MG had a color Vermilion red that was a red orange. I didn't like it so I
painted the car Guards red. When I was done I found that Guards red was
orange also.So... I repainted it Super red a Toyota color. Now it is red.
...Art
On Sat, 10 Jan 1998, DANIEL RAY wrote:
> BTW, that was my post...
> I've figured it out, at least my own car, is Blaze, which is orange at first
>glance but a "red-orange" sorta like the Crayolas I had when I was a kid.
> Dan
> ----------
> From: Paul Hunt
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 1998 1:45 PM
> To: Donald Scott
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Beautiful orange GT's
>
> Donald Scott wrote:
> >
> > At 09:50 PM 1/5/98 -0600, you wrote:
> > >Nice car, John.
> > >Ok, now I have a question. Since this GT is a '73 as is the roadster I'm
> > getting, can someone tell me what the difference is between "Butterscotch"
> > and "Blaze"??? The color of John's GT looks orange to me, as does my car!
> > >Is there a site or sites that might help me figure out what the name of the
> > paint on my car is? I don't have it with me yet, although I do have the VIN,
> > and I know there's a paint code on the body somewhere.
> > >As an aside, it doesn't really turn my stomach, but I think it'll have to
> > be an aquired taste! It lends a uniqueness to the car and I'm not sure I
> > would want to change the color of the car from original when the time does
> > come to paint it.
> > >Thanks
> > >Dan
> > >
> > >----------
> > >From: MGMagnette
> > >Sent: Sunday, January 04, 1998 6:58 PM
> > >To: mgs@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Spring is Near... Buy an MGB-GT!
> > >
> > > The Vital Statistics...
> > >1973 MGB-GT in Butterscotch with a blue interior. Regular 4-Speed with
> > >Rostyle wheels.
> > >
> > >So, why so cheap? Basically, the color, which is original, turns stomachs.
> > >Also, its a GT with Rostyles and not a Tourer with Wires.
> > >
> > >http://members.aol.com/MGMagnette/mgpics/exterior.jpg
> > >http://members.aol.com/MGMagnette/mgpics/interior.jpg
> > >http://members.aol.com/MGMagnette/mgpics/front.jpg
> > >
> > >Thanks-
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > My '73 GT is orange with blue interior also. I actually like the color, but
> > my wife says it likes like baby poop. I had it repainted (a first class
> > job) and I didn't even consider another color.
> >
> > Don Scott
>
> Clausager says that the three-letter paint codes are found stamped on the VIN
>plates of
> 1980 model year RHD cars.
>
> Blaze is an obvious orange, whereas 'Butterscotch' sounds to me like Harvest
>Gold, which
> if memory serves could be described as 'baby poo'. If your baby's poo is
>orange, what
> on earth are you feeding it on (that's not a question, I don't want to know).
>
> Should your ISP address really be 'nappynet.net'? (Nappy being UK for diaper)
>
> PaulH.
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