G'day Gary
I will take you up on your invitation to chime in.
We have a BJ7 in Australia that was built 1-6 March 1963 as a Home
Market car and delivered to the DHMC with blue trim, blue hood and
paintwork in primer. This is indicated on the BMIHT certificate.
At the DHMC it was then painted in midnight blue. This has been
confirmed with both Geoff and Brian Healey.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Sydney, Australia
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+patrick.quinn=det.nsw.edu.au@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+patrick.quinn=det.nsw.edu.au@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Editorgary@aol.com
Sent: Friday, 11 July 2008 11:59 AM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Colors esp two-tones
In a message dated 7/10/08 6:44:39 PM, healeys-request@autox.team.net
writes:
> My dad
> recalls being told that if they ordered a car, it could be painted any
> color or combination thereof, so long as the colors were in the BMC
> catalog.
>
That's sort of true, as I understand things. Dealers could and did make
minor
modifications to paint jobs to make a sale,* and obviously they would be
using BMC paints on their shelves, but -- welcome to have anyone chime
in on
this
to contradict me -- I have never encountered anyone who could show a
BMIHT
certificate that showed a Healey painted in any other colors or
combinations
except those on the blueprints -- which are what is reflected in the
Concours
Standards and our Restoration Guide.
* there is a BT7 in my local area owned now by the son of the original
owner,
that he (the son) recalls was originally primrose, and the dealer
painted the
side coves dark green before delivery because the father wanted it that
way.
Dealer painting of side coves was pretty common, especially on the
BN2s.
BTW, btw -- if you do have your car painted two-tone, make sure that the
cove
paint starts at the lower break line, with the main color extending over
the
top break line and down into the cove.
Cheers
Gary
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