We all must remember, back in the early 1950's there were a bunch of
painters working at Abington that just wanted to do their jobs as well as
possible. They were painting as many cars a day as they could and as the
bucket ran a bit low they added what they had to fill it again.
As a result, practically every batch was a bit different. There is no
standard MGTD Red! There is no standard MGTD Green! Etc. The color of a car
was that which was in the bucket at the time.
Floyd Inman
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin & Deana Brown <MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>
To: Scott Allen <s4usea@hotmail.com>
Cc: <BobMGT@aol.com>; <elan@efortress.com>; <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: MGTD Paint
>
> I think that the British Motor Heritage Trust says they only have records
back
> to 1954. You might try looking at paint in an out of the way place (under
the
> dash, etc.) where some of the original color may remain.
>
> Kevin Brown '54 MGTF 1500 rhd
> Odessa, MO
>
> Scott Allen wrote:
>
> > You can get a British Heritage certificate, (someone on the list has to
know
> > where to get one these days) and it'll tell you the color your car was
when
> > it was shipped out of the UK.
> >
> > -Scott
> >
> > 52TD
> >
> > >From: BobMGT@aol.com
> > >To: elan@efortress.com
> > >CC: mg-t@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Re: MGTD Paint
> > >Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 16:01:23 EDT
> > >
> > >Steve:
> > >
> > > My understanding is that the TD does not have a paint code on the
ID
> > >plate. You may never know the original color. But, on the other hand,
you
> > >have the freedom to choose a color and no one can claim it's not
original.
> > >Also no one knows how many colors MG actually used. A friend in the
local
> > >club here is the original owner of a light green metallic TD and he can
> > >prove
> > >it came from the factory that way!
> > >
> > >
> > >In a message dated 5/31/00 7:26:35 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
elan@efortress.com
> > >writes:
> > >
> > > > I am trying to find the origional paint colors for a 1953 MGTD. Does
the
> > > > ID plate have the interior/exterior codes on it?
> > > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> > >Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> > >EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
> > >52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
> > >71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
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