obviously the sprite on the cover of Moss's book for the sprite... wow what
a beautiful car... I am liking the white with off set colors... say racing
stripes or diagonal stripes.. or the Yellow... How bout Competition orange?
Keith Turk
Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
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> From: ric_bergstrom@juno.com
> To: bhndrson@west.net; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: paint scheme Now changing to Midget colors for race car
> Date: Saturday, January 23, 1999 6:12 AM
>
>
> I'd like the lists ideas on colors for me street/vintage car.
>
> I refuse to my car in BRG or Red..it seems every other car will be that
> color.....not that I don't think the car looks superb in those colors.
> (in case mike is reading this!)
>
> The car is a 73 Midget street car(so visibility is a concern) that will
> be built to SVRA vintage race spec (so pseudo authenticity is a concern
> i.e. it looks like it could have raced back then) and will be on the
> track eventually. It may have some big white roundels on it for numbers
> eventually.
>
> It will also get some "backdating"..chrome strip on the hood, older
> Midget Grill, no plastic MG badge on the back, rounded rear lights in an
> attempt to make it at least appear older. Bumpers removed.
>
> so what do you think.....
>
> The Robins egg blue mentioned below is a great idea...doesn't strike me
> as a racing color..any precedent for it being painted that color in race
> trim?
>
> I have also been thinking of a BRIGHT yellow...like the new mercedes
> convertible
>
> The car is white now which is fine if a little unimaginative..(pardon me
> to any white spridget owners)
>
> Has anyone got a lead on photos of square sprites or midgets in race trim
> on the web?
>
> Ideas welcome!!!
>
> Ric
>
>
>
> On Sat, 23 Jan 1999 01:51:24 -0800 (PST) Bruce Henderson
> <bhndrson@west.net> writes:
> >Toby,>
> >For my two cents worth, the Spridgets group doesn't seem to be too
> >uptight
> >about non-standard colors (unlike the 356 crowd of which I am also a
> >member)
> >except for concours. I've always been partial to a certain shade of
> >robin's-egg blue that I think would be just the ticket for a Sprite
> >and may
> >have been a standard color for the Bugeye/Frogeye.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Bruce
> >1969 Austin Healey Sprite Mk. IV (almost seller 8-( )
> >
> >
>
> Richard L. Bergstrom, President, Central Virginia British Car Club,
> Richmond, VA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~http://www.centralvamg.com/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> HEAR YE! HEAR YE! The MG club is no more. We now are the Central VA
> British
> Car Club and welcome all forms of automobile from the British
> Isles.
> If you live within 100 miles of Richmond you should join us! Email me
> for INFO!
>
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