>Richard,
>
>Mike is not quite right in his opinion that all metallic green TDs were
>2-tone. In Santa Barbara, there is a 1953 Mk II owned by its original owner,
>in pristine original condition. It is light metallic green all over.
>
>Lawrie
>British Sportscar Center
Laurie,
As I said, there doesn't seem to be alot of structure to what was done so
there might be more variations than we think. Mine had dark green paint on
the wings and the front and back valances, light green on the petrol tank,
all under two BRG paint jobs. What colour inter does the Santa Barbara car
have???
Cheers,
Rick Feibusch
Venice, CA
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>> >
>> >I have a late 53 TD I am rejuvenating. In most unrepainted places (up
>under
>> >and behind the dashboard and interior panels, underside of all removable
>> >body panels, upper surface of toolbox lid carefully cleaned off with
>lacquer
>> >thinner) the paint appears to be an unusual but nifty light metallic
>> >greenish gray. I have assumed this was what the factory called Silver
>> >Streak Gray. I have even had a paint shop match it in preparation for
>> >taking all the panels off the car and repainting them the same color on
>all
>> >sides. The only place I did not find the greenish grey metallic is on a
>> >front fender I do not think was ever hit or repaired. The 1" wide strip
>of
>> >light metallic silverish gray showed up between the holes for the three
>> >chromed screws and washers that hold the splash pan across the bottom of
>the
>> >radiator grill to the fender. Clive Sheriff of Oxford UK today indicates
>> >subsequent paint jobs leaching through turns gray to a light metallic
>green
>> >all over. Possible, but I have found pretty much the same light metallic
>> >greenish gray color not covered with later paint layers as I have found
>> >overcoated with later layers. Maybe the grey ages to a green color under
>> >some set of conditions I have not figured out a common denominator for.
>I
>> >would have had no qualms about the original color of my car having been a
>> >light metallic greenish gray if I had not found the strip of silverish
>> >metallic gray with no trace of green in it.
>> >
>> >Who out there remembers whether the Silver Streak Gray that replaced
>Clipper
>> >Blue in 1953 had a hint of green metallic in it or not? What color is
>the
>> >TF pictured in the Classified section of the most recent MOSS Motoring?
>It
>> >looks greenish to me.
>> >
>> >Jon Hermance, SLC, UT, 54 TF, 53 TD, 70MGB-GT, 74 XJ6L
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: BobMGT@aol.com [mailto:BobMGT@aol.com]
>> >Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 2:01 PM
>> >To: elan@efortress.com
>> >Cc: mg-t@autox.team.net
>> >Subject: Re: MGTD Paint
>> >
>> >
>> >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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