I had one briefly, in Raven black. Don't see too many grey ones really, most are black really.

They're cool cars, I didn't keep mine cos I was doing a lot of miles, would have ruined it. Mine was low mileage and very tidy.

To be honest, if you're looking for a car to modify, I don't think I'd go for a 1600E. I'd use a 1.6i, or even a low spec one. Nice E's are getting rare, so be a shame to modify a clean one really!