Hi Art:
I had the same problem when I was trying to find a red for my Vanguard. I
settled on a Honda color called "Milano Red". Now that's red. Have a look
at it if you decide to do another. It was a late '80s Prelude color.
John
>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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