Rick Morrison wrote:
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> On Wed, 03 Sep 1997 21:23:45 -0400 "Michael P. Ohleger" <mikeoh@gte.net>
> writes:
> >MXMUG@aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >> who sells this color?
> >Any Auto Paint Supply or Moss Motors. There were actually two BRG
> >colors. One was Medium Dark Green and the other was a yellow green.
> >
> >> is it a factorie color?
> >
> >Yes GN 25 and GN29
> >> or is it a race team color
> >
> >Yes again. It was originally used by Jaguar, I believe.
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> SNIP
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> Michael,
> Didn't the Bentlys use a dark green (BRG) in the 20's for their racing
> machinery? I don't think the term was British Racing Green then, but is
> was basically the same.
> If, I'm mistaken, I'm sure someone will not hesitate to correct me.
> Rick Morrison
> 72 MGBGT
> 74 Midget
>
Rick,
I'm not sure. I read an article in "Enjoying MG" that told the story of
how the color got the name. MG used only two schemes, but Jag changed
from year to year. I wasn't aware that Bentley chose a standard or
otherwise "correct" color for racing. I'll research that and post the
finding to the thread.
Cheers
Michael Ohleger
'67 MGB
'70 MGB
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