XV103 was the last VC10 to wear the traditional white/blue/grey Transport Command colour scheme. It was not painted all-over grey and was scrapped in 2002. Last time I looked it's carcass could still be seen on the Google earth image of St Athan.
ZD242 is still going strong as one of the last 2 former BA VC10s still flying.
The grey paint scheme always looks nice when freshly applied, but fades to different shades very quickly under the hot desert sun - as seen in the Reds shot. The old white scheme looked smarter for longer and the C1s also received a bit more TLC when being readied for VIP duties. I thought the two-tone hemp scheme was horrible, it just needed a vinyl roof to complete the Cortina look! BOAC blue/white/gold wins the top marks.