BAHAMA YELLOW – COLOUR OF CHOICE FOR SMOOTH CARS (MOSTLY)

Bahama Yellow has its place in the history of motoring, especially in the sixties and early seventies. Maybe it was considered swinging. It is undoubtedly groovy, verging on ‘far-out’ or even ‘outasight’. It seems to have made its first appearance on motor manufacturers’ colour palettes in the mid-sixties. It differs slightly in shade from ‘New York Taxi’ yellow (and indeed ‘Banana Yellow’). That hasn’t prevented its later use for taxis in eastern Europe – see last image

PORSCHE 912

1968 Model (The Motoring Journal)

ASTON MARTIN DBS

And a DBS with Sir Roger Moore KBE, 007 examining his fingernails in his ‘Persuaders’  days, before his eyebrows got an agent and took up an independent acting career. Sharp suit, Rog!

ASTON MARTIN AS A PRICEY DIECAST MODEL

DODGE 340 ROAD RUNNER 

LOTUS EUROPA TWIN-CAM (1972)

Described in ads (Car and Classics; Pistonheads) as Bahama Yellow. It’s not really though is it?

CORVETTE BARRACUDA

(yes, I realise it’s a toy, but it will do for present illustrative purposes)

Aha! At last I’ve found a real one – 1971 Model (MCG Motors). Still looks like a toy, though…

POLONEZ TAXI c1980

Credits: as annotated or general ad / promotion images

RH note: I am not a car expert. I can remember only the colour / shape of our cars from day to day: estate, dark blue; small, ‘arrest-me’ red. I couldn’t care less about the models or indeed registrations (until I have to tax them. Then I go outside and take a look). Please don’t email me with well-meant histories of classic cars of the ’60s… this post is just a motor ignoramus’s survey for ‘fun’ (toxic concept…)