Gentlemen,
I'm soon to be painting my 35 PA and I want to return it to the original
duotone red paint. Based on work done by Ken Rees and other MMM-UK members
who matched original paints to modern manufacturers, I have located a local
distributor for ICI who can supply so I'm currently not concerned about color
or match (should I be)?.
My question is...
Seem like in my readings I though I learned ... in the early and mid-30s,
Midgets with duotone paint jobs were wings always in the darker color, the
remainder of the body in the lighter. Magnettes, however, also had the top
portion of the bonnet in the darker color.
However, I have seen numerous wonderful examples of PA/B with the darker
bonnet scheme. I understand that 1. You could (for a price) have any color
combo you wanted, 2. I can paint however it makes me pleased. My intent is to
paint it as it came from the factory as best we can tell.
Hs anyone seen/or owned a duotone Carmine/Saratoga Red? I've seen a number of
the Ulster/Dublin Green and the Oxford/Cambridge blue, but the only complete
duotone red PA I've ever seen was in Vol. 22, MG Magazine, spring, 1986 and
the bonnet was not painted.
Thought, comments, or suggestions?
Thanks,
Don Bonar
British Cars Web: http://www.team.net/sol
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