>>When I asked him what color it was, he said,
"I dunno. Poop Green?"
Anybody know what 'poop' color this is?
Maybe 'Citron' - lurid yellow with a hint of green - kinda grows on
you . .
Chris
---Jon Larsen <jon.larsen@mnplan.state.mn.us> wrote:
>
> Don,
>
> It is interesting that your wife says that it looks like baby poop.
I stopped to talk with an MG owner, at a shoppnig center, about the
color of his car. It was original, and sort of pea-soupy green. I
don't remember the year exactly, but it was about a 72-74 roadster.
When I asked him what color it was, he said,
> "I dunno. Poop Green?"
>
> Anybody know what 'poop' color this is?
>
> Without an actual color chip by the name, when I look at the color
lists by year I can't decide what it was supposed to be.
>
> Did MG in particular have a 'thing' about poopy colors back them, or
did we all seem to lack taste in that era, when judged by the current
preference in colors? I seem to recall some strange colors on Pintos
and Comets, among others.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Larsen
> 79 MGB roadster (KGB Blue, ..er I mean Pageant Blue)
>
> >>> Donald Scott <scottdon@napanet.net> 01/05 9:36 PM >>>
> At 09:50 PM 1/5/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >Nice car, John.
> >Ok, now I have a question. Since this GT is a '73 as is the
roadster I'm
> getting, can someone tell me what the difference is between
"Butterscotch"
> and "Blaze"???
> >
>
> Snipping more of same...
>
> >So, why so cheap? Basically, the color, which is original, turns
stomachs.
> >Also, its a GT with Rostyles and not a Tourer with Wires.
> >
> >http://members.aol.com/MGMagnette/mgpics/exterior.jpg
> >http://members.aol.com/MGMagnette/mgpics/interior.jpg
> >http://members.aol.com/MGMagnette/mgpics/front.jpg
> >
> >Thanks-
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> My '73 GT is orange with blue interior also. I actually like the
color, but
> my wife says it likes like baby poop. I had it repainted (a first
class
> job) and I didn't even consider another color.
>
> Don Scott
>
>
!
>
!
>
>
==
Chris Nevard
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