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Funny you mention the Rover Marine Blue. I had the same thought. Here is a picture of my Land Rover recently painted in Marine Blue. To me Rover Marine Blue can appear to have more of a green shade to it and seem clearly Blue at other times. Kind of an alien experience with the changing appearance. The Area 51 pictures on the forum always seem Blue to me. Would love to see A51 in person.Long ago when Ford first told us what colors would be available for Bronco, I was intrigued in particular by the color Area 51. To me, while Area 51 (the location) is actually in Nevada, I imagined the color, once revealed, would be some shade of green, as in little green aliens, particularly given my deep personal ties to the two years I lived in Roswell, NM (yes, that Roswell) in the mid-80s. Like others, I imagined the color would be some kind of green... as in little green aliens. Well, that was not the case, as we all know. Rather than anything green, it was blue, though I still love that color as it reminds me of the vintage Marine blue on the classic old Land Rovers). But I digress...
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So, why is Area 51 the color it is? My theory? It all boils down to the following points, I believe:
1. In 1954, then President Eisenhower authorized development of what would eventually become the U2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. The name of the project... Project Aquatone. And, in 1955, Area 51 was established as the test site for Project Aquatone.
2. In the summer of 1955, people began reporting UFO sightings around Area 51. Well, that's because the Air Force had started testing the U2.
3. In 1955, Ford had a color called Aquatone blue available (I believe that was the first year of that color's availability). In the below image, its' the fourth color down from the top in the left column.
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Oh... and for those of you who feel that color calling your name... maybe the 50s Doo-Wop group The Aquatones (yup, like the color) summed it up best in their song 'She's the One for Me'.
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Long ago when Ford first told us what colors would be available for Bronco, I was intrigued in particular by the color Area 51. To me, while Area 51 (the location) is actually in Nevada, I imagined the color, once revealed, would be some shade of green, as in little green aliens, particularly given my deep personal ties to the two years I lived in Roswell, NM (yes, that Roswell) in the mid-80s. Like others, I imagined the color would be some kind of green... as in little green aliens. Well, that was not the case, as we all know. Rather than anything green, it was blue, though I still love that color as it reminds me of the vintage Marine blue on the classic old Land Rovers). But I digress...
So, why is Area 51 the color it is? My theory? It all boils down to the following points, I believe:
1. In 1954, then President Eisenhower authorized development of what would eventually become the U2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. The name of the project... Project Aquatone. And, in 1955, Area 51 was established as the test site for Project Aquatone.
2. In the summer of 1955, people began reporting UFO sightings around Area 51. Well, that's because the Air Force had started testing the U2.
3. In 1955, Ford had a color called Aquatone blue available (I believe that was the first year of that color's availability). In the below image, its' the fourth color down from the top in the left column.
Oh... and for those of you who feel that color calling your name... maybe the 50s Doo-Wop group The Aquatones (yup, like the color) summed it up best in their song 'She's the One for Me'.
Thank you!Love your Rover!!! Just splendid!
Somebody in here did a color analysis and got those values waaay back. Do a search you should find it pretty easyDoes anybody know the Pantone or Hex value of Area 51? I would love to get my boat wrapped in the exact same color to match my bronco…