You're right about the seats! I've had two previous spits with the
houndstooth cloth-and even though it looks great and is original, it's
sucky. (Or you can get seat covers but then what's the point?) Also, where I
live, there's a marine layer in the evenings, so if you're out at a movie or
something-you get to sit on damp cloth. When the PO of my current spit
restored the car, he kept everything really pretty original-except 2 things:
the colour was that icky malachite sort of green and he redid it a Jag
D-type green, and he put in great seats! Everyone thinks at first (and
second) sight that they're black leather! They are a whiz to keep clean and
bright and I never thought I'd say this, but I'm hooked!
Sign me a reformed purist!
Laura G.
"78 BRG Spit named 'Nigel'
-----Original Message-----
From: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@idirect.com>
To: Jack Levy - Computer Consultants - Hwd. FL <sales@cocoinc.com>;
Spitfires Maillist <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 5:52 AM
Subject: Re: Brown Color
>I've seen some brown Spits and they look very nice, especially when the
paint
>looks good. But if you want to turn heads and get admiring looks, paint it
a
>colour that appeals. BRG is for purists. Red is, by far, the most popular.
White
>isn't exciting. Burgundy not bad.
>My 76 Spit was originally BRG and changed to red (Carmen? Signal?) by a PO.
My
>new paint job is red as well. It is not an original red but a GM colour
that
>really stands out against other original Spits.
>
>On the seats: The later Spits had the hounds tooth centre strip. If you
replace
>it, you will find that you have to replace it again in a few years. It just
>doesn't stand up. I recommend that you go with an all-vinyl seat cover kit.
It
>looks great on mine and will out-last the cloth by a long shot.
>
>Vic Whitmore
>76 Spitfire
>Thornhill, Ontario
>Jack Levy - Computer Consultants - Hwd. FL wrote:
>>
>> I have not seen many brown Spitfires around, I wonder if it's because
they
>> were rare (doubt it) everyone hates brown cars or that they just look
better
>> in red or green. I would like to know your opinion on this, it is a 1980
>> 1500 and has original brown paint.
>> I bought the car about 2 weeks ago, it runs great, needs inserts on the
>> seats (beige houndstooh), needs new top and the paint has about 5 or 6
>> 1-inch or less surface rust spots, nothing serious. Should I paint it or
>> strip it and paint it another color? I don't particularly like the brown
but
>> others seem to, I know it's MY car, but what are the pros and cons.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jack
>> 76 TR6
>> 80 Spitfire
>> 80 TR8
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