Thanks for the explanation Doug. It makes sense to me now.
And Thanks for going through the exercise of trying to preserve the
correct colors.
Randy
Randy Hicks
'56 100M
'62 BN7 MkII
'65 BJ8
'53 MGTD
Healey100M@gmail.com
On Apr 13, 2008, at 1:53 PM, Mr. Finespanner wrote:
> Randy,
> The shade of engine green varied considerably over the years.
> Consistency of the motor color was not as much of a priority as
> that of the body colors. However, the shades offered by today's
> suppliers have all been towards the lighter end of the scale. The
> Hirsch paint has been the closest of those available and the Wal-
> Moss, in my opinion, has always been way too light. If you ever
> bought motor paint from Hemphill's Healey Haven you got Johnson
> outboard engine green with the label torn off. I wanted to preserve
> the richer darker shade as I am used to seeing it on original bits.
> The bellhousing I took in for computer matching was from a center
> shift gearbox that had original darker motor green on it. I sent cans
> out to a bunch of people I consider authorities, in that they have
> been
> playing with Healeys long enough to remember the original shade of
> darker green, and had uniformly positive feedback as to the color
> match. Roger Moment said that it was an exact match to the early
> 100 motor green, but the shade-donor bellhousing was from a BJ8.
>
> So I guess I'm not saying this is the "correct" shade for any
> particular
> year or model; I don't believe that's even possible given the
> variations
> in tone that could occur on a frequent basis. What I am saying is
> that
> the 18G paint is as truly authentic a reproduction of the original
> darker
> green as modern computer color matching can render, and I'll let it go
> at that. It also looks really great on a motor. It looks more
> like a piece
> of machinery and less like an after dinner breath mint.
>
> regards,
> Doug, 18G
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