I guess that it depends what your criteria is. My preference is BRG, but
the ladies seem to nuts over red. ( 'Tartan red' according a receipt that
came with the car. )
Robert D.
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>I recall reading an article on the design of the Miada. This car was
intended
>to drive like a LBC from day one. They hired an engineer living in
>California, who tried to get a car to drive like the TR 250 that he had
>owned.
>
>British Racing Green: I think they can call it that. We aren't calling
>Jaguars, Fords are we? I have been doing some research on this color, as I
>may be painting the Bugeye BRG. There appears to be many variations. Green
>(any green) was the color assigned to British owned cars. Red to Italians,
>Blue to French, etc. For a while Sterling Moss drove a Lime Green Lotus.
>
>Now back to the color of choice for a Bugeye. I am really torn between BRG
>and Healey Blue with big bad ass white racing stripes. Neither color would
be
>original to the model year. Red would be a great color, but my TR 4A has
got
>first dibs on that. Please let your responses be as opinionated as you are.
>
>Got to decide soon, because I am ready to start painting the engine
>compartment.
>
>David Oliner
>60 Bugeye
>67 TR 4A
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