Paint Colours

The availability of paint colours varied over production, with the number and selection of colours changing over time. More than 30 different colours were used from 1961 to 1965.

Upon initial release in 1961, choice was limited to just four colours: Orient Red, English Grey, Araluen Blue, and Inca Yellow (British Motor Corporation 1961). These early colours are relatively rare as they were only available within the first year or two of production.

Paint colours confirmed for the Morris 850 are:

Acacia
Araluen Blue
Arctic Blue
Ash Grey
Astro Grey
Aztec Turquoise
Birch Grey
Black
Cedar Green
Chartreuse
Cherry Red
Dream Blue

Driftwood
Dusk Blue
English Grey
Executive Grey
Haze Blue
Iceberg Blue
Inca Yellow
Laguna Beige
Nurburg White
Moss Green
Orient Red
Platinum

Porcelain Green
Royal Red
Saxon Green
Shadow Blue
Slate Grey
Smoke Grey
Sunburst Cream
Sunset Red
Tartan Red
Toga White
Twilight Grey

Do you know of a paint colour used on the 850 not listed here? Please let us know!

Potential unconfirmed colours include Ceramic Green, Neutral Grey, Sand Beige, Sandalwood and Silverpine Green (Sydney County Council fleet colour).

Paint colours confirmed for the Morris 850 are as listed below.

Acacia
Araluen Blue
Arctic Blue
Ash Grey
Astro Grey
Aztec Turquoise
Birch Grey
Black
Cedar Green
Chartreuse
Cherry Red
Dream Blue
Driftwood
Dusk Blue
English Grey
Executive Grey
Haze Blue
Iceberg Blue
Inca Yellow
Laguna Beige
Nurburg White
Moss Green
Orient Red
Platinum
Porcelain Green
Royal Red
Saxon Green
Shadow Blue
Slate Grey
Smoke Grey
Sunburst Cream
Sunset Red
Tartan Red
Toga White
Twilight Grey

Do you know of a paint colour used on the 850 not listed here? Please let us know!

Potential unconfirmed colours include Ceramic Green, Neutral Grey, Sand Beige, Sandalwood and Silverpine Green (Sydney County Council fleet colour).

In addition to regular paint colours available to the general public, the 850 could be produced in special colours for fleets.

A known example of a special colour is for the Post Master General (PMG) Department, whose Morris 850s were produced in Birch Grey. Unlike most colours which were regularly updated, fleet colours remained unchanged for a long period to maintain consistency within fleets. For the PMG, Birch Grey was in use not only for the 850 but also for the later Mini Minor and Mini 1100.

Birch Grey, a fleet colour used on the Morris 850.

Samples of all known colours are provided below, listed alphabetically and filterable by colour. The provided images are indicative samples only and should not be used for an accurate representation of the true colour. Click on the samples to see photos of cars in that colour (where available).