Tom,
Remember you're looking at something that's been reproduced and it's against
a white background. Of course WT-3 is going to look quite beige and for
1967, the BRG should be GN-29 not GN-25. That said, GN-29 is again quite
dark against a white background. GN-25 (approx 1963 only) should be a little
lighter.
Rich Chrysler
----- Original Message -----
From: "T W" <ah3000me@gmail.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Color poll please (SOT, Jag)
>I had a look at the colors in the auto color library, and the 64-67 BMC
> colors looked strange.. Old English White, WT-3, looks like it's sort of
> a
> beige color. British Racing Green GN-25 looks almost black. Have the
> original chips yellowed with age, is my monitor going, or am I just
> getting
> old?
>
> - tom
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Curt/Nancy Arndt <cnaarndt@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> With all of this discussion on original paint colors I though that I'd
>> let
>> every one in on one of my secrets to proper paint color matching.
>>
>> Here in San Diego we have a local shop that has most of the original
>> paint
>> chips for our cars. A good friend that restores Jaguars has used this
>> resource for years and rarely has a problem getting original paint for
>> Jaguars, Austin Healeys, Aston Martins MGs, etc.
>>
>> Auto Color Library - http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/
>>
>> Go to the center of the page labled:
>> AutoColorLibrary Automotive Paint Color Selection Guide Step 1 - Choose
>> your
>> Vehicle make from the drop down menuSelect European on the drop down tab
>> and
>> go to Austin Healey /MG and select the year desired.
>>
>> You can then see the original paint chips for the color you're looking
>> for.
>>
>> We used this recently to paint a friends BJ8 in Golden Beige Metallic.
>> I've
>> had a number of discussions on this color with fellow member of the
>> Concours
>> Committee, John Hodgman, who is the resident expert. GBM is a much
>> lighter
>> color that Jaguar Opalescent Sand and in the sunlight it has a
>> distinctive
>> pinkish tinge to it. According to John, the original GBM paint faded to
>> a
>> slightly darker shade within several years from new and as such it's hard
>> to
>> match from original paint on the car, even in areas that are protected
>> from
>> the sun.
>>
>> On the Auto Color Library site we found BG-19, Golden Beige Met. listed
>> under the1968 color chips.
>>
>> Check out 1955 page 11 and you'll see three colors listed for the Austin
>> Healey 100 for Healey Blue; Blue Iridescent, Ice Blue and Ice Blue
>> Iridescent. Very interesting!
>>
>> Enjoy.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Curt Arndt
>> Carlsbad, CA
>> '55 BN1, '60 AN5 :{), '72 RWA Midget, '06 Mini Cooper S
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