to get the stats on how many cars were painted what colour, how many were automatics, CVTs, JCW's etc....

 

beats arrest-me red

 

I think MINI's should be bright, cheerful colors.

Most of todays vehicles, including the MINI, have a lot of colors that are very dull and boring. I have driven by my local car dealerships, (no MINI dealer of course), and been downright depressed by the sea of silver white, black, beige, gray and other lifeless colors.

I'm happy to take the risk of arrest-me-red.

 

Read my post on the other thread about traffic stops and you'll see that even Silk Green means "GO"...been nailed, but not jailed...yet.

 

Don't you go calling my Jet Black dull and boring!

I'm in favor of a wide selection of MINI colors. I love to see Silk Green, Velvet Red, Hot Orange, Purple Haze, etc.; but black, blue, and silver can rock as well! Give the people what they want... a REAL buffet of colors to choose from.