Don,
My understanding is that the 6-cylinder MMM cars had the bonnet top
painted the darker color, while the 4-cylinder cars had only the wings in
the darker color. However, since the 6-cyl. style duotone makes a much
prettier car, many people these days choose to paint their Ps that way.
So, originality or the more aesthetically-pleasing combination - only you
can choose!
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:05:51 EST DSBonar@aol.com writes:
> My 35 PA #1823 was originally duotone red and I intend to return her
> to the
> original. My problem is:
>
> I have found only one color picture of a PA in the duotone reds of
> Carmine
> and Saratoga. (front and back covers of MG Magazine, Spring 1986).
> It appears
> that only the front and rear wing are painted the darker red ...
> with the
> balance of the car in the lighter color.
> I've seen a number of pictures of both the Oxford/Cambridge blues as
> well as
> the Dublin and Ulster Greens duotone and the color schemes seem to
> be the
> same. They consist of wings, the top of the bonnet (to the break)
> and petrol
> tank in the darker color, lighter in the middle.
> Why the difference in the duotone red pattern ... or did I see an
> anomaly?
>
> Can anyone help me secure the "correct" scheme for the reds?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don Bonar
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