Bob and Annice,
My first Bugeye was 26549. It would have been made in Novenber 1959, so it
falls into the range you mention. My current Bugeye project is 420xx (June
1960) and the BMIHT certificate states Neveda Beige also. Just a little
trivia to confirm your data.
I think I only have one color photo of it in it's original color. As a
teenager in the late 60's, it didn't remain that color for long...'-)
Gerard
At 8:40 PM -0400 8/9/01, Ankitterer@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 8/9/01 3:59:20 AM, soavero@yahoo.com writes:
>
><< Your talk of Nevada beige is jogging my memory as well
>- do you know if it was ever a big Healey color as
>well? I have distant memories of a neighbor who had
>one, and I swear it was beige, which I haven't seen since. >>
>
>Ron: According to the Vintage Color Register for Austin Healeys, Nevada
>Beige was used only on Bugeyes. (We disagree with the "authorities" on which
>Bugeyes. We are pretty sure it was only the 60's shipped after 10/59.
>Various authorities give it a wider window.) Using the same authority, a
>color called Bedouin was used on Sprite Mark IV's from '69 to '71. BN1's and
>2's had a color called Coronet Cream. That seems to be all the beiges in
>Original Healeys. There were some colors in Triumphs and MG's that I
>remember being close. That said, British color control was a great deal
>short of optimum in the 50's and 60's. What is on my Sprite was hand matched
>and is an excellent reproduction of what was on it when it was new. It does
>not match the chip in the VCR. I will be happy to provide the mixing formula
>for PPG paint used on my car. I understand Nevada Beige has a reputation
>for being an awful color, but I happen to like it.
>
>Since I think you described yourself as a 30-something, there is an
>excellent chance your neighbor's Healey had been repainted by the time you
>saw it.
>
>Regards,
>
>Annice & Bob
>1960 Bugeye (Mk. IV in disguise)
>1966 Sprite Mk. III (Still in Boxes)
>
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