Will Zehring writes:
>We are talking '63 B roadster, old english white (or is it Olde Englishe
I'm sorry, that'll be a $10 fine for the superfluous use of the letter "E".
It's a good thing you didn't start off with a "Ye", as that's a $50 fine.
>The stripes would be seven or eight inches wide, separated by maybe
>two inches, and would go right down the center of the car.
One of the standards, though a bit wide for dual stripes IMHO. I'd go for
around 4 or 5 inches each, same seperation. Other options are single
stripe, 6 to 8 inches wide either down the center, or (my favorite) down
the middle of the driver's side.
>My first thought would be a pair of red stripes. Important: I'm not talking
>candy apple electric red, but deep deep rich **blood** red.
To match the upholstery? Sounds good. The traditional black is also
nice. And since your car is white, you may also consider blue, giving
it the US-driven grans prix/LeMans color scheme.
>One of the things I like most about my early B is the general under-
>statedness of it and the absence of clutter and I don't want to shatter
that.
Then why consider boy-racer stripes? Come on, Will, fess up. You want
to cruise the drive-ins and you're worried the MG won't fit in, right? You
think a few stripes will give it the needed camouflage to blend in with the
chopped & lowered Bel Airs and Ford Deuce Coupes? I don't think so.
>Any advice/comments/flames welcome...
Oh, there ya go. Flames coming out of the wheel wells. Louvers.
Roll & tuck upholstery in crushed velour. ;-) ;-) ;-) All kidding aside,
the stripes sound very nice, given the width concerns expressed above.
Dave "flame off" Williamson (silikal@aol.com) Spits in bits
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