David,
If you don't intend to be buried along with your Sprite, paint it one of
the
"resale" colors: white, red or BRG. IMHO ;^)
Mike MacLean Supercharged, Resale Old English White, 60 Sprite
SDOliner@aol.com wrote:
> I recall reading an article on the design of the Miada. This car was intended
> to drive like a LBC from day one. They hired an engineer living in
> California, who tried to get a car to drive like the TR 250 that he had
> owned.
>
> British Racing Green: I think they can call it that. We aren't calling
> Jaguars, Fords are we? I have been doing some research on this color, as I
> may be painting the Bugeye BRG. There appears to be many variations. Green
> (any green) was the color assigned to British owned cars. Red to Italians,
> Blue to French, etc. For a while Sterling Moss drove a Lime Green Lotus.
>
> Now back to the color of choice for a Bugeye. I am really torn between BRG
> and Healey Blue with big bad ass white racing stripes. Neither color would be
> original to the model year. Red would be a great color, but my TR 4A has got
> first dibs on that. Please let your responses be as opinionated as you are.
>
> Got to decide soon, because I am ready to start painting the engine
> compartment.
>
> David Oliner
> 60 Bugeye
> 67 TR 4A
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