>From 40+ years of Rootes ownership, I would suggest rust brown would be a good
>choice. The cars seem to have a particular love for that color and it would
>save you a lot of money up front and again in 5-10 years! (some people might
>say a lot sooner, but I am assuming that you garage your car).
Jan
J Arzt <humber_snipe@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Of course, there are exceptions. A certain Mr.. Bond would argue that
>silver is a perfectly suitable color for a British car, such as an Aston
Martin.
And for a particularly foul mental image, just imagine the DB6 in Orchid
Green.(shudder)
Jon
>From: Ian Spencer
>Reply-To: Ian Spencer
>To: Victor Hughes
>CC: Christopher Albers ,
>bmounce@impop.bellatlantic.net, alpines@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: color
>Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 20:58:03 -0400
>
>Not that there is anything wrong with silver, because I like it a lot. But,
>silver was the traditional color for the German racing teams. If I had an
>old
>Porsche or BMW, I would paint it silver in a heartbeat, but I could never
>paint
>a British sports car silver. But, that's just me...and everyone knows that
>I'm a
>few cards from a full deck. Heck, I like Orchid Green... remember! :-)
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