# Car Colors: Then and Now **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 30, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-colors-then-and-now/975813 "2022-11-30T18:39:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-colors-then-and-now/975813/21 "2022-12-01T04:51:59Z")
When I pre-ordered my 2003 Nissan 350Z, they were available in black, pearl white, dark silver, light silver, dark red, bright red, a really vibrant blue, and this one: Lemans Sunset. [![](http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TVJW82613-113.jpg) ](http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TVJW82613-113.jpg) (Not my actual car.) My first reaction was, “Hell, no! There are no other cars that color.” Then when I thought about it a while, I realized, “Hey! There are no other cars that color!” So I got it. And I loved it for the decade I owned it. Since then, Nissan and other makers have released other models in that coppery color, or something similar, but I think the Z was the first mainstream car with that look. When I first saw a Z in Daytona Blue in the flesh, I was a little sorry I hadn’t chosen that, because in person it has a real pop that the brochure and even this picture don’t quite capture. But there are lots of blue cars. My Lemans Sunset was unique. [![](https://my350z.com/forum/attachments/350z-colors/19057d1054225482-daytona-blue-my-z-lr.jpg) ](https://my350z.com/forum/attachments/350z-colors/19057d1054225482-daytona-blue-my-z-lr.jpg) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-colors-then-and-now/975813)._