Gotta go with Ben on this one. My 78B was originally Russet Brown, too.
After the respray, it is now Brooklands Green. In a slight tip of the hat
to originality, 1978 Russet Brown and Brooklands Green cars share the same
interior colors, so mine still "seems" corrrect.
Go with whatever you like.
Scott McKorkle
1978 MGB
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> From: Ben Ruset <bruset@home.com>
> To: Paul Williams <paulwill@home.com>
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Colour: go original or different?
> Date: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 6:26 PM
>
> >Hello all:
> >I'm the new owner of a '72 B roadster and will be restoring and
repainting
> >it over the winter. Thing is, the original colour is Bronze Yellow (has
a
> >navy interior), and I'm not too enthusiastic about yellow. I prefer red
or
> >green, as do virtually all the people in our local club. I'm torn here,
> >because I think it would be nice to see the car restored to its original
> >look, but, you know, it's going to be a yellow look. I realize it's
totally
> >up to me, but I'd be interested in some opinions from other owners
who've
> >considered this kind of thing. If you have Clausager's Original MGB,
> >there's a picture of a Bronze Yellow car on Page 11.
>
> In the case of my car... well, there is nothing really worse than 1978
> Russet Brown - now a nice Damask red. Not an option for my year though.
>
> Personally, I think you should go with what makes you happy. Certainly
> spending a lot of money / time on a paint job to get a color that you're
> not too swift about doesn't make much sense to me. And yellow with a navy
> interior sounds absolutely garish.
>
> Hope you're enjoying your cable modem, fellow @Home user! =)
>
>
> BEN RUSET - bruset@home.com
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