Randy,
The shade of engine green varied considerably over the years.
Consistency of the motor color was not as much of a priority as
that of the body colors. However, the shades offered by today's
suppliers have all been towards the lighter end of the scale. The
Hirsch paint has been the closest of those available and the Wal-
Moss, in my opinion, has always been way too light. If you ever
bought motor paint from Hemphill's Healey Haven you got Johnson
outboard engine green with the label torn off. I wanted to preserve
the richer darker shade as I am used to seeing it on original bits.
The bellhousing I took in for computer matching was from a center
shift gearbox that had original darker motor green on it. I sent cans
out to a bunch of people I consider authorities, in that they have been
playing with Healeys long enough to remember the original shade of
darker green, and had uniformly positive feedback as to the color
match. Roger Moment said that it was an exact match to the early
100 motor green, but the shade-donor bellhousing was from a BJ8.
So I guess I'm not saying this is the "correct" shade for any particular
year or model; I don't believe that's even possible given the variations
in tone that could occur on a frequent basis. What I am saying is that
the 18G paint is as truly authentic a reproduction of the original darker
green as modern computer color matching can render, and I'll let it go
at that. It also looks really great on a motor. It looks more like a piece
of machinery and less like an after dinner breath mint.
regards,
Doug, 18G
----- Original Message -----
From: Randy Hicks
To: Mr. Finespanner
Cc: dougnewton@sbcglobal.net ; healeys@autox.team.net
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] engine paint
Doug, are you saying that this is the correct color for what cars/
models?
My very original BJ8 has a different engine color/shade than my very
original BN7.
Were the 100s originally as dark a color as the BJ8? I always thought
the 100s were much lighter.
Randy
Randy Hicks
'56 100M
'62 BN7 MkII
'65 BJ8
'53 MGTD
Healey100M@gmail.com
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