Your question is very provoking. I ran into the same problem seven years ago
when finishing my TR4. A listing in the Moss catalogue for the BRG for a 63 TR,
when mixed, ended up a very bright, almost lemony green... not even close, and
rather hideous!
A further search at the paint shop gave us a Ditzler number for a BRG for the
67 A-H 3000... which if my memory was right, was much closer to what was
desired. We had the guy mix a quart, and off we went. Upon removal of the rear
wheel arch vinyl, we found "virgin paint"... unfaded, unblemished, etc. We
sprayed a sample over a masked portion of the arch, and "viola" an absolute
perfect match... I couldn't have been more pleased.
So, the number, you ask (I've had a few Bass ale's, and I'm getting rather
verbose)? Ditzler 43342
Give it a whirl.
"And to think, it all started with a tractor!"
Don Sforza dsforza@megahits.com KA1WV
1963 TR4 Connecticut Triumph Register CT16707L
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> From: jmwagner@greenheart.com
> To: Dsforza
> Subject: BRG Color QUESTION re-visited
> Date: June 7, 1997 4:58 PM
>
> All:
>
> I've received two responses to my "Is there a modern equivalent to the
> original TR 4A British Racing Green?" question that imply it's just a
> matter of saying "I want BRG for my TRiumph TR 4A"....
>
> Yet... in practice... I see so many versions of BRG on re-painted TR's
> that I have doubts that simply requesting my year's TR's color isn't
> going to guarrantee me the proper color...
>
> Anyone have specific experience with this? Like actually comparing a
> paint sample to the virgin BRG found under the carpet of the back seat?
> :)
>
> When I painted my first TR 4A... the BRG ended up being very bright...
> it didn't look like the original BRG...
>
> Generally I'm not an original freak when it comes to things that can
> easily be replaced by OEM... but paint is different... I'd like it to
> be original... (though I am putting a stripe on the car! :)
>
>
> Justin
> jmwagner@greenheart.com
> Los Angeles
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