Not that there is anything wrong with silver, because I like it a lot. But,
silver was the traditional color for the German racing teams. If I had an old
Porsche or BMW, I would paint it silver in a heartbeat, but I could never paint
a British sports car silver. But, thats just me...and everyone knows that I'm a
few cards from a full deck. Heck, I like Orchid Green... remember! :-)
Victor Hughes wrote:
> Hmmm I'm trying to picture a silver Alpine......... Maybe silver, like
> basic black and basic white is one of those classic colours that fits in any
> era. There were silver Porsches and Mercedes in the 50's/60's......
>
> But Bill, please don't paint it metallic purple
>
> Vic (sports cars should be red) Hughes
>
> Christopher Albers wrote:
>
> >
> > I definitely agree with this statement, but there are some colors that
> > look good. for instance, I saw a SV at San Diego Brit Car Day that was
> > painted in a metallic silver. 70's color for sure, but it looked nice.
> >
> >
> > >
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Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org>
'61 Series II Alpine B9104704 LRX
'61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9116754 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9117497 OD LRX
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