The top-roll was provided with a colour the customer separate had to choose. Mostly he or she ordered the same colour as that of the interior or the colour black. Sometimes (but seldom) the top-roll got a colour of its own.
When the colour of the top-roll was similar to the interior colour, the colour code was the same too.
In 1971 the next colours were offered for the top-roll:
Colour (alphabetical) |
Colour code |
Black |
VM 8500 |
Blue |
VM 3209 |
Green |
VM 3124 |
Red |
VM 3086 |
Because of the bigger chance for gloss in the front window Rolls-Royce adviced not to use the next colours for the top-roll:
Colour (alphabetical) |
Colour code |
Grey |
VM 3393 |
Light blue |
VM 3244 |
Scarlet |
VM 3171 |
Tan |
VM 846 |
For the former colours the customer got a negative advice. But for the next colours Rolls-Royce discouraged the customer to buy them. They found the intensive gloss in the front window to risky. Yet Rolls-Royce was able to produce these colours on the customer's demand:
Colour (alphabetical) |
Colour code |
Beige |
VM 3234 |
Off-white |
VM 3323 |
Top-roll in the colour of the interior:
Black top-roll in a red interior:
Negative advise for the colour tan:
Very beautiful but discouraged by Rolls-Royce, the colour magnolia:
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