Verdant Green - Close to the Lotus Carlton Imperial Green?

TomE said:

I think it's very similar to the old Carlton Imperial Green, which was renamed Empire Green and also used on the Evora. In some lighting it is almost black and in others it’s clearly metallic green. My photos in the samples thread (link below) show how much it changes depending on lighting and viewing angle.

There are pictures in these threads that may help:

Dark Verdant and.....

Credit to Mickle on The Lotus Forums, these are based off my photos of the physical colour samples at the dealer roadshow Dark verdant was my first choice but from the configurator I was worried it might be too bright. From the rendered photos now definitely going with this colour plus the...

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Launch Edition colour samples

I have 4 pages of notes and about 70 photos, had over an hour with the Lotus folks running through all my questions, then access to the car and samples for another hour. It's going to take a bit of time to write up. I think I might just put it all in one new thread to start with, then post...

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SJR202 said:

Cheers Tom, agree, very close on that Evora also. Those colour samples against the cars are useful. The Green on the Elise as a comparison is probably the Green I'd like to have.

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SJR202 said:

I love the Dark Verdant on the configurator but the samples I have seen make it a bit too dark for what I want, spec chosen (tbc) is Nimbus Grey at the moment, but I came across an EVO article and felt the Lotus Carlton Imperial Green seems to emulate the Dark Verdant in daylight/artificial/dull conditions where it pops green in the right light but almost black in others. I want to want/like the Verdant...

https://www.evo.co.uk/reviews/21666/vauxhall-vxr8-gts-r-vs-vauxhall-carlton-pictures

Restoring An Iconic British Motoring Legend - The Lotus Carlton

Vauxhall Lotus Carlton Paint Correction Treatment & Protection using Kamikaze Collection ENREI Coat, Intenso Window Coat & Stance Rim Coat.

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Nick in Sydney said:

I believe Dark Verdant Green is exactly the same paint as Empire Green (previously called Imperial Green).

In fact, on the back of the Verdant Green colour sample shown above, there is actually a sticker that says in parenthesis "Empire Green"

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Nick in Sydney said:

I believe Dark Verdant Green is exactly the same paint as Empire Green (previously called Imperial Green).

In fact, on the back of the Verdant colour sample shown above, there is actually a sticker that says in parenthesis "Empire Green"View attachment 1271View attachment 1272

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Pegasi said:

I like the dark green. I hope it looks black in certain light. And if it's a little lighter, that's good too. It may be a color that you have to get close to in order to appreciate it. Whereas you can like yellow if it's a mile away from you.

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Smegatron said:

Here is my old Carlton getting detailed for a colour reference

Lotus Carlton, full correction with Swisswax Best of Show

www.detailingworld.co.uk

2009! OMG I feel old.

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TXEMIRA said:

This is so gosh darn beautiful!

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Smegatron said:

Here is my old Carlton getting detailed for a colour reference

Lotus Carlton, full correction with Swisswax Best of Show

www.detailingworld.co.uk

2009! OMG I feel old.

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Nick in Sydney said:

I believe Dark Verdant Green is exactly the same paint as Empire Green (previously called Imperial Green).

In fact, on the back of the Verdant colour sample shown above, there is actually a sticker that says in parenthesis "Empire Green"View attachment 1271View attachment 1272

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Smegatron said:

Bit of a sad story for the end of my ownership...

Local kids tried to steal it, broke some windows to get in, then whilst I argued with the insurance company to stop them scrapping the car over some minor damage it sat in a scrap yard for 6 months. When I finally did get it back the floor had rotted out having been sat there in the wet. Insurance company denied the problem was caused by them. I was working away at the time so couldn't easily get it fixed so sold it as a non runner for peanuts.

Its been fixed now and its looking back to its best. I'd still have it if not for that incident.

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TomE said:

They did have a reputation for being targeted by thieves. I see the infamous "40RA" is back, albeit it's the original owner putting the plate on a different Lotus Carlton. Will we ever know where that car finished up?

My boss had a Carlton GSI 3000, which we thought was pretty quick, until we got resoundingly trounced in a traffic light grand prix with a Lotus Carlton.

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